![]() (Helpful hint about the Tooth Fairy history in the US: Look for a 1927 play by Esther Watkins Arnold called The Tooth Fairy and especially a short story of the same name by Lee Rogow, published in Collier’s magazine in 1949.) The groups can teach the class about their findings. For example, in Spain and Mexico the tooth fairy is a mouse named Perez! (That’s another story with a fascinating history!) Have small groups of students make PowerPoint presentations of different tooth traditions, perhaps assigning each group a different region of the world. ![]() ![]() Also, what are the traditions surrounding losing teeth in other cultures? One helpful book is Throw Your Tooth on the Roof: Tooth Traditions from Around the World by Selby Beeler. Have students research to find out how the Tooth Fairy became part of US culture.They can also interview family members to get their first or most memorable tooth losing stories. ![]() Ask students to write stories about losing their first tooth or the most memorable time they lost a tooth. ![]()
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