Puppet:
crocodile (or alligator) puppet
Props:
small pieces of faux food
paintbrush
hairbrush
toilet brush
toothbrush
(Before bringing Crockett out, hide a few small pieces of food in his mouth. Flat pieces work well. Keep his mouth clamped closed so the children can't see into his mouth.) Introduce Crockett. Ask him if he's brushed his teeth this morning. He nods his head. "Well, it's a good thing you brushed this morning, Crockett, so you'll be nice and minty fresh for us to count your teeth. Boys and girls, how many teeth do you think Crockett has? Let's count, shall we?" Open Crockett's mouth and act shocked. "Crockett! You have a whole orange in your mouth, and an entire strawberry . . . There is NO way you brushed your teeth this morning. Sorry, boys and girls, before we can count Crockett's teeth, he has to go brush. Crockett, go get your toothbrush!"
Crockett disappears into the storytime bag and returns with a paintbrush, then a hairbrush, then a toilet brush, and finally, his toothbrush. (You could continue as long as children are interested.) "That's your toothbrush, Crockett. Good job! Boys and girls, do you know the tooth brushing song? Let's learn it together:
"Brush, brush brush your teeth
brush them everyday
Up and down
and round and round
brush the germs away."
Once we sing this through a couple of times, I brush Crockett's teeth as we sing it to him. He's learning! Finally, we can count his teeth.
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