Happy Read Across America Day! Kicking off its 17th year, the National Education Association hosts this annual event on none other than Dr. Seuss’ birthday, today March 3rd. Across the country, thousands of schools and libraries participate in bringing together children and books to encourage a nation of readers.
So what’s the connection between reading skills and oral health? Truth is, oral health problems cause students across the nation to miss 51 million school hours per year. Students who are absent miss crucial instruction time - especially in the early years when improving reading skills are a major focus.
So what’s the connection between reading skills and oral health? Truth is, oral health problems cause students across the nation to miss 51 million school hours per year. Students who are absent miss crucial instruction time - especially in the early years when improving reading skills are a major focus.
Celebrate today by sharing some of our favorite oral health stories with your kids:
The Tooth Book by Dr. Seuss
“In this rollicking rhyming tale, Dr. Seuss takes a hilarious look at teeth, where to find them, what to do with them and how to look after them!”
Open Wide: Tooth School Inside
“It's time for tooth school and Dr. Flossman is excited to meet the incoming class of 32--eight incisors, four canines, eight premolars, and twelve molars, including the four wisdom teeth. There's just so much to learn--from brushing and flossing to dentin and pulp to every student's nightmare: tooth decay!”
"What child can resist imitating a chimp brushing its teeth back and forth? Or a shark that flosses every day? Youngsters will have lots of fun learning about proper dental hygiene in this delightful pop-up book."
How To Rock Braces and Glasses
For your middle school aged children: When gorgeous, uber-harsh, and uber-stylish, kacey Simon - the undisputed social dictator of Marquette Middle School, finds herself needing to wear Coke bottle glasses and braces - what is she to do? In this hilarious reversal of the 'cool crowd' versus the 'nerd herd', a popular girl finds herself in 'Loserville' and realizes maybe rocking braces and glasses is the best thing ever to happen to her!
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