Dentist Community Helper Pack

Introduce the work of a dentist through a short story and picture vocabulary cards. Follow up with comprehension questions available in printable and self-checking digital versions.
Grades
K–2
Pages
99
File type
PDF
Preparation
Print ready

Updated Jun 19, 2022

Subject
Life Studies, Career, ELA, Reading Comprehension
Topic
Dentist, Community helpers
Preparation
Print ready
Standards
RI.1.1

Product description

From the author

This resource is a Dentist Community Helper Pack.

It is filled with all sorts of fun activities for your students to engage with as they learn more about dental health and visiting the dentist.

Included:

  • - Dentist comprehension questions (digital and printable)

  • - Dentist vocabulary printable

  • - Vocabulary slides

  • - I am a dentist reader

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Describe what a dentist does and the steps of a dental checkup

  • Answer comprehension questions about a story at a visual, mixed, or written response level

  • Anticipate the sequence of a dentist appointment (waiting room, exam room, cleaning, rinse)

Teaching tips

  • Read the story first, then choose the question level that matches each learner — level 1 emphasizes identifying pictured people and tools; levels 2 and 3 include function and location questions with different response supports

  • Use the pack before a real or role-played dental visit — the story's step-by-step structure works as a preparatory social narrative

  • Use a PDF reader that follows internal links and preview one question and its feedback before assigning the digital version. The pack totals 99 PDF pages, including feedback and section pages.

Skills covered

  • Story comprehension — who/what/where questions target the story's characters, tools, and settings at three support levels.

  • Functional vocabulary — twelve picture-supported dental terms from toothbrush to syringe.

  • Sequencing a routine — the story orders a dental visit from waiting room through rinsing with mouthwash.

Good to know

Questions teachers ask about this resource

How do the three question levels differ?

Level 1 primarily asks learners to identify pictured people and tools. Levels 2 and 3 add questions about the dentist’s work and where to wait; level 2 uses pictures with text, while level 3 uses text choices. All three also ask what the story is about.

What makes the digital version different from the printable questions?

It is self-checking: each question's answer choices are clickable, and an incorrect choice lands on an 'Oops... Try again' page with a go-back link, letting students work through the questions independently on a device.

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Curriculum

Standards, concepts & topics

Standards

  • RI.1.1

Core concepts

  • Community helpers

  • Dentist

  • Comprehension

  • Functional vocabulary

  • Differentiated levels

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