Happy Tooth
Age: 0-1 Years
Pre-Social Studies Knowledge Standard: SE 1
In the State Early Learning Standards Developmental Domain: Infants can share the following:
- Smiles and shows pleasure when others talk to them
- Seeks attention and contact with people
- Expresses comfort or discomfort
- Vocalizes in response to sounds produced by others
Objective: The goal of this activity is to begin recording special little events in your child’s life to store in their scrapbook. In years to come, their self-image will be developed in a positive way as they enjoy seeing their own accomplishments. The Happy Tooth is a certificate to celebrate your baby’s first tooth.
Materials needed:
- 1/8 Sheet of white Poster Board
- Pattern for a tooth
- Markers
- Scissors
- Contact Paper
What to Do:
- Trace around the pattern on the sheet of poster board.
- Cut along the lines.
- With a dark marker trace around the outside edge of the tooth. Mark the inside indentions of the tooth.
- Draw a happy face on the tooth.
- On the back side of the tooth write the following:
- Name of child
- Date tooth was found
- Who found the tooth
- Which tooth was it
- What the day was like
- Cover with clear contact paper to preserve
- Store in scrapbook or display on front of refrigerator
