Preschool Day Pirate Theme

It has been a long time since I wrote about one of our preschool days! We did this one a little while ago, but it was so much fun!!!!

Treasure Hunt!!!

For this, I drew a map and my husband put together some super cute clues for their treasure hunt! Little prizes were at each stop (eye patches, glittery necklaces, chocolate coins, etc)

 

1. "Climb the rigging, up to the crow's nest. The view from Lookout Point, from up there is best"

2. "Head to the galley where cooking fires glow. A treasure can be found by searching high and low"

3. "Shark Bay is the place where the water glitters like gold, Search around for some cans you can hold!"

4. "The Fearsome Fence of No Return is perched high in the daytime sky. Find here some pirate gear to cover your eye"

Read!!!

We read "Pirate Princess" and "How I Became a Pirate" and several other fun books with pirates (peter pan, etc)

Do OT Activities!

For this, we played Pop Up Pirate, where we sticks swords into little slots on a barrel. We also strung little pirate beads onto pipe cleaners. If you can sneak in tummy time during OT, all the better!

Other Ideas:

• Go to a park with a ship theme and play pirates
• Watch the Super Why "Beach Day Mystery"
• Sing "A Pirate's Life for Me" or "What do we do with a lazy pirate?"
• Follow an alphabet trail to a prize at the end
• Put sticker dots on a pirate octopus, then count up stickers, legs, etc
• Dress up as pirates and talk about the colors of the pirate clothes
• Glue "jewels" onto a paper treasure chest
• Walk the plank! (balance beam)