Dental Health Adapted Books

Build counting, number identification, sequencing, and fine motor skills with these two interactive Dental Health Adapted Books — perfect for dental health, dental hygiene, and teeth units! Students count and brush teeth, trace number words, and sequence the steps of brushing — combining math, life skills, and fine motor in one engaging, hands-on set.

📦 What's Included

Two dental health adapted books:

• "I Can Brush Ten Teeth" — counting, number ID, number words, and tooth-brushing fine motor practice
• "This Is How We Brush Our Teeth" — learn and sequence the steps of brushing teeth

In "I Can Brush Ten Teeth," students identify the number and number word, count the teeth, trace the number word, and brush the "plaque" away (colored in with dry-erase marker) with an attached toothbrush. In "This Is How We Brush Our Teeth," students match and sequence the brushing steps, then practice brushing at the end. (See the video for details.)

📖 Sample Text — "I Can Brush Ten Teeth"

I can brush one tooth.

I can brush today.

Up and down,

side to side.

Brush the plaque away!

I can brush two teeth. I can brush today. Up and down, side to side. Brush the plaque away!

📖 Sample Text — "This Is How We Brush Our Teeth"

This is how we brush our teeth

to get them really clean.

First we get our toothbrush wet

— step one of our routine.

Next we squirt our toothpaste on

to keep bad breath at bay.

Then we brush, brush, brush our teeth

and brush the plaque away!

🎯 Skills Targeted

• Counting and one-to-one correspondence
• Number identification (1–10) and number words
• Number word tracing (pre-writing)
• Story / step sequencing (first, next, then)
• Following directions
• Fine motor strength (brushing motion)
• Life skills: dental hygiene and tooth brushing
• Receptive and expressive language
• Dental health vocabulary
• Following along in a book

📚 How to Use

• Read "I Can Brush Ten Teeth" as students identify the number, trace the number word, count the teeth, and brush the plaque away with the attached toothbrush
• Read "This Is How We Brush Our Teeth" as students match and sequence the brushing steps
• Set up at a center, work station, or small group
• Pull for speech therapy (sequencing, following directions, vocabulary), OT (fine motor), math (counting), and life-skills / dental hygiene instruction
• Use during a dental health, teeth, or "all about me / body" unit

💛 Perfect For

• Special education and life-skills classrooms (SPED)
• Autism classrooms and ABA programs
• Speech-language therapy (sequencing, vocabulary)
• Occupational therapy (fine motor)
• Preschool, PreK, and Kindergarten
• Math and fine motor centers
• Dental Health Month and February units
• Health, hygiene, and "all about me" units
• Early childhood, ECSE, and early intervention
• Homeschool hands-on learning

🌟 Why Teachers, OTs & SLPs Love This Resource

• Two books in one — a counting book AND a sequencing book
• Combines math, sequencing, life skills, AND fine motor
• The "brush the plaque away" toothbrush element makes it interactive and motivating
• Rhyming, repetitive text keeps students engaged and chiming in
• Teaches a real daily-living skill (tooth brushing)
• Works for centers, small group, and 1:1
• Reusable year after year once laminated

🔗 Explore the full collection: Complete Adapted Books Collection

🦷 More hands-on teeth and sequencing favorites:

• Hands-On Teeth Activities
• Hands-On Sequencing Activities