Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Pirates

Our theme this week is pirates! We had some very impressive pirate crew members at our storytime's this week!





Books:

Toddler Books:
Twenty-Six Pirates: An Alphabet Book - Dave Horowitz
Bubble Bath Pirates - Jarrett Krosoczka
I Love Boats - Flora McDonnell
Pirate Nap: A Book of Colors - Danna Smith

Preschool Books:
Pirate, Viking, & Scientist - Jared Chapman
Pirates Love Underpants - Claire Freedman 
The Night Pirates - Peter Harris
Bubble Bath Pirates - Jarrett Krosoczka

Rhymes/Fingerplays/Songs:

If You're a Pirate and You Know It (Tune: "If You're Happy and You Know It"):
If you're a pirate and you know it, swab the deck (swish, swish)
If you're a pirate and you know it, swab the deck (swish, swish)
If you're a pirate and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If you're a pirate and you know it, swab the deck (swish, swish)
Other verses:
Walk the plank (stomp, stomp)
Shout, "Ahoy" (AHOY!)
Source: Born Librarian

The Pirate Wore His ____ Patch (Tune: "Mary Wore Her Red Dress"):
The pirate wore his red patch, red patch, red patch,
The pirate wore his red patch all day long.
Other verses:
Blue patch, Green patch, Yellow patch, etc.
Source: Storytime Katie
*I laminated a pirate head and several different colored patches. This was a fun one and easy for parents/caregivers to catch on. 

Pirate Ships:
There are so many pirate ships rocking on the sea.
What colored pirate ship do you see? 
Keep adding colored pirate ships...

There are so many pirate ships rocking on the sea.
How many pirate ships do you see?
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5!
Source: Roving Fiddle Head KidLit
*One of my awesome Library Assistants found this rhyme and made different colored ships for us to use.

Polly, come out to play!
Polly, polly, come out to play,
What colored pirate ship are you hiding behind today?
*A variation of our "Mouse Behind the House" game. Using the same colored ships from above, we hid a pirate's parrot, Polly, behind one of the colored ships and played a hiding game.

Five Pirates on a Treasure Chest
Five pirates on a treasure chest, 
One jumped off and four are left.
Four pirates on a treasure chest,
One stepped down and three are left.

Three pirates on a treasure chest,
One twirled off and two are left.
Two pirates on a treasure chest,
One climbed down and one is left.

One pirate on a treasure chest,
He was pushed off and none are left!
No pirates on the treasure chest,
"Yo, Ho, HO! Now the treasure is all mine!" 
Source: Storytime Katie
*Mine is a variation of Storytime Katie's flannel. You can substitute whatever action you feel in the mood to do during storytime!

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