Today I have a pirate unit study and free pirates lapbook. Also, you’ll love more ideas on my pirates page. Also grab more ideas on my best homeschool unit studies page.
Who hasn’t heard of pirates? They conjure up in our minds scenes of swashbucklers and wealth of hidden treasures untold.
Pirates have had an enormous impact on world history whether they were destroying civilizations or lurking along trade routes to attack ships.
- Who were these pirates?
- What lured them to the sea and where were they?
- How long have they been at sea?
Sea raiding started early with the Egyptians making the first seaworthy ship.
Around 1200 BC, Phoenicians, who lived at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea were some
of the most successful seafarers in the ancient world.
One of the main trading ports was in the city of Tyre, now modern-day Lebanon.
Facts about Pirates
Pirates were people who attacked and robbed ships.
During war, sailors called privateers raided enemy ships.
In peacetime, these privateers turned into pirates and began raiding all ships found on the open sea.
The crew of these ships would elect a captain. The captain and crew would then agree upon a code to follow.
This code would set the rules, punishments and distribution of loot.
And pirates made their own flags to fly on their ships. The original pirate flag was red and was called the Bloody.
More Hands-on Activities Learning About Pirates
- Blackbeard the True Story YouTube
- Free Printable Pirate Board Game: Rounding To the Nearest Ten
- How to Make a Giant Cardboard Box Pirate Ship
- Cute David Rovics – Pirate Song YouTube for the littles
- 5 Pirate Myths that are Actually True YouTube
- Nice. Activities from elementary to high school from the New England Pirate Museum.
- Also at the The Museum of Unnatural Mystery look at the Golden Age of Piracy.
- Make a pirate’s treasure map.
- Free Printable Pirate Mad Libs Template
- Ideas for a 10 day unit study
- Discover the Fun: How to Make Beach Sand Slime at Home
In addition, the Golden Age of Piracy was from about 1500 to 1700 when famous pirates raided ships in the Caribbean Sea.
Although pirate life may seem glamorous there were times that the adventure meant many uncomfortable times and even death.
More Pirate Unit Study Resources
Additionally, add a few of these books to your unit study.
Books for Multiple Ages About Pirates and Fun Resources
Add a few of these books about pirates to your history, science or pirates unit study.
Recounting the stories of two legendary women pirates, a ballad about Anne Bonney and Mary Reade describes their desperate 1720 evening battle with the governor's men while the rest of the crew remained below.
Ahoy, matey! Did you ever wonder what life was like on a pirate ship? Join this pirate crew for a day and see for yourself. Hoist the Jolly Roger as the pirates prepare to attack a merchant ship and you'll earn a share of the loot. Sing a sea chantey as you help wind the capstan. And after you climb down the ratlines from the crow's nest, you can feast on salmagundi. From Spanish galleons to stinkpots, from treasure maps to desert islands, for a pirate it's all in a day's work!
One-Eyed Jake was the most despicable pirate to ever sail the seven seas. The cook, the bo'sun, and the cabin boy were desperate to escape Jake's evil clutches and live quiet, law-abiding lives--and one day they get their chance. "Buried treasure reluctant beginning readers need."--School Library Journal. "Illustrated with bouncy bravado."--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books.
"For sheer storytelling delight and pure adventure, Treasure Island has never been surpassed. From the moment young Jim Hawkins first encounters the sinister Blind Pew at the Admiral Benbow Inn until the climactic battle for treasure on a tropic isle, the novel creates scenes and characters that have fired the imaginations of generations of readers.
Describes life aboard a pirate ship. Includes games, puzzles, and mazes.
An action-packed, write-in activity book for little children, full of lots of different things to do. There are things to spot, mazes to follow, colouring, drawing and lots more. Factual information about the
life aboard a pirate ship are incorporated into the activities.
Presents facts about the lives of real pirates, and provides ideas for how to become one with instructions for making pirate shoe buckles, a treasure map, pirate flag, and pieces of eight
Rarely have the exploits of marauding pirates and buccaneers of the Spanish Main been more vividly recounted than in the stories of author and illustrator Howard Pyle. Possessed of a unique talent for recapturing the flavor of bygone eras, Pyle wrote and illustrated these highly readable sagas of the sea wolves who sailed under the dreaded black flag.
When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #4: Pirates Past Noon, they had lots of questions. Did pirates really make people walk the plank? What was life like on a pirate ship? Is there any buried treasure around today? Argh! How do you talk like a pirate? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts.
When a pirate terrorizes the 1818 California coast, a brave young boy summons up the courage to defend his Monterey home from a savage attack. By the author of Jimmy Spoon and the Pony Express.
Full-color artwork and a simple text chronicle the world of the pirates, detailing the exploits of such famous villains as Captain Kidd and Blackbeard, their battles on the high seas, and their lives aboard ship.
For sheer storytelling delight and pure adventure, Treasure Island has never been surpassed. From young Jim Hawkins’s first encounter with the sinister beggar Pew to the climactic battle with the most memorable villain in literature, Long John Silver, this novel has fired readers’ imaginations for generations. A rousing tale of treachery, greed, and daring, Treasure Island continues to enthrall readers of all ages.
Though much of his early life remains a mystery, Blackbeard most likely began his life as Edward Teach in the sailing port of Bristol, England. He began his career as a hired British sailor during Queen Anne’s War. He eventually settled in the Bahamas under Captain Benjamin Hornigold who taught the young sailor to go "a-pirating." Soon enough, Blackbeard was commanding his own fleet and stealing ships around the Caribbean and up and down the Eastern seaboard. Known for his thick, black beard and fearsome reputation, the legend of Blackbeard has influenced pirate legend and lore for over 300 years.
Play Pirate Fluxx, boardgames are always a good addition to any study.
When Braid Beard’s pirate crew invites Jeremy Jacob to join their voyage, he jumps right on board. Buried treasure, sea chanteys, pirate curses—who wouldn’t go along?
Soon Jeremy Jacob knows all about being a pirate. He throws his food across the table and his manners to the wind. He hollers like thunder and laughs off bedtime. It’s the heave-ho, blow-the-man-down, very best time of his life. But then Jeremy Jacob finds out what pirates don’t do. . .
BUCKET OF PIRATES: Ignite your child's imagination with this bucket of pirate action figures playset! Includes 8 detailed pirate figurines, boat, ship, treasures, and more for epic battles and treasure hunts. Let their creativity soar!
Minibooks about Pirates
Lastly, look at these notebooking pages and minibooks to use in your pirate unit study.
Also, on most of my lapbooks I normally create more minibooks than will fit into one file folder. This gives you choices for topics which interest your children.
Use what works for covering the topic right now and save the rest fo another time.
- Golden Age Pirates Cover
- Ancient Seafarers Cover
- Egyptian Vessels
- History of Piracy
- Phoenician Sailors and Tyrian Purple
- Treasure of the Whydah
- “Yarr” Words Vocabulary and Pocket
- Lives of pirates Blackbeard and Henry Morgan
- Brethen of the Coast
- Queen Elizabeth 1 Pirate Queen
- Ships of the Past – Caravel and Galleon
- 4 Notebooking pages
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