First of a "This is The Way" series teaching children how to do things for themselves.

1. THIS IS THE WAY
I BRUSH MY TEETH

2. By: Dennel B. Tyon
Middle-ground Ministries
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3. This is the Way I Brush My Teeth
Poorman’s Copyright 2003 by Dennel B. Tyon
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by
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This book is dedicated to my youngest son, Kristofer,
and to my grandson, Kevin LaRaine
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4. Written and edited by Dennel B. Tyon
Cover design by Dennel B. Tyon
Illustrations by Dennel B. Tyon
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6. Every morning,
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and every night…
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7. I brush my teeth and floss them right -
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8. and I would like to share with you,
what it is you need to do...
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9. to keep your teeth healthy and strong –
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10. To keep your teeth your whole life long!
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11. I look in the mirror.... (smile big!)
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Listen to me… I’ll teach you the gig.
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12. I hold my toothbrush in my hand,
for on it’s own, it cannot stand…
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13. I put some toothpaste in the middle (about half an inch)...
and get it wet, just a little.
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14. Start in front…
OPEN WIDE!
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15. Go up and down
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– and side to side.
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16. Move your toothbrush all round;
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Listen for that squeaky-clean sound!
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17. I get all the way back – left and right…
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Inside, outside, out of sight !
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18. I point the toothbrush handle down,
to brush the top-insides (don’t you frown)...
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19. Then I turn the handle about, and get the bottoms…
inside-out.
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20. I hold my toothbrush nice and straight…
and brush the tops of my bottom teeth really great;
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21. I turn my toothbrush over then,
and brush the bottoms of my top teeth once again.
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22. Be sure YOU get the tops of the bottoms
and the bottoms of the tops…
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Especially after eating candy, or drinking soda pops!
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23. And don’t forget the backs of the fronts….
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Think of brushing as a tooth-bug hunt!
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24. Brush all the way around the side;
You’d be surprised what it can hide!
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25. Don’t swallow the bubbles,
they’ll make you sick –
so spit if you must,
but make it quick.
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26. There’s much more work still to be done…
brush each tooth with care; every single one.
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Brush its front, and brush its back;
its top or bottom and every crack!
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27. (You can spit again)...
Get your teeth spotless… every one;
it should take 3
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whole minutes
before you’re done.
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28. Go up and down,
and back and forth –
East and West,
and South and North.
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29. Inside, outside; outside, in…
Rinse your brush and scrub again.
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30. And then I rinse, I swish, I spit...
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31. With every crack ‘n crevice scrubbed,
your teeth are shiny and white…
but there’s one more thing
you must do,
to keep your smile
BRIGHT!
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32. I clean, last, between my teeth, with my flossing stick...
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Floss also comes in a wound-up string... (you can take your pick).
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33. I gently push the string between…
and food comes out, leaving my teeth clean!
Flossing gets into the places
your toothbrush cannot reach...
and puts a smile on dentists’ faces –
(they practice what they preach).
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34. Shiny, clean teeth...
Treat them right, and they’ll last you a lifetime.
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KEEP SMILING!
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