Brush Your Teeth
This dental hygiene ESL lesson teaches tooth and brushing vocabulary alongside healthy daily habits. Children mime brushing, sing, count teeth and follow a simple Tooth Fairy story. They complete a tooth craft and finish by saying what they will do at bedtime: 'Brush my teeth!'
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Lesson format
2 × 45 minutes
Level
Starter
Age group
Ages 4–6
Main focus
Speaking first
What students will learn
Lesson flow
Children do a smile check and sing along to a Brush Your Teeth song, miming the brushing motion, then complete a colouring worksheet and a tooth-counting game. The second lesson introduces the Tooth Fairy through a short video and discussion, followed by a cotton-bud tooth craft and a shadow-matching worksheet, finishing with children saying what they'll do that night ('Brush my teeth!').
Target language
- • 'Do you brush in the morning or night?'
- • Simple present routines
- • Counting
- • 'I will...'
Key vocabulary
- teeth
- brush
- toothbrush
- toothpaste
- clean
- dentist
- mouth
- hygiene
Speaking questions students answer
- • Do you brush your teeth?
- • How many times a day do we brush?
- • What happened to the tooth?
- • What will you do tonight?
- • Do you brush in the morning or night?
Recommended teaching contexts
Why this lesson works
The lesson follows a clear progression: Practise brushing vocabulary and actions, count and match teeth on a worksheet, listen to a Tooth Fairy story. Teachers can open the materials and start immediately, while students move from supported vocabulary practice to purposeful spoken English.