Arrrr you ready for Talk Like a Pirate Day? Keep reading for some fun ways to celebrate this arrrsome September holiday with some talk like a pirate day activities for kids.
Celebrate the day with a few pirate-themed books. Here are a few that I like:
Pirate Boy by Eve Bunting is a captivating and beautifully illustrated book about a boy who imagines being a pirate and a mom who promises that wherever he goes, she will follow.
How I became a Pirate by Melinda Long and David Shannon is a delightfully imaginative and silly adventure story of a young boy who joins a bunch of swashbuckling pirates on an adventure on the high seas.
Pirate Past Noon – Magic Tree House by Mary Pope Osborn follows our favorite adventurers Jack and Annie as they explore the pirate life.
How to be a Pirate by Sue Fliess is a fun, rhyming read-aloud full of fun, timely pirate expressions and vocabulary – Yo ho ho!
Need a quick game? Pop the Pirate is a hit with my students of all ages. Something about the element of suspense keeps the kids attentive while practicing speech sounds, answering vocabulary questions, and addressing other speech therapy goals. This is a great, activity to keep in your talk like a pirate day activities for kids box, or to use anytime of the year.
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Here are a few fun pirate expressions to discuss with your students. How many do they know?
“Abandon Ship!” – leave the ship or area immediately because of imminent danger
“ahoy matey!” – hello friend
“Batten down the hatches” – tie everything down, close all the windows and doors to prepare for a storm
“Davey Jones locker” – a graveyard at the bottom of the ocean
“fire in the hole” – get ready, cover your ears because a cannon is about to be fired
“loot” – stolen money or goods
“Plunder” – steal
“shiver me timbers” – I’m surprised
“ye” – you/your
If you are looking for a few more resources for learning about fun expressions and idioms, try these:
Idioms All Year – Figurative Language Activities
Here is a free and fun pirate-themed following directions activity. It’s super easy talk like a pirate day activity for kids to print and use right away. Kids just need crayons or colored pencils. For more fun following directions activities, be sure to check out this blog post:
It wouldn’t be talk like a pirate day without a few pirate jokes:
What did the ocean say to the pirate? – Nothing, it just waved!
Why does it take pirates so long to learn the alphabet? – Because they spend years at c!
What’s a pirate’s favorite kind of fish? – swordfish!
How did the pirate call his mate? – on his aye-phone!
Why are pirates called pirates? – Because they aaaargh!
What did I miss? What do you do to celebrate Talk like a pirate day?
