Shiver me timbers! Tomorrow is talk like a pirate day. It's a great day to act silly and have some fun. It's also a great day to sneak in a little history and science...along with the fun. I've found the motherload of pirate resources for your little lads and lasses.
Before you can be a pirate, you need to learn about pirates. Older pirates will get a real feel for the life of a pirate by watching any of the pirate documentaries a available on YouTube. After that, let them learn which flags various pirates flew and what those images meant.
Younger pirates will get a thrill out of learning to talk like a pirate, and generating their own pirate names. Disney has an entire subsite dedicated to pirate crafts & activities for younger children.
To be a pirate, you need pirate gear. Younger pirates will enjoy this adorable yet simple duct tape sword. This homemade compass is a great science lesson on magnetism. Every pirate needs a telescope to see far off treasure. I've found one tutorial that looks more like a pirate spyglass, but does not have lenses, and one less traditional looking telescope that gives a great explanation of how the lenses work to magnify distant objects. Finally, pirates must love the water, and your little pirate will absolutely love making his own ocean in a bottle.
So smartly get yerself ready to be a pirate, or the youngsters may send you to Davy Jones' Locker!
Karissa
(Sal "One-Legged" Curnow)
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