P is for Pirate...Lesson for Distance Learning

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You can choose pages you want your class to do but these are the ones I have created for todays lesson.

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I would begin with a message to parents and your class.

Today is P is for Pirate!

You might even prepare your parents and students the day before so they come to their computer ready to go!!

I think your class will love dressing as a pirate as they prepare their lessons for the day.

Next I share patterns for the child to create a pirate hat BUT if they don't have the materials at home they can wear a bandana or create their own.  Parents need to print the skull and the hat patterns.

Next for reading I share these resources. 

I love this story to read to your class or they can use it on YouTube Penguins make Terrible Pirates.

Or another favorite How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long and illustrations by David Shannon.

After the story and them reading the information they will complete the "Character Chat".

Again if they do not have access to a printer they will us a Google Doc or a notebook to put their responses.  

  

 My next lesson would be to have the students make words using the letters from treasure chest.
Certainly it is more fun moving the letters around if that is possible but if not have students write TREASURE CHEST and the top of their notebook paper and make words. You might share some of the exciting ones shared with you on tomorrows lesson.

Next let's practice a little math.

The student will need a partner to play this.

One game board focuses on addition and the other subtraction.

Differentiate by rolling one, two or three dice. 

 If parents do not have a printer they can play a similar game using the notebook.

Draw two grids.

Game One:  Roll the dice.  Add them up.  The person with the largest sum colors a square on their grid.  To add difficulty ask how much larger is my sum?  

Game Two:  Roll the dice.  Add them up.  Subtract two.  You can use player with largest or smallest.  

Finally I would have students think about what they LOVED about this year.  Collect ideas and then write.  You might suggest they draw their favorite. Find it here.

Now these certainly are not all the options available in the packet but certainly some meaningful activities to build reading, writing and math skills with your students and what I think is probably enough screen time for one day!

WHY NOT A THEME!!??

Fun for all!