Pirate Practice for "Talk Like a Pirate Day"





1. Pirate Word Hunt:

- Write words with "ar," "er," "ir," "or," and "ur" sounds on small pieces of paper or index cards.

- Hide the word cards around the classroom or a designated play area.

- Give each student a pirate-themed map (you can draw a simple treasure map) with empty spaces corresponding to the hidden words.

- Students go on a word hunt, finding the hidden cards and matching them to their maps.

- The first student to complete their map wins a "treasure" (a small prize or sticker).
 ~ printable google doc word list

2. Pirate Sound Bingo:

- Create Bingo cards with words containing "ar," "er," "ir," "or," and "ur" sounds. You can make these cards in advance or have students create their own on blank grids.

- Call out words that fit the "ar," "er," "ir," "or," and "ur" patterns randomly.

- Students mark the words on their Bingo cards as they hear them. The first one to get a straight line or fill their card shouts "Pirate Bingo!" and wins.
~ Bingo Cards
 ~ printable google doc word list


4. Pirate Word Relay:

- Create a list of words with "ar," "er," "ir," "or," and "ur" sounds.

- Divide the class into teams and have them stand in relay formation.

- Place the word list at a distance from the teams.

- The first student from each team runs to the list, reads a word with the target sound, and runs back to tag the next teammate.

- Continue until all the words are read correctly by the teams. The team that finishes first wins.
 ~ printable google doc word list

5. Pirate Phonics Dice:

- Create a pirate-themed die with "ar," "er," "ir," "or," and "ur" written on different sides.

- Have students take turns rolling the die and coming up with a word that contains the sound rolled.

- For added fun, they can use their best pirate voice when saying the word.
~ Blank Die Templates


6. Pirate Ship Race:

- Draw a simple pirate ship on the board with empty portholes.

- Write words with the target sounds on slips of paper.

- Divide the class into teams.

- Teams take turns choosing a word and correctly pronouncing it. If they get it right, they get to color in one of their pirate ship's portholes.

- The first team to fill all their portholes wins the pirate ship race.
~ Printable pirate ships

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