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Pirate Messages

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students research the actual history of pirates and pirating. They draw and write directions on an imaginary map in the historical style of a treasure map. To make their map look well and used, they tear around the edges, fold and refold...
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Pirate Wanted Poster

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the character traits of a 17th and 18th century pirate by internet research and the creation of a Pirate "Wanted" Poster using iPhoto and a program called Comic Life.
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Pirate Research Project

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create an awareness of numerous pirates and their experiences in the Caribbean. They actively participate in research, using such information as the Internet, library reference materials and other literature for primary and...
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Ahoy! Pirate Ship Coloring Page

For Teachers K - 1st
In this coloring page worksheet, students examine a picture of a pirate ship, pirates and a pirate island surrounded by sharks. Students color the picture which would be suitable even for younger children.
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Pirate's Cove Maze & Coloring Page

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this maze worksheet, students trace a path from the pirate ship through the obstacles to the treasure chest. After completing the maze, students color the picture.
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Pirate Treasure Maze

For Teachers K - 1st
In this hand eye coordination and logic worksheet, students trace a path from the pirate to the treasure chest in a maze puzzle.
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Pirate Fun

For Teachers 1st
First graders in groups of five stand inside ship outlines drawn on the playground by the teacher. When the teacher calls out commands, such as "Swab the deck,!" students act it out,
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Old English: Pirate Slang

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners review a list of slang used by pirates and then compile a list of slang that they use in their everyday language. They discuss which examples of slang should be included in the dictionary and in which contexts slang is appropriate.
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The Not-So-Jolly Roger

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young scholars assemble details about a pirate voyage and choose which details to include on a postcard that pirate might have written home. They discuss the Pirate Code and determine what should be done in certain "Sticky Situations."
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Pirate Treasure Hunt

For Teachers 1st
First graders name the directions North, South, East, and West on a map. They work collaboratively in small groups and create a treasure map using directions as clues.
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Lesson 5 - R-Controlled Syllables

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Put on your pirate hat and get ready to teach r-controlled syllables. Learners practice using words that contain ar, or, er, ir, and ur. Instructors model how to decode words to isolate vowel teams, as well as combine r-controlled sounds...
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Sail Ho! Pirate Ship Coloring Page

For Teachers K - 2nd
For this pirate ship coloring page worksheet, students color a picture of a pirate ship sailing through a storm. They read a short sentence about the ship which is above the picture.
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Exploring Blackbeard

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research the pirate Blackbeard and create a technological presentation about him. In this research lesson plan, students read articles about the pirate Blackbeard. Students research the pirate and then create a technological...
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Pirate Poems

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students increase their awareness of the fundamental of poetry. They write their own poetry on a familiar topic. Students create a paper-bag puppet on which to display their poem. They are told that poetry is a special way to tell a story.
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Pirate Wanted Posters

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students will research and create "wanted" pirate posters. They will include researched information about a specific pirate, their ship and any other interesting information.
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Pirates: Fact or Fiction?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers gain an understanding of what pirates are and to prove they really did and do exist. They discuss the different myths the students have about pirates as compared to what the documentary discusses.
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The Pirates of the Caribbean

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders participate in a demonstration lesson that shows a map of the Caribbean Islands. They examine a natural resource that each island is known for. Next, they listen to a read aloud of Gail Gibbons, "Pirates: Robbers of the...
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Pirate Etiquette

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students conduct research into the lives of pirates and create a personal skit based upon the research as inspiration. The use of imagination is a key component to the type of writing to be done during the class.
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"I am a pirate with a wooden leg": Stomping Iambic Pentameter

For Teachers 7th - 9th
What is blank verse? Iambic pentameter? Meter? Use the attached document to review these ideas with your middle schoolers. This plan has learners get up and stomp to iambic pentameter, which is a fun change from just clapping the meter! 
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Planting Rabbit King’s Carrot

For Teachers K - 2nd
Even pirates know not to steal stuff you can make yourself! Read The Pirate's Parrot Stole the King's Carrot to engage your class. Then, plant carrots with your class. If this isn't possible with your kiddos, consider cutting out paper...
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Let's Relate It

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers relate pirate history to present day locations. They stimulate background knowledge established through the research project. Students exercise communication skills as a means of discovery. They create their own trading...
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Hamlet and the Pirates

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use seventeenth century primary sources to understand the off-stage pirate attack that occurs in Hamlet. Students read and discuss Hamlet's letter to Horatio from the play, Hamlet. Students analyze primary documents that depict...
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U.S. History: Pirates of the Carolinas

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders, in pairs, research the era of piracy and buccaneers. Among the topics they investigate are Mary Read, Edward Teach, and other pirates who sailed off the Carolina coast. Using the Internet, 8th graders write paragraphs...
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"Arrrrr" said the Pirate

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice decoding r-controlled vowels. Through various activities, they identify the change made to a vowel sound by adding "r." They decode words and spell them using Elkonin boxes. To conclude the lesson, students identify...

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