My pirate adventure logbook Key Stage 1 – My Pirate Adventure My pirate adventure logbook pirate name: __________________ (real name: ________________ ) Teachers’ notes Invent a pirate alias Have the children create their own ‘pirate identity’ drawing inspiration from images of famous pirates in the online ‘Popular Pirates Hall of Infamy’ gallery.   Pirate fact: Pirates didn’t use their real names. Often, they tried to cultivate a fearsome or memorable image and reputation The cover page’s illustrated pirate could be replaced with a favourite pirate image, or removed to leave room for pupils to draw their own pirate. Or children could insert a photograph of themselves dressed as a pirate.

My pirate ship Ship name: ________________ jolly roger deck stern bow Key Stage 1 – My Pirate Adventure My pirate ship jolly roger deck stern bow anchor sail mast Parts of your ship Teachers’ notes Pirate ship vocabulary mat Have children personalize their pirate ship by giving it a name. They should also complete the vocabulary activity by connecting the different parts of their ship to the relevant words. Parts of the ship: Mast – pole that holds up a sail Bow – the front of the ship Sail – fabric supported by the mast used to propel a sailing vessel Anchor – device used to connect a vessel to the bed of a body of water, to keep it from drifting Stern – the rear of the ship Jolly roger – a pirate’s flag Crow’s nest – lookout at the top of the mast Hull – the outer shell of the ship; it’s watertight to keep the ship afloat Bowspirit – pole or spar pointing forward from the bow of the ship  Pirate fact: Pirates often gave their ships unfriendly names to intimidate their victims. See the list below Have the children think creatively about naming their ship. See below for a few actual ship names, taken from Terry Deary’s Horrible Histories Handbook, Pirates (Scholastic, 2006):   Ship Pirate Black Joke Benito de Soto Queen Anne’s Revenge Blackbeard Night Rambler Captain Cooper Snap Dragon Captain Goldsmith Speedy Return John Bowen Draw a line from the words to the correct part of your pirate ship Ship name: ________________

My pirate flag Teachers’ notes Design a Jolly Roger Key Stage 1 – My Pirate Adventure My pirate flag Teachers’ notes Design a Jolly Roger Have the children design their own pirate flag, also known as a Jolly Roger. This helps pupils develop pirate identities that can be used later in writing their own stories.   Illustrations of real Jolly Rogers help inspire students’ creativity. They are from an 18th century book on piracy in the West Indies and are part of the National Maritime Museum’s print collection.

My pirate adventure checklist Key Stage 1 – My Pirate Adventure My pirate adventure checklist Stick your picture here Stick your picture here Stick your picture here Stick your picture here pieces-of-eight anchor pistol coat Stick your picture here Stick your picture here Stick your picture here Stick your picture here biscuits hat sword telescope Teachers’ notes Pirate adventure checklist – vocabulary matching activity Print out the colourful images of objects from the museum collection (next slide) and have the children stick them onto their ‘pirate adventure checklist’   The objects and items introduced here are reincorporated into the model pirate story in Activity 2 – Retelling and writing a pirate story, and so offer good preparation for the later activity. Stick your picture here Stick your picture here Stick your picture here Stick your picture here treasure map ship compass

Pirate adventure checklist – vocabulary matching activity Key Stage 1 – My Pirate Adventure Teachers’ notes Pirate adventure checklist – vocabulary matching activity These objects and items can also be viewed in the Pirates in Pictures online glossary