Happy or Sad Teeth: Dental Sorting Worksheet for Kids
This sorting worksheet has children ages 3-5 cut out pictures of foods and place them next to either a happy or sad tooth, teaching which foods support healthy teeth (like fruits, vegetables, and dairy) and which contribute to cavities (like candy and soda). Making the effects of food choices visible through a simple happy/sad symbol helps young children connect everyday eating decisions to a health outcome they can understand.
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Month 4: Learning & Development | Ages 5-6
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Curriculum
- Health & Hygiene > Dental Health
How to use this worksheet
Look at the food pictures at the bottom of the page together and name each item. Help your child cut out each picture carefully. For each food, ask 'do you think this is good for your teeth or not?' before gluing it next to the happy tooth (good for teeth) or the sad tooth (bad for teeth). Once every food is sorted and glued, review the page together and talk about why each food ended up where it did.
Materials needed
- Scissors
- Glue
- Pencil or crayons
Extension activities
- 1Look through your own kitchen and sort a few real foods into 'happy tooth' and 'sad tooth' categories.
- 2Make a simple weekly chart tracking tooth-healthy food choices at meals.
- 3Draw a picture of a tooth-healthy meal your child would like to eat.
- 4Practice brushing teeth together right after finishing the worksheet to connect the lesson to the real routine.
- 5Read a book about visiting the dentist or taking care of teeth to extend the conversation.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
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