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Teach Like a Pirate Book Study Pacific Academy Middle School 2017-18
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 implement new strategies in my classroom. When it comes to books I read for fun, I *love* reading books that inspire, motivate, and challenge me to do more and be more. This book does all of the above and then some!! I love that this book is divided up into two sections: the first is Burgess' "manifesto" and the second half is full of practical ways that you can start implementing PIRATE strategies in your classroom. In the first half of the book, Burgess explains what it means to "Teach like a PIRATE" and uses the word as an acronym for what it looks like on a daily basis in your classroom. PIRATE teachers show: Click the image to get your free copy of this poster. Each of these sections are defined in a way that not only makes it easy for you to see using in your classroom, but also includes a call to action! This call is what spoke to me the most in these early chapters. I think it is often so easy to get bogged down in the negatives of our profession: tests, data, paperwork, unfair treatment from the media, etc. These chapters challenged me to remember my passion, always seek new challenges, look for new ways to engage and energize my students and my teaching, and more. This half is the perfect back-to-school read to get you "in the zone" to have your best, most positive year yet!! The second half of the book is focused on how you can incorporate PIRATE-ness in your class. Burgess is a high school teacher, but his techniques are easy to implement in elementary school, too! In fact, maybe even easier since our kiddos are younger :) What I love is that he stresses these aren't "one size fits all" approaches, but something you can pick and choose to start transforming the way you deliver instruction. In fact, I bet that if you're reading and/or writing teaching blogs, a lot of what he suggests are things you may do in your classroom anyway, but his lists are far more extensive and out-of-the-box than I could generate as I make lesson plans! One highlight in this second half are the "Hooks" teachers can use to draw the class' attention to the lesson and keep them highly engaged. He goes through tons and offers specific suggestions from his own class to show how these can be done in a variety of ways. Here's a quick list I made that I plan on keeping near my desk so that I can remember to include a hook or two (maybe more!) throughout my day: Click the image to get your free copy of these sheets. The bottom has some empty lines to add new ones that may pop up as you endeavor on this journey :) I also found a wonderful blog post from the 2 Smart Wenches and they have put together and even more handy-dandy list of hooks (on a binder ring, so you know I'm sold!): Click the image above to be taken to their post and grab these for free! As you can see, they participated in a *fabulous* book study put on by Third Grade Tidbits and Rowdy in First Grade that I highly recommend you check out, since they go into each of the chapters in detail. Another fabulous resource is a video that Elizabeth from Fun in Room 4B posted on her Facebook page that really shows you the dynamic personality of Dave Burgess and how his passion and enthusiasm are contagious! I love this conversation put on by Edu All-Stars and I definitely plan on attending one of the #TLAP Twitter chats. Continuing the conversation with educators who are also "PIRATE"s and who desire to motivate, innovate, and inspire is so powerful! If you're interested in Dave Burgess' book, it's available on Amazon: For those of you who have read Teach Like a PIRATE, what was your biggest takeaway? I'd love for you to share in the comments below! Aaaarrrgh!! ;)
Last year Talk Like a Pirate Day snuck up on me - not this year! I'm planning ahead!! First up - a morning message to get the day started. Students will solve the message using a secret pirate code. I may put it on the Smartboard and solve as a class, but perhaps I'll print them each a copy. Once I meet my new class I'll decide. You can download a copy here for FREE. :) Then, we'll do some pirate talking with this YouTube video. Students will have a chance to learn some pirate sayings. I've created a new math activity that I think will become a go-to math station. I created my game board on a remnant two by four to resemble a plank, but paper would work too! This race to the treasure game will have students trying to walk the plank. It is easy to differentiate with dice, spinner or even a deck of cards. The possibilities are endless once the game is created! Really, who can resist these pirates?!? You can find this activity HERE in my TPT store. I'll also be using my Tens and Ones Mystery Picture for some place value practice that you can learn more about HERE. Then there's this song for talking like a pirate ... I have created a new Pinterest board to pin more ideas for Talk Like a Pirate Day. You can follow me on that board HERE. Did you know that Talk Like a Pirate Day has been celebrated on September 19th since 2002? As always, I'd love to give away 3 copies of my newest learning pack (Walk the Plank Math Game). I'll send a copy to the first 3 people who leave a comment with their email on this post.
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 in front of a big group of students and then terrified when speaking to a small group of adults. Now, over the years I have become more comfortable with the latter, but it took me some time and practice. Which is how I see integrating hooks into my lessons. I know it is not the quantity of hooks I use, but using just the right hook at the right time and lesson can have a profound affect on my students learning. And at the same time allowing their excitement and motivation about learning to sky rocket. The six Stand and Deliver hooks are honed in to bring out that inner presenter and draw students in. Advanced Tactics Advanced tactics are just that- tools to enhance what we are teaching but not replacing the interaction between students and teacher. Burgess brings up a great point with the use of technology. As educators, we should definitely be exposing our students to the amazing technology that is available and incorporating that technology into our practice, but not allow that technology to facilitate as the teacher. It is that interaction between teacher and students that is the "magic." It's this interaction that helps create those Aha! moments for students. Around the Edges These hooks sound like a fun experience for the students and the teacher as well :) Yet, they go beyond that to the kind of environment we create in our classrooms. I have focused on this area in my teaching for some time. Challenging myself to create an environment that is welcoming, safe, and collaborative. The hooks Burgess presents here, will enhance my current practice. One of the hooks I am looking forward to using is the Contest Hook. I think it will help to build community and a healthy sense of competition. Wow! I cannot wait to get started. How about you? I have completed my project of bringing you an easy, go to place where you can find the hooks presented by Burgess. They will be more meaningful if you have read the book and Burgess's examples. Really, his examples brought each hook to life. Don't miss out on that. I did not laminate mine because I want to be able to jot down my own examples. I hope you find them useful. Here what they look like. Please let me know what you think. Just click on the pick to download.
Talk Like A Pirate Day activities with pirate books, pirate lesson plans, free pirate printables, and lots more fun for September 19th.
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Today's post is all about Pirate Freeze Dance and Music Activities for Talk Like a Pirate Day. Fun and creative ideas for elementary music class.
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Sketchnoting is a powerful way to visually and graphically document ideas. It improves retention, helps draw meaning, allows an opportunity for content to be processed in different ways, and…is also just plain fun. In honor of World Sketchnote Day (#snday2018), I would love to share the amazing work of Monica Spillman from Rome, Georgia. Monica […]
Look at the ship. What are the pirates doing? Fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Continuous. Then match the descriptions to the numbers in the picture. Key provided - ESL worksheets
