Cultural Tooth Fairy Traditions

A WebQuery for 3rd Grade

Designed by
Tara Bleau-Meister
bleaut@cwu.edu

Introduction | Task | Process | Resources | Evaluation | Conclusion

Introduction
We have all lost some teeth recently in our classroom and we all have talked about how
we got money after we put our tooth underneath our pillow. Some of us (Mrs. Meister!) have
even tried to catch (but she got away!!) the tooth fairy for show in tell. Which got me thinking!
What do children from different countries do when they lose their teeth? Do they also put the
tooth under their pillow and get money or do they do something different? It is your job to find

out! You need to create a poster about a different country and tell the class through a presentation
on what kids in other countries do with their teeth.

Task
Students will be creating a poster that shows information about how/ What other kids
from a different country other than the United States do with their teeth and how it is similar or
different to the how kids in the United States do with their teeth.
Questions to Consider:
What country did you pick and why you picked the country?
What do the kids in that country do with their teeth? (Ex. Do they have a tooth fairy? Do they
bury the tooth? What do they believe in?)
What are the similarities between the country and the United States? Please provide at least three
examples.
What are the differences between the two countries? Please provide three examples.

The Process
Once you have chosen the country you are researching, consider these aspects in order to create
an informative poster:

What will you need to create on your own to complete the task?

Do you have enough information to complete the task?

If not, what else is needed?

What resources did you use on your country in order to research it?
Does your poster talk about the countries traditions about teeth?
Does your poster talk about the similarities and differences between the two countries?

Are there pictures included in the poster?

Do you have all the information you need?

Have you checked the rubric and task to make sure that you have completed all aspects of
the task?

Resources

http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/ - A kid friendly website in order to search for

information.

http://kids.yahoo.com/ - A kid friendly version of yahoo.com

http://www.kidfriendlysearch.com/ - A kid friendly search engine that also allows

students to find references.

http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/hh/goplaces/ - A site kids can use in order to conduct

research on any country.

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/ - A site kids can use to research and learn

about different countries.

Throw your tooth over the roof A book that talks about different tooth traditions across
the world.

Evaluation
There will be two rubrics for this project!
This will be the rubric for the presentation:

Oral Presentation Rubric : Tooth around the world

Presentation

Teacher Name: Mrs. Meister

Student Name:

________________________________________

CATEGORY
Speaks Clearly

4
Speaks clearly
and distinctly
all (100-95%)
the time, and
mispronounces
no words.

3
Speaks clearly
and distinctly
all (100-95%)
the time, but
mispronounces
one word.

2
Speaks clearly
and distinctly
most ( 94-85%)
of the time.
Mispronounces
no more than
one word.
Presentation is
3 minutes long.

1
Often mumbles
or can not be
understood OR
mispronounces
more than one
word.

Time-Limit

Presentation is
5-6 minutes
long.

Presentation is
4 minutes long.

Content

Shows a full
understanding
of the topic.

Shows a good
understanding
of the topic.

Shows a good
understanding
of parts of the
topic.

Does not seem

to understand
the topic very
well.

Listens to
Other
Presentations

Listens intently.
Does not make
distracting
noises or
movements.

Listens intently
but has one
distracting
noise or
movement.

Sometimes
does not
appear to be
listening but is
not distracting.

Stays on topic
all (100%) of
the time.

Stays on topic
most (99-90%)
of the time.

Stays on topic
some (89%75%) of the
time.

Sometimes
does not
appear to be
listening and
has distracting
noises or
movements.
It was hard to
tell what the
topic was.

Stays on Topic

Presentation is
less than 3
minutes OR
more than 6
minutes.

This will be the rubric for the poster:

Making A Poster : Tooth Traditions From around the World

Teacher Name: Mrs. Meister

Student Name:
CATEGORY
Required
Elements

Attractiveness

Graphics Originality

Knowledge
Gained

________________________________________
4
The poster
includes all
required
elements as
well as
additional
information.
The poster is
exceptionally
attractive in
terms of
design, layout,
and neatness.
Several of the
graphics used
on the poster
reflect a
exceptional
degree of
student
creativity in
their creation
and/or display.
Student can
accurately
answer all
questions
related to facts
in the poster
and processes
used to create
the poster.

3
All required
elements are
included on the
poster.

2
All but 1 of the
required
elements are
included on the
poster.

1
Several
required
elements were
missing.

The poster is
attractive in
terms of
design, layout
and neatness.

The poster is
acceptably
attractive
though it may
be a bit messy.

One or two of
the graphics
used on the
poster reflect
student
creativity in
their creation
and/or display.

The graphics
are made by
the student,
but are based
on the designs
or ideas of
others.

The poster is
distractingly
messy or very
poorly
designed. It is
not attractive.
No graphics
made by the
student are
included.

Student can
accurately
answer most
questions
related to facts
in the poster
and processes
used to create
the poster.

Student can
accurately
answer about
75% of
questions
related to facts
in the poster
and processes
used to create
the poster.

Student
appears to
have
insufficient
knowledge
about the facts
or processes
used in the
poster.

Grammar

There are no
grammatical
mistakes on
the poster.

There is 1
grammatical
mistake on the
poster.

There are 2
grammatical
mistakes on
the poster.

There are more

than 2
grammatical
mistakes on
the poster.

Conclusion
The students will learn about the many different interpretations of the traditions that we as
Americans know. The students will learn about the similarities that the United States share in the
tradition of the tooth fairy as well as the differences. The students will hopefully accomplish
cultural sensitivity when looking and learning about the different cultures and traditions from
around the world.
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