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Pirates

Throughout our Journey

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Creative Movement

Instructions

These resources have been designed to support thematic and holistic learning, set within the context of creative movement, dance, creative games making and creative activities.

Themes

Pirate animals

  • Monkey
  • Parrots
  • Bears

Treasure chest

  • What’s in the box?
    • Try to find the key
    • Break the lock
    • Open the box
  • Explore the treasure
    • Try on jewels/costumes
    • Count gold coins
      • Delight
      • Dance
      • Celebrate
      • Junka
      • Disappointment
  • Point the finger of blame
  • Squabble/fight

Famous pirates

  • Black Bart
  • Captain Jack –Pirates of the Caribbean
  • Henry Morgan – Llanrumney Cardiff 1635

Treasure map

‘X’ marks the spot

  • Create a treasure map and explore pathways and movements at different points, i.e. walk across a log, climb a tree, swim aacross a shark-infested river, dig a hole

Directions

  • Two paces forwards, one pace to the right, etc.
  • Through the swamp, across the river, over the quicksand, avoid boobie traps

Treasure map

Loot

  • Creep ashore or onto another boat at night
  • Steal treasured possessions

Walk the plank

Man overboard

Slapstick comedy

Fight

  • Swashbuckling fights with swords
  • Load and fire canons
  • Swing on ropes from ship to ship

Scrub the decks

Climb the rigging

Hoist the ‘Jolly Roger’ or ‘skull and crossbones’

Media

  • Music

    Composer: Zimmer/Badelt
    Album: Pirates of the Caribbean –
    Trilogy (Soundtrack)
    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
    (2007) Silva Screen

    Track 1: ‘Fog bound’
    Track 3: ‘The Black pearl’
    Track 11: ‘Skull and crossbones’

    Pirates of the Caribbean –
    At World’s End

    Track 4: ‘Multiple Jacks’
    Track 13: ‘Drink up Me hearties Yo Ho’

    Captain Pugwash Theme tune

    www.britishcouncil.org/kids-songs-pirates-popup.htm

    Artist: Christopher Benstead
    Track 20: ‘Around the World Part 3’
    Album: Music for Dance
    The Early Years Vol. 2. 2010.
    www.musicfordance.net/

  • DVD/Books/Poems

    DVDs

    Hook, Sony Pictures Home
    Entertainment (1992)

    Books

    Wells, C., ‘The Pirate Poodle’

    Stein, E., ‘The Rainy Day’

    Stevenson, R. L., Treasure Island:
    Oxford Children’s Classics (2007)

    Jones, C., Barti Smarti (2007)
    (Also available on CD)