Teach like a pirate

Yo ho! Yo ho! It's a pirate's life for me. What qualifies as treasure to teachers? Student engagement? Student learning? Student’s remembering what we’ve taught? If student engagement and learnin

There have been so many wonderful book study groups happening this summer, but we were gone for many of them and it just seems like I am now starting to get caught up on all of these fabulous books! I'm starting a little series over the next few weeks to review my favorite take-aways from all of them and calling it What I'm Reading Wednesday! This Week's Book: Teach Like a PIRATE by Dave Burgess When it comes to books for teaching, I *love* reading books about practical, hands-on ways to…

So many activities for a kindergarten or preschool pirate theme! I love that there are ideas for pretend play, snacks, literacy, art and crafts, and science. These will definitely be a part of my pirate lesson plans. #FunADay #PreschoolActivities #PirateTheme #SummerCamp #Preschoolers

Stand and Deliver What? Teachers are professional speakers? Come to think of it, we are. I find it fascinating that I can be so at ease...

Ahoy Mateys, I woke up this morning forgetting all about National Talk like a Pirate Day. I was stumbling through which prompt would be good for our Fun Fr ...

With International Talk Like a Pirate Day just around the corner (September 19th), we decided to bring a bit of pirate fun to our classroom this year. One question my kids wanted to know was,

Tweet Welcome to part one of Teach Like a Pirate Book Study! It is not to late to join in, so if you are looking for some inspiration for your teaching, grab a copy of the book and join our discussion! Feel free to leave your discussion in the comments or if you have a blog and want to do a post about it, leave a link in the comments. Teach Like a Pirate Here is the posting schedule July 12 Passion and Immersion July 19 Rapport and Ask and Analyze July 26 Transformation and Enthusiasm August…

UPDATE! I updated the google site that goes with this book study to be more user friendly with a retro vibe! Feel free to make a copy or use this one for your book study! Retro Teach Like a Pirate Book Study Site Retro Bookmarks Retro Walk the Plank Questions The first huge professional development I led for my teachers in the my new gig as Curriculum Leader was starting a book club. My amazing admin invested in a book for every teacher and gave their full support by participating in the…

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International Talk Like a Pirate Day is more than just a silly holiday where people are supposed to talk like pirates...okay, no, it's really just a silly holiday where people are supposed to take a

“Why are pirates called pirates?” “They just arrrrrrrrrr.” Do you love a good pirate joke like we do? Pirate jokes and really jokes, in general, are a great way to lighten the mood and have fun with those around you!

Over 50 Funny Pirate Sayings for Kids, Perfect For Talk Like A Pirate Day. Let's Find Out What do Pirate Words Mean?

Passion. Enthusiasm. Excitement. The unexpected.If you haven't read Dave Burgess's book "Teach Like a PIRATE", you're missing out on the inspiration and

A blog for teachers to find example questions and ideas for different reading skills and strategies for over 100 different picture books.

Pirate songs for kids are as fun as they are educational! These pirate songs for preschoolers are also perfect for toddlers and kindergarten.

So, it's almost International Talk Like a Pirate Day, aye! 19th September is a day where we should all be talking like pirates apparently, savvy? This isn't something I have ever tried before in all honesty, but I'm so curious to see my students' reaction

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

This quick pirate unit study will be tops on your student's list of favorites for the school year. It's full of literature and project-based learning ideas.