Thursday, August 11, 2011

SPLASH! Summer Reading Club: 2-5's Week 5


Booty and Barnacles!
2-3's and 4-5's

1. Activity 1: Talk like a Pirate
Instructions:
Talk about all of the different things that pirates say and practice talking like a pirate (AAARRR! Yo-ho-ho! Shiver me timbers!). You can also practice making tough pirate faces.


2. Read: Sheep on a Ship

3. Poem: Pirate Plank!
(Have the children help with the exclamations at the beginning of each line. They can get louder and louder each time)
Aaaarr! said the pirate as I sniffed his sailing clothes.
AAArrr!! said the pirate as I whoofed and plugged my nose.
AAARRRR!!! said the pirate when I said he kinda stank.
AAAAHHHH!!!!!! said I, as he made me walk the plank!

5. Read: Pirate Pearl


6. Activity: Pirate Pokey
(Just like the Hokey Pokey, but with a pirate twist)
Put your black beard in,
Put your black beard out,
Put your black beard in and shake it all about;
Do the pirate pokey and turn yourself around,
That’s what it’s all about (clap and yell AAARRRR!)
…hook hand
…tough fist
…pirate booty
…peg leg
...big boot
…whole salty self



8. Craft: Craft: Pirate Parrot
Materials:
• Parrot outline
• Scissors
• Glue
• Bright feathers
• Googly Eyes
• Markers
• Masking tape

Instructions:
1.      Each child recieves a piece of paper with the parrot outline on it from http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/parrot-for-a-pirate-667728/.
2.      They can begin by coloring their parrot.
3. They can then paste on the googly eyes and bright feathers.
4. Once they are finished decorating, they can (with help, if necessary) cut out the parrot.
5. The tab on the outline can then be folded and taped, and masking tape can be used to attach the parrot onto the child’s shoulder.