Pirate Theme in the Classroom and Therapy

Talk Like a Pirate Day - September 19th.

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Ahoy Me Hearties!

Pirate themes are enjoyed by people of all ages (with thanks to Johnny Depp and Peter Pan). It is such a fun theme for parties, Halloween, and more, as well as a motivating theme for teaching and therapy. However, September 19th is more than just a party theme... it's THE official "International Talk Like A Pirate Day", for adult and junior pirates alike. Since 2002, pirate personalities have emerged from even the most unlikely scallywags.

LessonPix is the official Talk Like A Pirate Day Special Education resource. Check out our pirate materials in the sharing center. (P.S. There are many pirate free samples - so tell your friends!) If you're an SLP, it's perfect "R" day. OT's and PT's love the pirate activities such as swabbing the deck and walking the plank. Of course, teachers enjoy pirate stories, songs, and games as well!

LessonPix makes this easy with all of their new Pirate Pictures!

Want more? Have your own you want to share? Check out our Blog Post on Talk Like A Pirate Day in the Classroom and leave us a comment!

Stories:

There are many wonderful stories about pirates.

"Shiver Me Letters" by June Sobel
"How I Became a Pirate" by Melinda Long and David Shannon
"Pirates Love Underpants" by Claire Freedman
"Ten Little Pirates" by Mike Brownlow
"The Pirate Who Said Please" by Timothy Knapman
"Pirates Go To School" by Corrinne Demas
"The Gingerbread Pirates" by Kristin Kladstrup
"There was an Old Pirate Who Swallowed a Map" by Lucille Colondro

Speech Therapy

During a full group Speech Therapy, the students will practice some of their favorite (kid friendly) pirate talk.

Parrot: Using a stuffed or puppet parrot, the students listen to hear if the parrot repeats what they say correctly. Is it the same or different? (auditory discrimination). You can also use as a rhyming parrot - Parrot rhymes what the children say.

Yo-ho-ho syllables: Clap out number of syllables in yo-ho, and yo-ho-ho, and so on. Move to clapping out other pirate words.
Arrr Words!

Look though cardboard roll spyglass. Use prepositions to describe where things are. "I spy a duck in the water!", "I spy a bird on top of the tree!
Watch video and sing to Jack Hartmann's Pirate Song

OT Motor Group:

Using LessonPix material - the Treasure Map, the children will follow the map through a series of activities. (I will post the map on the smartboard and have students trace our path.) Here are activites for motor group:

Swab the Deck - Use mops to play pass with a ball on the tile floor
Shoot the Cannon - Place sticky notes on wall. Have the students toss bean bag or ball to hit the letters in their name.
Hook Ring Toss: With a partner, one child tosses rings onto a pretend pirate hook.
Walk the Plank - walk the balance beam and jump off end into a crash pad mat.
Swim to shore - Swimming motion in a ball pit
Dig in the sand for buried treasures. Kids find beads and toy rings in the sandbox.

(Click the Map for the free sample!)