Pirates – Preschool – LIBRIONYIAN

Introduction	Welcome – Bienvenidos
Book	Kindergarrrten Bus by Mike Ornestein
Finger Rhyme	Ten Little Pirates Ten little pirates stood in a row, (Hold up 10 fingers.) They bowed to their heads to the captain so! (Lower and raise fingers.) They marched to the left; (March hands to left.) They marched to the right. (March hands to right.) They shouted yo ho! (Cup hand by mouth.) And gave their captain a fright. (Hands over heart.) Source: Sunflower Storytime
Book	Squirrel Me Timbers by Louise Pigott
ASL	Boat, Water
Action Rhyme	Yo-Ho a Pirate’s Gold A jumping we will go, (jump) A jumping we will go, Yo-ho a pirate’s gold, A jumping we will go. A swimming we will go, (pretend to swim) A swimming we will go, Yo-ho a pirate’s gold, A swimming we will go. Running, dancing, spinning, etc Source: Artsy Toddler Storytimes
Action Rhyme	Row Your Pirate Ship Row, row, row your ship, gently across the sea, (pretend to row) Yo-ho, yo-ho, a pirate’s life at sea. Scrub, scrub, scrub the deck, gently across the sea. Yo-ho, yo-ho, a pirate’s life at sea. Furl, furl, furl your sail, gently across the sea, (move hand over hand as if pulling a rope). Yo-ho, yo-ho, a pirate’s life at sea. Sway, sway, sway your ship, gently across the sea, (sway body side to side) Yo-ho, yo-ho, a pirate’s life at sea. Source: Cannot remember where I obtained this rhyme from.
Action Rhyme	Walk the Plank I placed a large wooden board plank on a blue sheet and threw my shark puppet on the ground. I played Baby Shark while the kids walked across the plank. Source: Fun-a-Day
Dance Song	Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Dance Song	The Silly Pirate Song by Jack Hartmann
Cool Down	ABCs, Count to 10
Goodbye Song	It’s Time to Say Goodbye