How to Go on a Pirate Field Trip With Your Class

Each year, towards the end of the year, I teach a "Pirate" thematic unit in my Kindergarten classroom. The kids absolutely love it. There is so much pirate material out there that it will not be hard for you to fill up a thematic unit. Here is how I end the thematic unit and the year. This field trip requires a lot of coordination and a really fun dad to play the part of the pirate. This is a day that my kids never, ever forget! Yours won't either.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Have the kids find the pirate maps early in the week.

2. 

   Buy some "eye black" from a a sporting goods store to paint the kids' pirate beards on. This is the stuff that baseball players wear under their eyes when they play.

3. 

   Give the kids pirate beards and scars. Also, order pirate bandanas online from a company such as Oriental Trading (see Resources below).

4. 

   Find a dad who can play the pirate and you chase/follow him to the treasure. We do our treasure hunt at the beach, but you can easily do it at a park or even on your campus.

5. 

   Create maps for the kids to follow.

6. 

   Have each child dig in a designated spot and find his/her own treasure! I fill each box with stuff from the 99 Cents store. Every box is identical.

Resources

• Oriental Trading
• Rock and Roll Kindergarten