Make a Splash READ

Video/DVD
! The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything: A Veggie Tales Movie. Universal, 2008. DVD. (60
minutes) Rated G. Larry the Cucumber, Mr. Lunt, and Pa Grape find themselves on the ride of
their lives when they are mysteriously whisked back to the time when pirates ruled the high seas.
Very silly songs.
Web Sites
! Angry Chicken. angrychicken.typepad.com/angry_chicken/2008/04/mermaids.html. A blog
posting with instructions for sewing mermaid clothes for dolls.
! Debbie’s Unit Factory. www.themeunits.com/Pirates_song.html. Lyrics to “This Pirate.”
! Edible Fires. guidezone.e-guiding.com/edible.htm. Directions for making an edible fire.
! Family Fun Jet Boat. jas.familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts?page=craftDisplay&craftid=10746.
Directions for making a balloon-powered boat.
! Hyperion Books for Children. www.hyperionbooksforchildren.com/percy_jackson_eventkit.pdf.
This site is virtually the same as Rick Riordan’s (below), but it includes a reader’s theater script
from The Titan’s Curse.
! Parachute Play. www.tarheeltriad.org/Bright Ideas/Parachute Play.pdf. Several games to play
with play parachutes.
! Rick Riordan. www.rickriordan.com/Event_Kit_Riordan.doc. An event kit of ideas for a Percy
Jackson party based on the “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” books by Rick Riordan. Also,
you’ll find easy art and writing project ideas submitted by schools at
www.rickriordan.com/index.php/books-for-children/a-teachers-guide-to-percy/project-ideas-forthe-percy-jackson-series.
Talk Like a Pirate. www.talklikeapirate.com. Information and more about Talk Like a Pirate Day. Includes
pirate vocabulary lists, links to pirate name generators, games, and more. Some content is adult, but
material suitable for children can be found.
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