The Joy of Pirates: Language Learning on the High Seas
Set sail on a thrilling educational adventure with our Pirate Unit, designed for PreK-1st grade special education students. Through pirate-themed stories, vocabulary building, interactive activities, and creative arts, young learners will enhance their literacy, communication, and cognitive skills.
From treasure hunts to rhyming games, each activity is crafted to engage and excite, fostering a love of learning while meeting individual educational needs.
GRADE LEVELS: PreK, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, Homeschool
SUBJECTS: English Language Arts, Special Education, Speech Therapy
Each unit of this 12 month bundle contains 1 week of hands-on learning activities including:
• Materials for 1 storytime read aloud
• 5 Daily activities
• 2 Bulletin Board Options
• “Would you rather?” Question of the Day Cards
• Vocabulary Posters
• 5 Vocabulary activities
• 5 Hands-On Centers (literacy and math skills)
• 5 No-Prep Skill Practice Worksheets
• 4 Hands-On Errorless Tasks
• 4 No-Prep Errorless Worksheets
• A day-by-day curriculum map
BOOK OF THE WEEK:
There Was an Old Pirate Who Swallowed a Fish by Jennifer Ward
VOCABULARY TERMS:
Anchor, Barrel, Flag, Map, Parrot, Pirate, Sea, Ship, Treasure, Wheel
CLASS ACTIVITIES:
-Predictable Chart: If I Were a Pirate
-Easy Art & Writing: Pirate Ship
-Anchor Chart: Sink or Float
-Process Art & Writing: Treasure Chest
-Visual Recipe: Buried Treasure
VOCABULARY ACTIVITIES:
-Vocabulary Anchor Chart
-Write the Room
-Vocabulary Mini-Books
-Bingo Cards
-Digital or Printable Assessments
CENTERS:
-Adapted Book: Pirates
-File Folder: Treasure Count
-Task Box: Treasure Shapes
-Task Box: Rhyming Words
-File Folder: Letter Match
DIGITAL CENTERS:
-Vocabulary
-Treasure Count
-Treasure Shapes
-Rhyming Words
-Letter Match
SKILL PRACTICE WORKSHEETS:
-Pirates Vocabulary
-Five/Ten Frame Treasure
-Treasure Shape Match
-Ahoy Rhymes
-Lowercase Letters
ERRORLESS CENTERS:
-Pirates Vocabulary
-Treasure Shapes
-Land Ahoy!
-Hungry Pirate
