What's a pirate's favorite letter? RRRRR!
What has 8 arms, 8 legs, and 8 eyes? 8 pirates!
Yes, it's time for all things pirate, International Talk Like a Pirate Day is September 19th and anyone who doesn't want to join in the fun can walk the plank! So dust off your tricorn hat, slip on an eye patch, and ramp up that fake accent - let's have some fun!
Teach your children what some of those pirate phrases mean AND enjoy a brain break with my silly pirate song on YouTube.com and don't forget to watch Jack Hartman's Pirate Song too!
Have you read Pirates Love Underpants? If you haven't, prepare yourself for giggles and silliness - there's not much that's funnier to a group of 5 or 6 year olds than underwear! (This is not an affiliate link, just a helpful suggestion).
After reading the book I love to do underwear math because math should always be fun! We practice counting, sorting, patterns and adding with underpants and even feed underpants to a dinosaur read color words.
Another awesome thing about pirates is their mustaches and beards - pirates are scruffy, just like it says in Tough Boris by Mem Fox! Why not add a little face paint and turn your students into pirates? Don't miss out on the fun, you definitely need a mustache too!
Want lots more ideas about pirates, including some of my favorite books? I've blogged about it here, here, here and here!
If your students are ready to add and subtract within 20, I have a FREE pirate themed activity for you! Students solve addition and subtraction facts, then color by number to reveal this burly fellow!
If you want more pictures like him, and want to differentiate for adding, subtracting, and a mix of both, each within 5, 10 or 20, then you'll love these guys!
I hope you treasure these pirate activities! Just in case you haven't had enough pirate puns yet, click here for more pirate jokes from Fatherly.com!
Happy September!
Paula
