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Ship, Captain, and Crew Dice Game
Hold a mini-tournament for families to play this dice game. You need five dice and a cup
for each team. Each player rolls all five dice. Look at the dice and see if you have a six. If
you get the six, you have the ship. You need a five for the captain and a four for the crew.
However, you must have the ship before you can get a captain and the captain before you
can get a crew. So unless you roll a six in the first throw, you have to throw again. If you
roll a six and want to secure your ship, take that die out of the cup and roll four dice.
Each player can have three rolls in one turn. If the player can’t get a ship, captain, and
crew within the three rolls, he scores zero points for that round. After rolling the 6, 5, and
4, your score is determined by the total of the two dice that are left. Play five rounds. The
winner is the player with the highest score after five rounds. Award that player the
“America’s Library Cup” or another trophy. Sets of five dice and a cup and small plastic
trophies are available from Oriental Trading Company, www.orientaltrading.com. Give
the sets to each family at the end of the game so that they can continue to play at home.
Videos/DVDs/Films
If you have public performance rights, show these videos and DVDs, or segments of
them, to the children. Otherwise, display them for home use. Times are indicated for the
entire film.
Adventures of Zimbo: Boats. (30 minutes)
Call It Courage. (24 minutes)
Where Do You Think You are Going, Christopher Columbus? (35 minutes)
Web sites
Captain Chaos
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/spl/hi/other_sports/02/americas_cup/sailing_game/ht
ml/game.stm
Navigate the waves in a race against the clock in this “America’s Cup” game provided by
the BBC.
Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History
www.ccmuseumedres.com
Replicas of Columbus’ ships are housed at this museum. The web site includes a number
of activities, coloring sheets, and maps.
Professional Resources
Family Storytime: Twenty-four Creative Programs for All Ages by Rob Reid. Also
available online through NetLibrary, a TexShare resource.
Fun-To-Make Crafts for Every Day edited by Tom Daning.