Pirates

// **Pirates** // is a fun book to read with students. Decorate your library with pirate paraphernalia and possibly dress up in a costume yourself. I have a treasure chest filled with books. I also display other pirate themed books as companion books such as __Pirates Don't Change Diapers__ or __How I Became a Pirate__, both by Melinda Long and illustrated by David Shannon. __True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle__ by Avi. __Treasure Island__ by Robert Louise Stevenson.

Set the Pirate Mood by playing this MP3: media type="file" key="ahcf_blymythepyrate.mp3" width="240" height="20"
 * Blymy, the Pirate **

"[|It's Great to be a Pirate"] (download from source: Richard Marcus and Johnny Caruso)

When seen, why did this flag strike fear into the hearts of merchants and sailors?
 * What is the name given to this flag? **


 * Most students will call this "the pirate flag." Answer is below the flag.**
 * [|image source: Wikimedia Commons] **
 * This flag is called **//[|The Jolly Roger]//

= = = //Meet the Pirates!// =
 * Ask students if they can tell you something they know about pirates.** They will all want to share their knowledge, but do not let them just yet. Next say, "Who can tell me about //real// pirates. Not the pirates from the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean." Most kids will groan because that is pretty much their extent of pirate knowledge, but there are always a couple of kids who know a bit more and it usually involves the pirate Blackbeard. I start by dispelling pirate myths-these bad guys were not fun loving, treasure seeking adventurers. They were thieves and murderers and generally not nice people.

[|Blackbeard, the Pirate]
**The sinking of The Widow**-pirate ship of **"Black Sam" Bellamy-//The Prince of Pirates//**

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 * Introduce the book and explain** how it is a book of poems that are strung together to tell about the way of life for pirates. I read somewhere that the author likes to write poetry and the illustrator likes to paint pirates so a pairing of the two must have been inevitable. We are so glad that the two did pair up and the outcome was a real treasure of a book.


 * Read the book aloud** or have students take turns reading aloud using their best pirate imitation.

Visit**[| Illustrator Don Burr's blog]**

Interactive site: **Learn about** [|Pirates, Privateers, & Corsairs] (Mr. Nussbaum, the king of great resources)


 * Some women were pirates-** Anne Bonny and Mary Read were two of the most famous. They were said to be fierce fighters with violent tempers.

Anne Bonny sailed as part of the crew of pirate Captain Calico Jack Rackham and was eventually captured and sentenced to be hanged. The interesting thing is...she never did hang. There are no court records detailing her death. Many believed her wealthy father purchased her release from prison while others say she managed her way out and ran a tavern for the remainder of her life telling tales of her pirate exploits.

Mary Read was said to have died in prison of a violent fever, but rumors persisted that she was smuggled out and lived out her remaining days quietly. Another legend has it that she and Anne Bonny settled in America in Louisiana and raised their children together.

= Pirates in action-the ATTACK! =



= The Booty-Pirate's Treasure =



= The Pirate's plunder =



= Assessing the treasure =



= Pirate activities: =
 * [|Pirate costume]**
 * [|Pirate Patterns]**
 * [|Pirate Treasure Hunt Game]**
 * [|"How to" Make Pirate Crafts]-pirate hat, treasure chest, pirate coin sack, pirate sword, etc.**


 * Pirate Coloring pages: **
 * [|Pirate holds a treasure map]**
 * [|Pirate, parrot, and treasure]**
 * [|Peg-legged Pirate]**


 * author Jan Brett's [|Hedgie as a Pirate] coloring page**


 * [|National Geographic's Pirate Adventure games]**


 * National Geographic [|Pirate Map lesson plan]-Skills: acquiring, organizing, and analyzing geographic information**


 * Pirate word searches: **
 * [|Pirate Words]**
 * [|Pirate weapons]**
 * [|Pirate flags]**
 * [|Pirate Ships]**


 * Pirate Mazes: **
 * [|The Jolly Roger maze]**
 * [|Pirate dot to dot game]**


 * Pirate bookmarks [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/x-zip.png width="32" height="32" link="http://kids-book-club.wikispaces.com/file/view/Books+are+great+treasures+Books+are+great+treasures+Books+are+great+treasures.docx"]] [|Books are great treasures.docx]**

**Pirate Math** :
 * [|Place Value Pirates] [|Decimals of the Carribean]**(warning:grown ups will like it too!)

**Learn more about Pirates!**
 * [|Blackbeard the Pirate and the Queen Anne's Revenge]**


 * [|Blackbeard for kids] Pirate terror at sea!**


 * Interactive student project on the book [|Treasure Island] by Robert Louise Stevenson** (REALLY GOOD)


 * [|The Golden Age of Piracy]** more pirate info

**Texas Bluebonnet Book Literature Connections** :


 * [|True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle]** by AVI teaching guide


 * __Pirates Don't Change Diapers__ or __How I Became a Pirate__, ** both by Melinda Long and illustrated by David Shannon.


 * author Melinda Long's [|Writer's Corner]-**author answers many questions young writer's have.


 * [|Pugwash and the Sea Monster]-**a pirate story by John Ryan (interactive pirate story)

You might have this treasure in your library, we did!
 * __[|Penelope and the Pirates]__** written/ illustrated by James Young. A white cat with three black spots and a black tail gains passage on a ship when she tells the captain her markings lead to a buried treasure. The conversation is unfortunately overheard by a pirate and so begins Penelope's adventure at sea. (connect to treasure mapping activity)