We had so much fun with this lesson, talking in our best pirate voices and hunting for treasure in the house!
Click here to get this lesson's free printables! To get the alphabet printable, click here for my summer educational pack (this is what I used in this lesson), or click here to see my other alphabet printables on Etsy!
We started with this coloring page, and we talked through the things that make up a pirate's world!
P is for Pirate
Next we reviewed the letter P and talked about all the things in a pirate's life that start with p. I had him circle the letter p in each of the words.
Identifying Letter Sounds
Next up, we talked through more pirate items that started with other letters. I printed the alphabet printable (which you can purchase here) and cut up the letters. As we talked about each item, I gave him the letter sound and he would tell me what letter that was. Then he would find the letter and place it on the item.
Treasure Hunt: Solving Clues & Deciphering His Map
This was obviously his favorite part! I hid clues around the house that led to this treasure map. The trick was, he had to answer a question before he would get his next clue! In the printable, I left one side blank so that you can fill in clues that fit your house or backyard! Once he found the map, he had to decipher what it meant. He started back at his pirate ship and walked through where he had found each of the clues. He quickly figured out that the White Island was our white couch and went running to find his treasure box!
To make his map, I cut out the rectangle from a TJ MAXX bag (yay for recycling!), drew the map with a sharpie, and then I crumped it up for a few minutes, working the brown paper until it felt more leathery. He's still playing with it several days later, which makes my mama heart so happy!
Pirate Treasure Counting
Once he found his treasure, he had to divide it between the crew! There's four people in my family, and he thought it was hilarious when I said he was the top pirate (Captain Aaron, of course), Daddy was the second pirate, I'm apparently a dude with a hook for a hand, and his little sister was the bottom pirate, haha! He took his treasure chest and counted out each pirate's fair share.
Stained Glass Treasure Chest
Both of my kids (3 1/2 yrs. & 1 1/2 yrs.) love to shake out glitter and sprinkle sequins, so we just had to finish the lesson with this activity, originally from Glued to My Crafts. We talked about white diamonds, red rubies, green emeralds, and blue sapphires!
I cut out the treasure chest and cut out the rectangle in the center. Next, I cut a rectangle of contact paper to cover the light tan part of the chest. I placed the contact paper on the back, sticky side down so that the back is smooth and the front reveals a sticky rectangle to cover in "treasure." You can tape a string on the back if you want to hang it in a window to let the light shine through the treasure!
I hope you enjoy this lesson with your little ones too!
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