Arrrrgh Matey’s! This week we be going out to de sea in search of treasure! In this weeks lesson we will learn all about pirates and treasure! Grab your pirate ship and let’s get sailing!
NOTE: Some of the activity links go straight to a pin on Pinterest instead of a blog page. Read the description of the pin for the activity instructions. If you are new here, make sure to check out the Themed Curriculum page for more details about how to use this curriculum. Looking for a different theme? Check out all of our themes here.
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| Monday |
Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| Floor Activity | Magnet Sensory Bottles | Pirate Number Puzzle | Pirate Alphabet Hunt | Magnet Sensory Bottles | Pirate Number Puzzle |
| STEAM | X Marks the Spot | Fizzing Treasure Chests | Walk the Plank Matey! (Group paint board for outside activity.) |
Contact Paper Parrot | Pirate Maps |
| Outside Play | Musical Islands | Pirate Themed Movement | Walk the Plank Matey! | Musical Islands | Pirate Themed Movement |
| Circle Time | Pirate Vocabulary | 5 Pirates Song | Parts of a Pirate Ship | Ten Little Pirates | Vocabulary Review |
| Recommended Books: How to be a Pirate, Let’s be Pirates, Shiver Me Letters: A Pirate ABC, The Jolly Rogers and the Monster’s Gold, The Pirate and the Firefly | |||||
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| Music and Movement: YouTube Pirate Playlist | |||||
If one of the activities listed above does not work for you, try replacing it with a different activity from my Pinterest pirate theme board!
Materials List
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NOTE: These are the suggested materials based on directions from the activity links above. I always look for ways to do the activities with materials I already have on hand, and I encourage you to do the same!
Craft Supplies:
Pennies (for fizzing treasure chests)
Around the House:
Baking Soda
Vinegar
Jell-O Powder (optional for fizzing treasure chest)
Ice Cube Tray (or treasure chest molds)
Colored Rice or Pasta
Bottle with Lid
Brown Paper Bags
Masking Tape
Large Plastic Bin (for Pirate Alphabet Hunt)
Cornmeal (or play sand)
Toys/Other:
Small magnetic objects (and some non-magnetic objects)
Hula Hoops (or make circles with Chalk or tape for Musical Islands)
Long wooden board (for Walk the Plank Matey!)
Two Buckets (for Walk the Plank Matey!)
Kiddie Pool with Water (optional for Walk the Plank Matey!)
Various pirate themed toys (for Pirate Alphabet Hunt)