Popular Film:
- Title: Arthur S1 Ep 24 – Arthur’s Tooth and D.W. Gets Lost
- Producer: Micheline Charest and Carol Greenwald
- Year: 1996
- Length: 23:55
- Rating: G
Description: In this episode of Arthur, he is concerned because he has not yet lost a baby tooth. He tries to rush it and pull it out himself with no luck. His parents decide to have him go see a dentist who assures him that children lose their baby teeth at different ages and that his tooth would come out eventually. At the end of the storyline Arthur loses his tooth and his peers accept that not everyone loses their teeth at the same time.
Review: We felt this was the best popular film, because Arthur is a popular kid’s show and this episode focuses on teeth and dental health. The episode is a good choice to show a class because it incorporates information on dental health with a storyline about Arthur losing a baby tooth which many students would be able to connect with. Arthur also goes to the dentist in the episode, and he has a good experience which may help ease anxiety kids may have about the dentist.
Core Integration: This video could be used as a supplement to a lesson on dental health and teachers could have their students view this video as an introduction to dental health. This would make a good introduction because it is informational and developmentally appropriate. From there teachers could continue the lesson with a read aloud or a worksheet with more facts on dental health. Students could also share out or turn and talk about things they learned from the video.
Standards:
- PHW1.2.1: Identify the proper steps for daily brushing and flossing teeth. (HBO 1 & 2)
- HBO 1: Brush and floss teeth daily
- HBO 2: Practice appropriate hygiene habits.
- PHW1.2.2: State why hygiene is important to good health. (HBO 1 & 2)
- HBO 1: Brush and floss teeth daily
- HBO 2: Practice appropriate hygiene habits.
- PHW2.2.3: Describe positive influences on personal health and wellness practices and behaviors.
- PHW2.2.4: Describe negative influences on personal health and wellness practices and behaviors.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.1: Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.2: Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.2: Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.K.2: Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.7: Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.2: Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section.