Pirates
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Title:
| Pirates |
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Description:
| These websites are about pirates. You can learn about famous pirates from the past and sunken pirate ships that have been recovered. Includes lesson plans, craft activities, videos, interactive stories, riddles, and online games. |
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Grade Level:
| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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Resource Links:
| Pirate Glossary
Find out how to talk like a pirate with this pirate glossary. Use it on September 19, "Talk Like a Pirate Day."
National Geographic: A Pirate's Life
This is a lesson plan that helps introduce students to the lifestyle of pirates. NOTE: This site has links to external sites. The site contains some broken links.
National Geographic: Pirate Map
This lesson focuses on the areas where pirates traveled. NOTE: This site has links to external sites.
National Geographic: Whydah Pirates
Learn about the fates of real pirates who were aboard the Whydah ship which sank in 1717 on this interactive site. NOTE: This site contains ads.
National Geographic: Pirates
This site includes a fun interactive story about pirates written for younger students. Click on the link for the "High Seas Adventure" to begin. The site also has a list of recommended books on pirates.
Enchanted Learning: Explorers of North and Central America
Scroll down to read brief introductions on pirates Sir Francis Drake, Martin Frobisher, and William Dampier. NOTE: This site contains ads.
Enchanted Learning: Treasure Chest Craft
This page has instructions for creating a treasure chest from a shoe box. NOTE: This site contains ads.
Wild Wicked Winifred
This page has ideas for activities, such as creating a pirate puppet or a treasure map. Click on "The Movie" to hear a song about pirates. "Meet My Crew" introduces different fictional pirates. NOTE:The website includes banner ads.
Tales from the Deep: Treasure Hunt
Read about what we might find if archeologists uncovered a real pirate ship.
Fact Monster: Piracy
Read this encyclopedia entry on piracy and learn about famous real and fictional pirates. NOTE: The website includes pop-up and banner ads.
ABC Teach: Pirate
Here is a pirate illustration that can be printed out and colored. This is a one-page PDF file.
The Scoop: Interactive Adventure
Try this choose-your-own-adventure story and find out the fate of your crew.
Pirate Lesson Plans
Here are some ideas for classroom activity that go along with pirate theme. NOTE: This site has links to external sites.
Crayola: Pirate Lesson Plans
Here are lesson plans that go along with pirate theme.
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Education Standards:
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ME Standards:
2.A.2, 2.B.2, 2.C.1, 2.A.1, 2.A.2, 2.B.2.b, 2.A.3, 2.C.1, 2.C.2, 2.C.5, 3.B.3, 3.B.4
MO Standards:
1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 1.8, 1.9, 2.3, 2, 3, 4, 2, 5, 6, 7
NV Standards:
G.4.3.2, G.4.3.3, G4.GS.4.2, G4.2.4.3, G4.2.4.5
OH Standards:
2.B.2, 3.A.3, 7.A.2.c
UT Standards:
1.1.b, 6.1.a, 1.1.a
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