Dentist brain break cube fun brings big smiles to dental health week! Roll the Brain Break Cube | Dentist and let children brush their teeth, floss their teeth or smile super big during a quick, silly movement break.

This dentist-themed cube supports transitions, adds sensory input and brings play-based learning to your preschool or kindergarten routine. Kids pretend to be the dentist, the patient and even the tooth fairy as they act out each prompt. Use it during dental health week, after a busy center time or for indoor recess, in the classroom, a therapy space or at home.

With this dentist brain break cube, you get

• 6 dentist-themed movement prompts kids love to act out
• Color and black and white versions
• Inserts for a differentiated instruction cube
• A build-your-own cube template you can print, fold and tape or glue

Roll it, move it and smile!

What's Included

• Dentist cube cards with 6 movements:
  • Lay down
  • Floss your teeth
  • Check the teeth
  • Brush your teeth
  • Smile super big
  • Hide some money
• Color and black and white versions of each cube option
• Inserts for differentiated instruction cubes (just print, cut and slide them into the pockets of a soft photo cube)
• Build-your-own cube template (print on cardstock, fold on the lines and tape or glue to assemble, with no special tools required)

Why Teachers Love It

• Helps kids reset: A quick roll and a burst of movement help children calm their bodies and get ready to learn again.
• Fits your dental health unit: Brushing, flossing and checking teeth tie movement right into healthy habits.
• Two cube options: Slide the inserts into a soft photo cube or build the paper cube from the template.
• Printer-friendly: Color and black and white versions give you options for any printer.
• Sub plans made simple: Toss it in your emergency sub folder. It is simple to explain and easy to manage.
• Works for therapists too: Use it for motor planning, core strength and sensory input while working toward IEP goals.

Skills Students Practice

Primary Academic Skills

• Gross motor coordination and body awareness: Lying down, brushing and flossing build full-body movement, balance and coordination.
• Following one-step directions: Children hear the movement cue, understand it and carry it out with their bodies.
• Action and dental health vocabulary: Words like brush, floss and check connect action verbs to taking care of teeth.
• Transition readiness and sensory regulation: A short, structured movement break helps children reset and re-engage.
• Imaginative play: Children pretend to visit the dentist and hide money like the tooth fairy as they act out each prompt.

Secondary Life & Learning Skills

• Taking turns
• Waiting during group play
• Following directions
• Listening to classmates
• Maintaining attention
• Building confidence during group participation

How to Use It

Step 1: Print your choice of color or black and white cards. Slide the inserts into a soft photo cube or print the DIY cube template on cardstock and assemble it.

Step 2: Choose a student to roll the cube during circle time, a brain break or a transition. Read the prompt aloud together.

Step 3: Act it out! Encourage full-body movement and let kids have fun pretending to brush, floss and smile. Keep rolling until your students have the brain break they need.

Materials You'll Need

• A soft photo cube or the included DIY cube template
• Cardstock and tape or glue for the DIY cube

Easy Differentiation

Children come to movement time with different energy levels, motor skills and language needs. This dentist cube is easy to adjust for each of them.

For Children Who Need More Support

• Model each dentist movement before children try it
• Name the picture aloud and act it out together
• Offer a calmer version of an action, such as brushing your teeth in slow motion
• Start with the movements children already know, like smiling super big

For On-Level Practice

• Let children take turns rolling the cube for the group
• Act out each movement as the class counts together
• Use the cube during transitions throughout the day
• Pair it with your dental health or healthy habits theme

For an Extra Challenge

• Let a child lead the group by naming the movement and showing it
• Roll twice and do both movements in order
• Ask children to move fast and then slow
• Have children explain why we brush and floss our teeth

For Speech, OT, ELL or Special Education Support

• Practice action verbs such as brush, floss, check and smile
• Use a simple sentence frame such as "I can ___ my teeth."
• Use the cube in OT and PT sessions targeting motor planning, core strength and sensory input
• Show the picture while saying the action word for visual support
• Add it to calm-down corners, movement stations or sensory rooms

Perfect For

• Dental health week and healthy habits units
• Circle time and morning meetings
• Classroom transitions
• Gross motor centers
• Indoor recess
• OT and PT sessions
• Substitute plans
• Homeschool resets and after-school energy breaks

Standards

This dentist brain break cube supports the 2022 Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines and Virginia's Early Learning and Development Standards (2021), and it builds toward kindergarten skills in Common Core, the TEKS (ELAR, adopted 2017) and the Virginia English SOL (2024):

Common Core State Standards

• CCSS L.K.5.d: Act out the meanings of action words, such as brush, floss and check.
• CCSS L.K.6: Use words and phrases learned through conversation and play, such as dental health words and action words.
• CCSS SL.K.1.a: Follow agreed-upon rules for group activities, including listening to others and taking turns.

Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines

• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.IX.A.1: Show coordination and balance in isolation while acting out each dentist movement.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.IX.A.2: Coordinate a sequence of movements, such as brushing your teeth and then flossing your teeth.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.I.A.1: Know where their own body is in space and respect personal boundaries while moving as a group.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.I.B.1.c: Regulate their own behavior with occasional reminders during movement breaks.
• Texas Pre-K Guidelines PK4.II.A.1: Show understanding by responding to the action called out by an adult or classmate.

Texas TEKS

• TEKS ELAR K.1.B: Restate and follow oral directions that involve a short, related sequence of actions.
• TEKS ELAR K.3.C: Identify and use words that name actions.

Virginia Early Learning and Development Standards

• Virginia ELDS HPD2.1: Develop large muscle control through lying down, brushing and other dentist movements.
• Virginia ELDS APL4.1: Manage actions and behaviors while moving with the group.
• Virginia ELDS CD4.1: Explore and express ideas through movement and pretend play.

Virginia SOL

• VA SOL English K.C.1.A.i: Listen actively and follow agreed-upon rules for group participation, such as waiting for a turn.

Check out what other educators are saying:

★★★★★ Mandy K. wrote, “These dice provide a fun and different way to do a movement break. I love them and so my the students I work with! Thank you :)”

★★★★★ Melanie Z. wrote, “Love to use as brain breaks in the afternoon or when we have 10 minutes of extra time during the day.”

Smile, stretch and move! Your kids will love brushing pretend teeth and hiding treasure like the tooth fairy with these playful dentist prompts. Add the Brain Break Cube | Dentist to your cart now and bring big energy and even bigger smiles to your dental health theme!

Bundle and save: the Dentist Brain Break Cube is also included in the Brain Breaks Bundle.

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