Taking Care of Your Teeth Worksheet

Learning to care for your teeth is one of the first health habits a child can practice every single day, and this taking care of your teeth worksheet gives young students an easy way to put that habit into words. Children read five short sentences about brushing, flossing, sugar, smiling, and visiting the dentist, then choose the word from the word box that completes each one. Because every sentence describes something a first grader already does at home, the vocabulary sticks quickly and the science lesson feels personal rather than abstract.

This printable pairs a simple word bank with five fill-in-the-blank sentences, so students practice reading for meaning while they build health and nutrition vocabulary. The word box holds five words, each one used exactly once, which means a child has to read the whole sentence before deciding where a word belongs. A friendly watercolor illustration of a child at the bathroom sink anchors the page and gives the class something concrete to talk about before they pick up a pencil. Print one copy per student and use it during a morning health lesson, a dental health unit, or a science center rotation. The answer key on the second page makes checking the work fast, whether a teacher grades the set or students trade papers and check together.

What’s Included

• One printable worksheet page with a five-word word box
• Five fill-in-the-blank sentences about caring for your teeth
• Original watercolor artwork of a child brushing at the sink
• A full answer key on the final page

Three Reasons This Helps Kids

• It connects a science topic to a daily routine children already know, so the new words have somewhere to land.
• Reading each sentence before choosing a word builds context clues, a reading skill that shows up on every early assessment.
• Writing the answer by hand gives extra handwriting practice on wide, first-grade-sized writing lines.

Teacher and Parent Ideas

• Read the five sentences aloud together first, then let students complete the page independently.
• Ask each child to add a sixth sentence of their own about a way they take care of their teeth.
• Send this 1st grade health and nutrition worksheet home the week of a dental checkup or a visit from the school nurse.
• Pair the page with a real toothbrush and a mirror so students can point to the teeth they are learning about.

Related Resources

• Keeping Your Teeth Healthy Worksheet
• Brushing Your Teeth Sequencing Worksheet
• Clean Teeth Examples Worksheet
• Brush My Teeth Song

Every taking care of your teeth worksheet in this set was rebuilt from the ground up with fresh sentences, fresh artwork, and a clean, uncluttered layout that a first grader can read without help. From Have Fun Teaching.