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I have to admit something…I have a thing for pirates. I may have been one in a former life or something 🙂 I look forward to Talk Like A Pirate Day in September every year cause I know I can whip out all my pirate stuff and have an awesome week of therapy…aarghhhh! I have created another Pirate Language and Pirate Artic packets already….BUT, there is a book I love that stars pirates and now I have a companion for it….
This book companion is 42 pages! It covers just a little bit of everything and I am so excited about it! But if you don’t have this book in your room, you can check it out on Amazon…
Ready to check out all of activities?!?!?
- First, each set of targets has an instruction page that includes prep and activity directions, as well as Common Core Standards references, deck cover card, and “I will” statements.
- 16 open ended comprehension questions about the story. Also, there are 8 blank cards for you to add what you need!
- 16 comprehension questions with 2 picture answer choices.
- Sequencing! There are 16 cards with various story events and details. Of course, which cards you use is up to you…you can use a few or all 16!
- Vocabulary is always an important part of storybook readings, so I included 8 Tier 2 vocabulary words in context, with 3 answer choices.
- And then we have pirate vocabulary…which is completely different! There are 8 pirate words with matching definition cards. I also included blank cards for students to come up with more pirate words!
- Sentence Scramble targets word order and parts of speech. There are 5 sentences (color coded) that students will have to put in correct order. You can also work on adding details, sorting parts of speech, and combing sentences. There is a student recording sheet for them to write down all of their pirate sentences!
- I targeted pronouns and verbs with this activity, which includes a pronoun sorting page with ‘she’, ‘he’, ‘it’, and ‘they’. There are 16 regular verbs and 16 irregular verbs from the story. Students can choose a verb and put it on the mat, using the correct pronouns. You can also target verb tense with this activity!
- Barrier games are a favorite of mine, so I included this beach scene and 10 items (4 pirates, ship, map, telescope, parrot, chest, and flag) that you can use for students to work on following directions, prepositions, auditory comprehension, etc.
- In the story the pirates have terrible manners, so I targeted table manners in this sort! Above is the sorting mat, where students will decide if the cards are good manners or bad manners. There are 12 cards with social situations to be sorted, plus 12 blank cards for students to come up with their own!
- Coin collector can be used as a roll and cover with dice and chips/markers to target any of the included skills! I also included a black and white version, so it can be colored!
- An open ended game board, for any of the decks OR your own target!
- WH question cube can be rolled to work on asking and answering questions.
- A writing prompt for students to describe what they would do if they were a pirate.
- A Venn diagram to target similarities and differences between Jeremy and Braid Beard.
- Two graphic organizers to work on story retell and story elements.
I am so excited to show this to my students, I know they will love it and so will yours!
You can snag it in my TPT store so it will be ready to go for next school year!
comprehension questions
sequencing cards!
comprehension questions- love the added common core statement!
I love the Pirate Politeness and the pirate vocabulary!
Awesome materials! Thanks for making it.
I like the comprehension questions and the table manners look like fun!
I like the barrier game (if I had to pick one!).
I love all of the activities, but the “Wh” questions look fun, as well as the comprehension material. Thanks!
So many different activities! Sequencing! Wonderful.
Fun Activity. I like the comprehension questions and sequencing.
Great activities! I guess I’ll go with table manners. 🙂
Looks fun! This would work well with pirate week:)
LOVE! I have a pirate-themed speech room and this book is a staple in my room! Love the comprehension and sequencing!
Hard to pick just one. I think the kiddos would love all of them especially with a favorite theme like pirates!
I love this packet especially the comprehension questions.
Margo V.
THe question cube! I am always working on WH questions and this is a great new way to target it!
Everything!!! But I like the sentence scramble and sequencing activities!
I love them all! The question cube will be fun to use! My kiddos love using anything they can remotely “throw”- aka anything dice/ball related! It really gets then involved in the activity! 🙂
I think all of the activities are great, but if I had to choose, my favorite activity is comprehension.
I want to try everything! It’s pirate week during ESY in 2 weeks, and the story re-tell will be very helpful.
I love doing a pirate theme week too, and would love to win this and would use all of the activities with a variety of students. Thanks for the giveaway Matey!
Looks like a great, comprehensive pack!
How cute is that coin collector? So I have this book, but I NEED a companion packet. Hope I win, but into my wishlist either way! You rock Jenn!
I love barrier games!
I am so excited! I too love pirates and this is exactly how I want to start my new school year! Thanks
Sequencing cards and comprehension
I really like the sequencing cards and the manners activity!
I can’t wait to use the sequencing and vocabulary cards
All of the activities look great but I really like the sequencing and vocabulary activities. Thanks for the chance
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Awesome! I already own the book!
Lots of great activities. My fav would be barrier game, love those.
Vocab
I love the idea of the sentence scramble, a great addition to your companion packs! This pack would be perfect to add to my pirate theme week activities 🙂
The entire packet looks great! But I love barrier activities, and so do my students! I think that would be my favorite!
They all look great, but the Coin Collector activity looks really fun!
Story Retell!
I love the Barrier activities.
pronouns & verbs