{"id":14382,"date":"2017-02-08T20:28:55","date_gmt":"2017-02-08T20:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/HecklegirthNursery\/?p=14382"},"modified":"2017-02-09T19:21:07","modified_gmt":"2017-02-09T19:21:07","slug":"dentists-in-nursery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/HecklegirthNursery\/2017\/02\/08\/dentists-in-nursery\/","title":{"rendered":"Dentists in Nursery"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week the children enjoyed some fun activities to help them learn about looking after their teeth, healthy diet and what happens when they go to the dentist. Toothtastic Tuesday was organised by Eileen, our Family Learning Co-ordinator, Jacqueline and Nikki from Childsmile and the Nursery staff and it was lovely to have around 20 parents join us on the day to help the children as they moved round the different activities.
\nThe dentist’s role play area was very popular, as you can see from the photos, and Jacqueline helped the children learn why the dentist uses different equipment. We really appreciated her bringing lots of masks and mirrors so that each child could try out the equipment and understand that everyone needs a new dental mirror and mask to avoid getting germs.
\nThere were also puzzles, a drawing activity, an opportunity to use the big teeth models to learn how to brush properly and an activity to measure out the number of spoons of sugar in different foods and drinks. Hopefully the children have learned which drinks and food are healthier for their teeth.
\nThank you very much to Eileen, Jacqueline and Nikki for all their help and equipment. Thanks also to those parents who joined us on Toothtastic Tuesday. We think that the children had a fun learning experience.
\nHere are some photos of the morning children busy at the various activities. We will post photos of the afternoon children in the next few days.<\/p>\n