A fun Free Printable pack of learning activities with an exciting Pirate theme. Kids will enjoy mastering skills with this pack.

Use this free printable pirate I spy activity page to help keep kids busy, learning, and entertained while you try to get some work done.

Ahoy Pirates! Transform your classroom with perfect resources- Pirate reading passages, an elementary breakout, a STEM Challenge, & nonfiction task cards!

Pirate treasure slime is an easy slime recipe. Pirate themed sensory activities for kids are always a hit with toddlers and preschoolers.

Captain’s Orders is a great group game for kids as it get’s children moving and thinking…fast! The faster the game commands are called, the faster (and funnier!) the actions become! The game can be easily adapted by reducing or increasing the number and complexity of the commands, which makes a great game to play with...

I'm so excited to share this Vintage Treasure Map Craft Tutorial (X Marks the Spot!) with you. This is great for a kids who loves pirates, or an X letter theme!

Pirates offer many fascinating science topics - boat engineering, star navigation, and cartography. We greatly enjoy looking closely at different aspects of pirates' lives and doing related hands-on activities. As you can see from our pictures below, we had a lot of fun. And you will too! Besides our own activities, I included the best science-related, pirate-themed

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Let’s welcome back, Kyle, as our guest on the Make, Take & Teach blog! This week’s theme at our preschool was Pirates with Dads. As a room mom, I was nominated to set up a Photo Booth and take pictures of the Dads and little pirates together. We love pirates at our house and have […]

Fun pirate crafts for kids, and pirate activities for talk like a pirate day. Also get pirate themed printable packs

A fun Free Printable pack of learning activities with an exciting Pirate theme. Kids will enjoy mastering skills with this pack.

Our second activity at the party involved hunting for treasure in a bucket of goo. Technically the goo was Gelli Baff slime stuff. Each ...

These fizzing treasure chests are perfect for your preschool pirate theme or summer camp. Lots of learning fun with this pirate science experiment!

Print out these Pirate Treasure Hunt Free printables! These is also a list of pirate birthday party games for your little pirate!

A collection of location and mapping worksheets. These resources support the teaching of cardinal and ordinal directions, grid referencing, prepositional words, reading legends and more.

DIY pirate hooks (made using dollar store supplies). Great for parties and pretend play.

These wrist parakeets are super simple to make, require very few art supplies, and…are amazingly adorable, yes? They’re also tough. Thanks to their sturdy pipe cleaner tethers, these pa…

Archaeology is a great way to incorporate Science and History together at the same time. There are so many types of historical artifacts you can learn about that can tie into your history studies. You can learn about archaeologists as scientists and historians, or you can do a unit study on archaeology digs. I love the freedom that homeschooing gives us that we can learn about any subject that interests our children!

Make nightly story time even more fun with this bedtime story shadow puppets tutorial with free printable template!

Try these simple, fun, and frugal kitchen science experiments with your kids! Each experiment requires common kitchen ingredients, recyclables, and/or kitchen scraps that were going into the trash anyway. These fantastic STEM activities are wonderful to use as science fair projects or in classroom science centers.

Five engineering challenges for kids – with wooden clothespins, binder clips, and craft sticks! It’s a simple STEM activity that kids of all ages will love. Move over, expensive building sets! These simple materials were a huge hit with my boys. The first time we got them out, Owen (almost 7) spent well over an […]

Last year the cup stack was one of my FAVORITE team building activities (see post here). So, naturally, I wanted to give it another shot! The Cup Stack is a fun, yet challenging activity that promotes team work. The supplies are basic: cups, string, rubber bands. I go ahead and tie the string to the rubber bands so it is ready to go. I make a few for groups of 4 and a few for groups of 5, this way no matter what the numbers are in the classroom I can make it work. I start by asking students what teamwork is. What does it look like? sound like? feel like? We brainstorm a list of ideas that I hang in the classroom for students to refer to. Each class comes up with a variety of ideas, but they all center around the same theme. Then I introduce their challenge. I start off my admitting that this will be a frustrating activity. We discuss ways to handle our stress and feelings that arise when others make a mistake or don't do what we want them to do. I model that they will each be given 6 cups and a rubberband with strings attached to it. Their job is to stack the cups into a design by only holding onto their individual string. I demonstrate that when everyone pulls on their string the rubberband opens wider, and vice versa. I also show them the challenges of picking up a cup that has tipped on its side or fallen on the floor. No matter what happens, they must follow the one rule: YOU CAN ONLY TOUCH YOUR STRING. No touching the rubber band, no touching the cup, and no touching other group member's strings. I reinforce how communication is so important in order to reach the goal. Then I set them off. Here are some videos and pics. After about 10-15 minutes, we pause and reflect on our experiences. I ask them to rate their group on how well they worked together using the ideas we wrote at the beginning of the lesson. I ask them what went well for their group. I also ask them what didn't go well for their group. We talk about different strategies and ways we an handle ourselves when things don't go the way we want them to. Throughout the activity I walk around and facilitate positive communication, so I usually have a few examples to help springboard the discussion.

A quick Pinterest search yielded all these creative people who made giant cardboard pirate ships, so we decided we needed one, too!

Set up a fun High Frequency Words Pirate Secret Code Hunt using simple, DIY materials with a pirate treasure map, click to get your free printable!

STICK RAFT BUILDING STEM CHALLENGE - Can you build a raft that really floats? How much weight can it carry? Stretch kids' skills and engage them with Nature.

A Popsicle Stick Catapult is a super simple science and craft activity to do with the kids. We always have lots of lolly sticks (popsicle sticks) left to us ...

Below are the top 5 toys our kiddos LOVE! If you want to add some new toys to your shelves consider these! Our students always work hard for a chance to play with these toys. Remember, we mostly see preschool and elementary age children so the following may not be appropriate for all ages. Even if you are not a “speechie” but just looking for fun toys for the kids, these are great! (We are not getting money for endorsing the toys. We just really like them!) Leave a comment and tell us what toys your students/kids love! Image from kaboodle.com 5. Lucky Ducks – Kids absolutely LOVE this game! But beware. It makes noise. A lot-o-ducks-quacking noise. Our best advice is to buy the new edition that is quieter than the original. It may cost a little more, but trust me your sanity is more valuable. Kids pick a duck out of the pond to see if the color/shape matches their card. Image from kaboodle.com 4. Fisher Price Piggy Bank – Another kiddo fave. The pig counts as you drop the coins in and sings different songs. But don’t worry; you have the option of turning the sound off if your nerves can’t handle it that day (at least until your student figures out how to work the button and then you’re dunzo). It is spectacular for ABA therapy. It is an instant reward that is quick so you can get back to work. We happen to come across this pig at a thrift store for $1.25. Best. Purchase. Ever. Image from piratesuperstore.com 3. Pop Up Pirate – This is a great game for both preschoolers and older kids (We have 5th graders that love this). Warning: The pirate really does “pop up” (shocking we know!) so don’t let it startle you! (One of the Speech Ladies may or may not have jumped in her chair on occasion when the pirate “popped”.) Image from Harrisburg.craiglist.org 2. Playskool Mailbox – There is so much you can do with this! Mail away artic cards, tokens, or letters. And the kids love to open the mailbox to pull it all out! This is the old school version so we’re sure the new version is even better! There are holes for the kids to drop in the blocks, but we lost those long, long ago. Image from superduperinc.com 1. Chipper Chat – This is another fantastic toy for ABA therapy. There are different cards to choose from and when your student fills theirs up or has completed the number of trials you set, then they can use the magic wand to pick up all the chips! The kids are amazed by the wand every time. Seriously. They will turn it over and over trying to figure out how it works. Too cute!

Last Friday we had a pirate party. It was a big hit!! We all dressed up like pirates and said "Aaargh" all day long. I used Babbling Abby's ...

Learn all about pirates, looting, and more with these pirate facts for kids. Plus free printables and activities for even more fun!

Free Spring music and movement activities for teachers in music, preschool, home, and kindergarten classes.

Every summer crafting experience should include making some faux parchment paper, don't you think? And we're here to help you! We, meaning me, the photographer, and my almost 11 year old daughter, the crafter! See this roll of parchment paper,that...

As many of you know, my family and I are expecting baby number three in just a few short weeks. As I take some time off from work and blogging to spend time with my family both before and after my new son’s birth, I am thrilled to share with you some amazing posts written […]

10 Swallows and Amazons inspired crafts inspired by the new Swallows and Amazons film #SwallowsAndAmazons

Let's take a pirate breath with our children and teach them to use their special pirate sigh to relax their bodies and minds.

Build marshmallow and spaghetti towers to learn about strong shapes and stable structures. A wonderfully sticky STEM challenge

Four supplies - five if your kids are artistic - are all it takes to make artificial fish swim. This was loads of fun, which is my favorite...