Pirate Themed Activities and Resources for Speech and Language Therapy

I enjoy International Talk Like a Pirate Day as much as my students. To be honest, I enjoy it so much that I turn it from a one-day event into a one or two-week event! I get into it too by dressing up in my pirate hat and my eye patch (as long as I can stand it). One of my favorite childhood memories in school was my math and science teacher, Mr. Larson, dressing up as a mad scientist and playing the part. I hold on to that memory and I have incorporated being silly and dressing up into my therapy sessions whenever I can! Talk Like a Pirate Day is the perfect time to do so!

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I wanted to share with you pirate-themed resources that you can incorporate into your own therapy sessions and make planning therapy that much simpler for you!

PIRATE THEMED BOOKS for LITERACY-BASED THERAPY:

• The Grumpy Pirate by Corinne Demas
• Pirates Go To School by Corinne Demas
• Are Pirates Polite? by Corinne Demas & Artemis Roehrig
• Grandma and the Pirates by Phoebe Gilman
• Pirates Don’t Change Diapers by Melinda Long
• How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long
• The Pirates Next Door by Johnny Duddle
• There Was an Old Pirate Who Swallowed a Map by Lucille Colandro

PIRATE THEMED RESOURCES:

• Pirate: No Prep Speech & Language- Target the most common articulation errors in all word positions and in mixed pages, and language skills such as functions, verbs, synonyms, and categories using dice and spinner games.
• Pirate Articulation Mystery Pictures- Target articulation in all word positions and with mixed positions pages while practicing fine motor skills. This resource is perfect with mixed groups, extra practice at home, or as a resource within your speech and language station.
• Pirate: Articulation Crack the Code- Target articulation sounds in all word positions by cracking the code with three different levels of difficulty. When done, students can also decode the positive secret message.

PIRATE THEMED SONGS:

• If You Want to Be a Pirate Song by The Kidboomers – Kids Music Channel
• Over the Deep Blue Sea by Super Simple Songs
• Silly Pirate Song by Jack Hartmann Kids Music Channel
• We are the Pirates by Bounce Patrol – Kids Songs

PIRATE THEMED VIDEOS:

• Pirate Facts for Kids by Fun Facts for Kids
• How to Speak Like a Pirate by South Florida PBS

PIRATE THEMED BOARD GAMES (BG) and ONLINE GAMES (O):

• Pirate Talk Receptive and Expressive Language Game by Super Duper (BG)
• Pop Up Pirate by Tomy (BG)
• Don’t Rock the Boat by Play Monster (BG)
• Operation Pirate Jake and the Neverland Pirates Edition by Hasbro (BG)
• Peg + Cat Hungry Pirates (O)- Turn the volume down so that students can give you instructions on finding the treasure chest. Students can also target sentence formulation and asking/answering wh-questions about the scene that pops up after they find the treasure chest.
• Pirate-themed Educational Games on Baamboozle (O) – target vocabulary, vocalic -ar words, story comprehension, etc..