Throw Your Tooth on the Roof: Tooth Traditions Around the World

• A boy in Mexico leaves his tooth in a box on his bedside table. He hopes that the magic mouse, El Ratón, will take his tooth and leave some money.
• A girl in South Africa leaves her tooth in a slipper in her room. A mouse comes at night, takes the tooth, and leaves a gift.

Students will love learning tooth traditions around the world with Throw Your Tooth on the Roof: Tooth Traditions Around the World by Selby B. Beeler.

Engage students in responding to the story with 24 task cards using Bloom’s Taxonomy to focus on higher-level thinking skills:

• recalling facts
• explaining ideas
• using information in new situations
• drawing connections
• justifying a position
• producing original work

Great for providing differentiation and offering student choice.

Visit our blog post for more information and a YouTube reading of the story.