Talk Like A Pirate Day

Today was "Talk Like A Pirate Day!" In the touch and feel pool was all different kinds of treasure. There were jewels and sequences and glittery shapes. The kids listened for an object or color and then had to find something to match inside the pool.

During our morning circle we told the kids we were going to learn all about pirates! We practiced saying "Arrr!" Then the kids practiced different -ar words to help us sound like pirates! We also reviewed the calendar and sang one of our days of the week songs.

Before going outside we had music class! We started our class by singing the "Hello" song. Then we sang the "I like ___" song and the kids each shared an animal they really liked. We also sang "Shake Your Sillies Out," "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes," and "If Your Happy and You Know It." While singing "If Your Happy and You Know It" the kids helped make different feelings/faces on a dry erase board and talked about how the person felt. We ended the class with the kids strumming the guitar and singing goodbye.

Our story today was "Pirate Boy" by Eve Bunting. After reading his favorite book about a pirate boy, Danny wonders what would happen if he sailed away on a pirate ship. Luckily, his mother tells him that she would find him, even if she had to ride on a dolphin, battle sea monsters, and make a bottle of magical spray to shrink the pirates! After we finished the book the kids shared all the things they already knew about pirates and things the learned from the story. Pirates have maps, find treasure, use a spy glass, say "Arrr", wear an eye patch and sail on a pirate ship.

For art we made our very own Pirate Boy. The kids had to sequence the steps to assembling the pirate. First they glued on the pirates colorful hat. Then they had to glue the pirate's eye and eye patch on his face. Finally they need to draw a mouth onto the part. The kid's pirates talked to each other saying "Arrr," "Ahoy Matey," "Yo-ho-ho" and "Aye Aye Captain."

We founds some very fun pirate songs to sing at the end of the day after practicing to write the letter "I."  Tomorrow we will have show and tell so bring your favorite toy to share with the class!