SOL Day 2: The Lost Lost Tooth

My youngest son is 6-year-old Nicholas. Nick is a first grader this year, which is fun because that's also the grade that I teach. Nick is kind of a late bloomer when it comes to losing his teeth, at least compared to his two older brothers. He didn't lose his first tooth until the fall of this year. The other two lost their first tooth at the age of 4 and 5, respectively. 

However, Nick has a quality all his own when it comes to this childhood milestone. When he loses a tooth, he literally loses the tooth. He has lost 3 teeth this year and has either swallowed or lost all 3 of them. Each time he was in the middle of doing something and suddenly realized that the tooth was no longer there. That kid must have little to no gum sensitivity. The tooth he lost last night was one of the top front teeth. How do you miss when that one comes out? 

So, tonight we will be writing a letter to the tooth fairy explaining what happened. Hopefully, she will be understanding and will leave him a little something anyway. 

6-year-old Nick shows off his missing tooth