2007 Printable Manual - Texas State Library and Archives ...

Sail Away With Books!
available for the “Blue Fish, Blue Fish” flannel board in the 2004 Texas Reading Club Manual,
www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/projects/trc/2004/manual/internal_chapters/toddler_sea.htm.
Nametags
Gold Coins
Cut out or die-cut large yellow circles. Punch a hole at the top and thread through yarn. Write
children’s name on them. The children can also decorate their gold coins.
Displays
Treasure Chest
Use a large cardboard box to create a treasure chest. Cover the box with brown or gold kraft or
wrapping paper. Decorate the chest with plastic beads, plastic toy coins, carnival jewelry, and
other pirate objects. Display fiction and non-fiction books about pirates in and around the chest.
Decorations
Make large Jolly Roger flags to hang around your library. You can make your library look like a
ship by using large pieces of white paper or cloth to make sails that hang from the ceiling.
Display toy boats around your library. A pattern for making boats is provided at the end of this
chapter. Images of Jolly Roger flags can be found at the Brethren of the Coast Pirate Flag web
site at www.geocities.com/captcutlass/Flag.html or at the Blackbeard Lives web site at
www.blackbeardlives.com/day1/jolly.shtml.
Refreshments
Serve vanilla sandwich or wafer cookies and declare them to be “Sea Biscuits.” You can also
serve tropical punch or lemonade and call it “grog,” Hershey Nuggets or other gold and silver
wrapped candy, and chocolate gold coins. For take-home snacks check out party stores for skull
shaped lollipops and candy necklaces. Keep in mind that some children have allergies, so retain
the packaging for easy reference and have alternatives that do not include chocolate or nuts.
Fingerplays
Use the fingerplays, Catching a Fish and When I Was One, both located in Let’s Do Fingerplays
by Marion Grayson. You might also want to use the fingerplay, Fierce Pirate at
www.thebestkidsbooksite.com/funfingerplay.cfm?fingerplayid=285 or Pirates, Pirates adapted
by Leila Raven Parrish in the 2003 Texas Reading Club Manual,
www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/projects/trc/2003/manual/preschool/shivermetimbers.html.
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