Pirates



Arrrgh! This book about pirates is not about the jolly idea of “it’s a pirates life for me. Ho, Ho.” Through poetry and realistic paintings David Harrison and Dan Burr give the true version of a pirate’s life. The life of long days at sea, filth and disease, little money, and harsh treatment for breaking the pirate rules are portrayed. As the first verse of Harrison’s poem “Ship’s Rules” says, “You’ve joined the Pirate Brotherhood, let no man here forget it. If you do, I promise you you’ll live—if you live—to regret it.”

== [|Blackbeard, the Pirate] ==

**The sinking of The Widow**-pirate ship of **"Black Sam" Bellamy-//The Prince of Pirates//**

media type="custom" key="6970509"   = 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 [|Books are great treasures.docx]**

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

 