Pirates, yr 5-6

Pirates of the Caribbean postcards by Steve

Pirates of the Caribbean postcard by Steve CC BY-SA 2.0

Background

International Talk Like a Pirate Day September 19th.

Warm-up

The Pirates Song To attain the lyrics and activities for this song, an account at BritishCouncil is needed and warmly recommended.

More songs

to start each lesson with:
Blackbeard, Bluebeard and Redbeard – A Pirate Story A nice story to listen to and act upon, but may be too childish for some.
Come Sail Away With Me! A catchy chorus to sing with a singing class.
Pirate Song The lyrics are found here. Should the video not work properly, try this link.
Talk Like a Pirate A Jake and the Never Land Pirates Song
“I’m a Pirate” song Included in the Talk Like a Pirate Day site. Lyrics here.

Vocabulary

Pirate Words This page is part of the Adventure of Skull Island Project

Stories

Pirate’s Treasure Read and listen to the story of Jimmy’s dream.
Captain Blownapart A nice story (5:47) to listen to, retell and rewrite.
Grace the Pirate Click on “eBooks”, “Find an eBook” and search for “pirate”. Free subsciption at www.OxfordOwl.co.uk may be necessary and well recommended.

Games

Comparative Pirate Game The students have the teacher walk the plank. Fun!
Pirate Games Choose a vocabulary group to practise and play the board game.

Lesson Plan

The Adventure of Skull Island This project includes vocabulary, reading and writing. You can work with it for weeks, if the class is interested, or just for one lesson.

Watching

Jake And The Never Land Pirates The first of Disney’s Jake and the Never Land Pirates tales. If you like this, there is loads more where this came from. Maybe too childish for some.
Pirates of the Caribbean 1,2,3 & 4 Trailers You may be persuaded to watch a full movie after seeing these trailers.