How I Became a Pirate Activities for PreK-5th Grade

Get on board and set sail with How I Became a Pirate Activities schooner rather than later.  Choose from over 2 dozen English Language Arts and Math activities before, during, or after reading How I Became a Pirate with the Novel Effect App. The activities included will enable students to:

• decorate a sand castle.
• practice symmetry.
• draw themselves as a pirate.
• draw a treasure map.
• illustrate story elements.
• summarize the story.
• draw or write about the 5 senses.
• define pirate talk. 
• solve addition equations.
• define story vocabulary.
• write sentences with story vocabulary.
• write about being a pirate.
• write a social media post from the boy’s perspective.
• solve math puzzles.
• practice pirate-themed parts of speech.
• reflect on and respond to questions and prompts about the story.
• write varying lengths.
• create a pirate ship flag.
• draw a treasure map.

The activities can be used to differentiate instruction for students, to provide them with a choice, or to focus on a particular skill.