Vocabulary
About the Story
Parts of the Mouth
Think about
the Story
Just for Fun
100
The Sharpest teeth that animals have?
Fangs
100
What does Dr. Kertesz do?
Dentist
100
What are the things that you grind food with?
Teeth
100
who is the Story about? (main character)
Dr. (or dentist) Peter Kertesz
100
How many students are in our class?
21 students
200
Doctor and Veterinarians take care of __________?
patients
200
Who does Dr. Kertesz take care of?
People and animals
200
What are those big teeth in the back of your mouth called?
Molars
200
What kind of problems does Dr. Kertesaz have to solve in order to do his job as a dentist to animals? (name 2)
Small mouths; medicine needed to keep them calm; really large animals; where he has to go (how does he get there since he travels all over the world)
200
how many minutes should you be reading each week night?
15 or more minutes
300
Snakes, lizards, frogs,dinosaurs are all what?
Reptiles
300
how many different kinds of animals has Dr. Kertesz treated?
50 different kinds
300
name 2 things that dentists look for when they are looking at your teeth... (they are 2 spelling words)
Plaque and Cavities
300
what is the main idea of this story? (has 2 parts to it)
It is about dentists who treat animals and how they solve the problems connected to their jobs.
300
What day of the week is Halloween on?
Thursday
400
abilities that someone may have are called what?
Skills
400
Why does Dr. Kertesz like working on large animals the most?
Because there is so much more room in the animals' mouths to work.
400
what is the name of the thing they put over your tooth? (spelling word)
Crown
400
Why do animals have different sizes and shapes of teeth?
all animals eat different foods so they need different sized teeth and teeth with different shapes
400
Name a common noun and a proper noun
Answers will vary... Examples Common- (general/not special names) boy, girl, dog, class, teacher, student Proper- ( specific names/special names- of people and places) Miss. Halter, Texas Roadhouse, Sebring, B.L. Miller Elementary
500
the goal for doctors and Veterinarians is to make their patients _________.
healthy
500
why is it important that animals have healthy teeth?
the animals will not be able to eat
500
Name 2 parts of the mouth besides teeth and tongue? (think of our spelling worksheet from yesterday)
glands and gums
500
Dr. Kertesz treats people and animals. Name 1 way at ALL of his patients are the same and 1 way they are different.
SAME Same kinds of problems (cavities, plaque, gum diseases) chipped/broken tooth DIFFERENT animals don't see dentist all the time animals have different sized mouths
500
What is Synonyms and what are antonyms? give an example of each.
Synonyms- words that are similar (hot/warm; fast/quick) Antonyms- words that are opposite (hot/cold; fast/slow)
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