Why is laughing
so good for us?
Laughing releases endorphins
that make us happy.
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Lips
Lips help
shape sounds.
Laughing helps improve our sleep and memory.
Rats laugh when you tickle their tummies.
The human mouth has 32 teeth.
Snails have thousands.
The hardest part of your body is
the enamel that covers your teeth.
Molar
Molars help
grind food.
Crocodiles have their teeth cleaned
by birds called Egyptian plovers.
Two minutes is the perfect time to brush your
teeth so the fluoride in your paste can work
properly and keep your smile nice and bright.
If you brush your teeth for two minutes twice
a day, that’s 24 hours of brushing each year.
And that’s the tooth, the whole
tooth and nothing but the tooth!
Curriculum Links:
You can use this poster and toothful facts as part
of your Key Stage 2 Science National Curriculum.
Gums
Gums hold your
teeth in place!
Tongue
Wisdom Teeth
They grow later
but don’t prove
how wise you are.
Incisor
Incisors help bite
pieces from food.
You’ll be doing a lot of laughing and smiling
this Red Nose Day, so look after your teeth!
Canine
Canines help hold
and tear food apart.
The tongue is essential
for talking and blowing
raspberries!
Two-minute fundraising
Two minutes is the perfect length of time to brush your teeth. It’s also
perfect for some very fast fundraising. Here are some quick and easy
ideas for your pupils to sink their teeth into!
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£2 for two minutes of jokes
Pupils can charge their friends and
families £2 to listen (or not) to their best
jokes for two minutes.
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Tooth or dare!
Pupils can dare their families to stand on
one leg or balance something on their
head while they brush their teeth.
£1
donation if they succeed. £2 if they fail.
The two-minute tickle
Pupils can dare their parents to let them
tickle them for two minutes. If they laugh,
pupils can charge them £1.
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3
Ask the Tooth Fairy
Sponsored smile
Harder than you think! Your pupils need
17 muscles to smile. They should ask for
£2 for every two minutes they manage.
If your pupils have lost any teeth recently,
they can ask the Tooth Fairy to donate to
Red Nose Day.
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Sponsored laugh
The same as above but even harder!
Get more quick and easy fundraising
ideas in your free booster pack
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is full of extra balloons, posters,
activities and stickers to make your
Red Nose Day better than ever. And
that’s the tooth, the whole tooth and
nothing but the tooth!