Treasure Island Education Pack (PDF) - New Theatre Royal

Education Resource Pack 

Treasure Island is a wonderful book, full of adventures and great descriptions. Our adaptation of 

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children and can be used a as stimulus for Key Stages 1 and 2 teaching. A quick search for 

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This pack is intended as a jumping-off point for activities before you come to see the show and 

follow-up afterwards. The suggested activities can be linked directly to the national curriculum or 

can be used as part of a creative curriculum. 

The New Theatre Royal would like to thank Liz Bradbury of St Swithuns School, Southsea, for her 

invaluable help in preparing this pack. 

Send us your poems and pictures and we will try display them in the theatre for everyone to see. If 

you are coming to see the show � we will be delighted if you come in pirate costumes (see page 

13 for pirate hat and eye-patch pattern). 

Contact Liz Weston on 023 9277 8993 or email lw@newtheatreroyal.com if you want to send us 

your pictures or ask any questions or want more information. 

Contents 

Pirate Poetry, Word Games & Language 2 

Drama, Listening & Speaking 4 

Alternative Means of Communication 5 

Geography 6 

Science 7 

Pirate Maths 9 

History of Piracy 10 

About Robert Louis Stevenson 11 

Pirate Hat Pattern 12 

Milk Carton Pirate Ship 13 

Plastic Pop Bottle Pirate Ship 15 

Pirate Treasure Chest 16 

Pirate Facts 17 

Recipe for Hard Tack Biscuits 18 

Honour Among Thieves � The Pirate Code 19 

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Pirate Poetry, Word Games & Language 

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adjectives beginning with �� 

This can be done in a circle, in small groups or by going round the class. It is also a useful memory 

game, pupils trying to remember all the adjectives in alphabetical order. 

Pirates, Pirates, Pirates 

Here is an easy way to get children to write poetry and think of alliteration and adjectives. 

Give your pupils this format: Pirates, pirates, pirates 

______, _____, _____, 

Pirates ,pirates, pirates 

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describe the pirates � cunning, cold, cruel. 

You can make as many verses as you want! 

Pirates, pirates, pirates 

Cunning, cold, cruel 

Pirates, pirates, pirates 

Lists are a great way of stimulating the imagination 

List 10 things in a �� 

List 10 things in a treasure Chest 

List 10 things on a tropical Island 

Gold coins and a cutlass 

A map and a compass 

A bottle of rum 

An eye-patch 

A big gold watch 

Pieces of eight 

A length of rope and a big heavy weight 

Acrostics � a few examples 

Powerful Cunning Swift 

Interesting Adventurous Happy 

Red Pompous Invisible 

Angry Terrifying Pretty 

Tropical Ambitious 

Exciting Impatient 

Noble 

Pirate Language 

Pirates are well known for speaking exclusively in the present tense. So your students could have 

fun trying to talk and write in the present tense for a lesson � or a whole day! 

Do you know about International Talk Like a Pirate Day? 

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If you are going to talk like a pirate then you will need some special Pirate words! 

Ahoy �� 

Arr �� 

Aye Yes or okay. 

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Booty treasure, spices, jewels, or anything stolen from another ship 

Jolly Roger a pirate flag usually showing a white skull and crossbones on a black 

background 

Landlubber a person who lives on land and does not sail the Seven Seas 

Matey a friend and/or shipmate 

Mutiny a revolt against authority, especially naval or military power 

Plunder the act of robbery or raiding 

Scallywag a bad person; scoundrel 

Shiver me timbers to express shock or surprise; The idea of timbers shivering comes 

from the shaking sent through the ship by either running around or 

being hit by a cannon ball. 

The Spanish Man referred to the land and waters around the Caribbean during the 17 th 

century when the area was a major location for pirates 

Sprogs untrained recruits; children 

Other ideas for written work and discussion 

Write a postcard from your treasure island 

What other stories do you know about islands? 

What other stories do you know about Pirates? 


Drama, Listening & Speaking 

Circle discussion: 

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What would it be like to be stranded on an Island? 

What would it be like to live on a ship all the time? 

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What can we remember about the story and the characters? 

What were our favourite bits - and why? 

Character games: 

First of all everyone discusses the characters and the actions and the physical positions that best 

sums up the character (there can be more than one for each character). 

Pupils move around the room. 

The teacher calls out the name of the character and the pupils freeze into the action or position for 

that character. 

This can be developed to include facial expressions, sounds and noises. 

Create Your Own Pirate Character 

Pupils create their own pirate character. 

What do they look like? 

How do they stand? 

How do they talk? 

What is their outstanding peculiarity? 

How can you make your pirate different from the others? 

Group work 

Capturing a rival Pirate Ship 

A Mutiny 

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part of the story 

And of course there are lots of Pirate jokes... 

Why are pirates called pirates? 

Because they Aaaar! 

What do Pirates like to drink? 

Cidaaar! 


Alternative means of communication 

and non-verbal communication 

This is a really interesting project to explore. How do ships communicate to each other at sea? 

Nowadays we have telephones and radios but how do people communicate across distances 

without that kind of technology? 

Traffic lights are a simple method of signaling using colour to communicate a meaning. Are there 

any other examples of non-verbal communication /signaling in every day life? 

The means of communication are many and very varied and can be used in all kinds of lessons. 

Morse code can be sent by sound or by lights 

www.scoutscan.com/cubs/morsecode.html has the morse code alphabet and there are numerous 

morse code translator/convertor sites � �� 

r browser. 

Semaphore uses 2 flags held in different positions 

www.inter.scoutnet.org/semaphore/semaphore.html has the semaphore alphabet 

Then there is the signalling where the design of the flag itself has a meaning 

www.marinade.ltd.uk/2003/flags.shtml has the international flag alphabet 

National flags are a signal or symbol for the country � �� 

Did you know that different pirates had different flags? 

See the following sites for different pirate flags 

www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/pirate-flags.html 

http://www.pirateshold.buccaneersoft.com/pirate_flags.html 

You could invent your own means of signaling using colours or shapes or sounds � or a 

combination of all 3. 

Send your messages to us at lw@newtheatreroyal.com 

More pirate jokes� 

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Geography 

Making treasure maps is great fun. You can give the co-ordinates of where the treasure is buried 

and see how quickly people can find it. Or you can have a treasure hunt with different clues 

leading to the treasure. 

Make a map of your classroom and hide the treasure somewhere � you can then give directions to 

finding it using the points of the compass � 3 metres North, 2 metres East etc. 

(See the science section for details of how to make your own compass) 

Make a map of your Treasure Island showing the main geographical features; mountains, streams, 

coves etc. If you make it to scale you can then make a 3-dimensional model of the island using 

papier mache or cut-out ceiling tiles - they are great for doing contour-lines. 

You can keep a �� 

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written by hand or kept on the computer as a spreadsheet. 

What is it like on the tropical islands of the Caribbean? What plants grow there? What are the 

animals like? 

Why did pirates have parrots? Where did they get them? 

What crops grow in the tropical islands? This can lead into discussing such issues as Slavery and 

Fair Trade. 

The Pirate Map 

You are the captain and crew of a pirate ship. You have captured a large number of pieces of eight 

but you need to bury them because the Spanish and British Navy are chasing you. If you are 

caught with the coins you will be imprisoned. You have sighted an island and decided to hide your 

treasure. Only one very old pirate has ever been on this island but he is too old to leave the ship to 

act as a guide. He has given you a description of the island written on a scroll (see below). You 

have to decide the best location to bury the treasure and accurately mark this hiding place on the 

map with an X. The Captain will use the map to retrieve the treasure at a later date. 

Use the compass to plot the directions and draw out a map based on the description. 

Mark all the geographic landmarks on the map. Mark the direction of North on the map. 

The island is about 500m wide and 1000m long. In the middle there is a large volcano. 

On the Western coast there are steep cliffs with a large number of caves. 

You cannot sail near the beaches at the bottom of the coastline in the west because 

the current is strong and there are many hidden rocks. 

You can land on the Eastern coast where the water is shallow and there are golden 

beaches. 

Behind the beaches on the East coast is dense rain forest which covers the whole of 

the Eastern side of the island. 

There is a path across the island which runs East to North and then North to West in 

order to avoid the volcano. 


Science 

Make your own compass 

You will need: 

Water, a large needle or nail, a magnet, a plastic dish, a cork or polystyrene cup for a float. 

The teacher will need to have checked where North is first 

Step 1 Magnetise the needle by stroking a magnet down the needle 20 times in one 

direction. You can check it has been magnetised by trying to pick up a pin. 

Sometimes it may need 30 strokes. 

Step 2 Put about 2.5cm of water in a plastic dish. 

Step 3 Place a float in the water in the dish. A float can be made by slicing a piece of cork, 

cutting out the bottom of a polystrene cup, or using the plastic cap from ajuice bottle 

or similar. 

Step 4 Lay the magnatised needle on the centre of the float. It is okay if the needle or nail 

extends past the edges of the float. 

Step 5 Wait for the needle to slowly turn and stop. It will point toward magnetic North. 

You can then mark the other points of the compass on the side of the dish and start using it. 

The Cup Compass (even eaiser) 

Tie one end of a piece of thread to the centre of your magnatised needle. 

Tie the other end of the thread to a pencil. 

Place the pencil across the top of a plastic cup with the needle hanging down into the centre of the 

cup. 

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How do we know which way to go? 

Look at the magnet and it will show 

North, South, east or west, 

For finding directions it is the best. 

How does it work? 

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The biggest and strongest magnet of all, 

Compared to it, all the others are quite small. 

Because of its size, its pull is so strong 

that all other magnets are pulled along. 

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Let a magnet find your way to rescue you. 


One Eye or Two? 

You will need: 

10cm x 10cm piece of cardboard with holes punched around the edges 

A shoelace or a piece of string (a shoelace is best) 

An eye patch or a strip of material to cover one eye 

Step 1 Put the eye patch or strip of material over one of your eyes. If you have one eye 

that is weaker than the other, you could take turns with which eye to cover up. 

Step 2 Ask someone to time you while you thread the shoelace through the holes around 

the cardboard. How long did it take? 

Once you are finished, you may unthread the shoelace. 

Step 3 Take the eye patch off. Ask someone to time you while you thread the shoelace 

through the holes in the cardboard again, without the patch. How long did it take 

this time? 

Take turns covering each eye, which eye were you fastest with? How fast could 

you do it with both eyes? 

Outcome 

What happens? 

It takes more time to thread the shoelace through the holes when you only use one eye. 

Why? 

Each eye sees things a little bit differently than the other. Each eye then sends its own information 

to the brain. Our brain then takes the information each eye sends it, puts it together, and forms a 

correct picture. This is called binocular vision. 

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Where does a pirate keep his ship? 

In the Haarrrbour! 


Pirate Maths 

The possibilities are endless - pirate division, multiplication, addition and subtraction. 

For younger children there are simple pirate maths 

Treasure Chest 

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made from paper and a treasure chest. 

You can make a treasure chest from a tea-bag box using the instructions on Page 17 

How much treasure have you got? Can you group the treasure into 2s, count it and write it down. 

Can you group it into 10s, count it and write it down. 

Green emeralds = 

Red rubies = 

Yellow gold = 

White diamonds = 

How much would you have if you took away 1 green jewel? If you added 1 red jewel? 

You can also give each jewel and coin a value. You can write the value on the item or have a 

reference chart. The pupils can work out the total value of the treasure chest. Remove and add 

items to change the value. 

Pirate Ship 

The class is the crew of a pirate ship � �� 

there on the ship? 

The pirate ship is attacked by another pirate ship and half their treasure is taken. How much have 

they got left? 

The pirate ship attacks a rich merchant ship full of treasure worth 25 gold pieces for each pirate � 

how much is the pirate ship worth now? 

How much has each pirate got? 

Dividing the Spoils 

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Boatswain, one share and a half, and all other officers one and one quarter, and private gentlemen 

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(boatswain) and 15 crew. You capture a ship with £1,000 of treasure on board. How much does 

each person get? 

Codes are useful for maths too, where numbers are used instead of letters. 8 1 22 5 1 7 15 ! 

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make it harder for the older children by leaving out the spacing between the words and if they get 

too good remove the spacing between the letters! 


History of Piracy 

This is a very brief history of piracy � but it will give you lots of things to look up and find out more 

about. 

What is meant by �� 

What sort of goods were being transported by the ships the pirates attacked? 

Where did the run-away slaves in Port Royal come from? 

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who attacks ships at sea. 

Piracy was a problem thousands of years before the Spanish began to bring gold, silver, and other 

treasures from the New World back to Spain. Men sailed the seas as pirates when countries 

began to cross the Oceans to trade goods with each other. 

There were powerful pirates who sailed the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas. These pirates set 

up a large pirate nation in the area, which is now Turkey. Barbary corsairs controlled the western 

part of the Mediterranean. Vikings were brave and strong pirates, they sailed all over the Atlantic 

Ocean, but especially terrorized the European coastlines. Pirates were also active in the waters 

surrounding Asia. As ships were built bigger and better and men became braver, piracy began to 

spread into the New World. 

Although piracy has occurred since ancient times, the golden era of piracy was the sixteenth, 

seventeenth and eighteenth centuries on the Mediterranean and Caribbean seas. When the early 

American colonists established successful trade routes to Europe, many pirates turned their 

attention to the Atlantic. There were many famous English pirates, including Francis Drake who 

robbed the Spanish ships coming back from South America and the Caribbean. 

The main pirate base was Port Royal in Jamaica. The British owned Port Royal and they didn't 

interfere in the lives of the pirates. It was filled with runaway slaves, pirates, drunkards, and 

pickpockets. There were at least 44 drinking dens at Port Royal. At the docks pirates could fix 

their ships and trade their stolen goods. Then in 1692, Port Royal was destroyed by an earthquake 

and about 4,000 people died. 

Soon the Europeans began to get tired of the pirates. Steam powered ships were much faster than 

the old ones, which depended on the wind. With these new ships, they were able to chase down 

and capture most of the pirates. The pirates just couldn't out run these powerful new ships. 

Rewards also inspired many people to help capture pirates. 

If a pirate was captured they were sent to prison in England. Those who were sent to England 

usually didn't make it that far, they died of disease on board. If they made it to England they usually 

went to Newgate Prison in London. Newgate Prison was a dirty and foul place to be. Many 

prisoners died from diseases before they could ever be executed. 

Piracy still continues today. The only difference is that modern day pirates use high-tech gadgets 

and rely on stealth rather than brute force. Modern day pirates usually plunder a ship in the middle 

of the night and climb ropes to get on to the deck. It only takes them a few minutes to scourge a 

ship and take all of the valuables. Then they go back into their boats and disappear into the 

darkness. Most of the weapons modern pirates use are speed boats, automatic rifles, and machine 

guns. They make their plans on computers and contact each other by radios. 


Robert Louis Stevenson 

Robert Louis Stevenson was born on November 13, 1850 in 

Edinburgh, Scotland, the only son of respectable middle-class 

parents. Throughout his childhood, he suffered chronic health 

problems that confined him to bed. In his youth, his strongest 

influence was that of his nurse, Allison Cunningham, who often 

read Pilgrim's Progress and The Old Testament to him. In 1867, 

Stevenson entered Edinburgh University as a science student, 

where it was understood that he would follow his father's footsteps 

and become a civil engineer. However, Robert was at heart a 

romantic, and while working towards a science degree, he spent 

much of his time studying French Literature, Scottish history, and 

the works of Darwin and Spencer. When he confided to his father 

that he did not want to become an engineer and instead wished to 

be a writer, his father was quite upset. They settled on a 

compromise, where Robert would study for the Bar exam and if his 

literary ambitions failed, he would have a respectable profession to 

fall back on. 

In the autumn of 1873, Stevenson fell ill, suffering from nervous exhaustion and a severe chest 

condition. His doctor ordered him to take an extended period of rest abroad. For the next six months, he 

convalesced in the South of France, and worked on essays. On his return to Edinburgh, he spent much 

of his time writing book reviews and articles and experimenting with short stories. Slowly but surely, he 

earned a name for himself in journalism and his pieces began appearing in distinguished journals such 

as The Fortnightly Review. While establishing his name as a writer, Stevenson met an American 

married woman, Fanny Vandergrift Osbourne, who was ten years his senior. Osbourne had travelled to 

Europe in an attempt to escape her estranged husband's influence. For three years, Stevenson, who 

was still in ill health, continued his relationship with her and eventually followed her to San Francisco, 

where she divorced her husband and married Stevenson in May 1880. 

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, which recounts a canoeing holiday in Belgium. In 

August 1880, the Stevensons returned to England. He and his wife wintered in the South of France and 

lived in England from 1880-1887, a period of time marked by great literary achievement. 

Stevenson's first n�� Treasure Island�� 

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work was highly popular and he received great critical acclaim. 

Upon his father's death in 1887, Stevenson chose to leave England and sailed for America, where he 

stayed for a year. In May 1888, accompanied by his wife, stepson, and mother, he set sail for the South 

Seas. Stevenson grew so enchanted by the life of the South Seas that in December 1889 he bought an 

estate in Apia, Samoa, convinced that he could never again endure the harsh winters of his native 

Scotland or England. Apia was a perfect location because the climate was tropical but not wild, the 

people were friendly and hard working, and there was good postal service in the country. 

Stevenson lived at his 300-acre estate, Vailima, in the hills of Apia until his death in 1894. While in 

Vailima, Stevenson wrote a great deal, completing two of his finest novellas, "The Beach of Falesa" and 

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left a significant amount of work unfinished. On December 3, 1894 he dictated another installment of a 

novel, seemed in excellent spirits, and was speaking with his wife in the evening when he felt a violent 

pain in his head and lost consciousness. Stevenson had suffered a brain hemorrhage and died a few 

hours later at the age of forty-four. 



Milk Carton Pirate Ship 

This is useful for maths as the pupils will have to measure the cartons in order to work out how 

much paper to use. 

You will need 

2 milk/fruit juice cartons 

2 straws 

Playdough 

Yellow, black and white paper 

Glue, scissors and tape 

Alternative 

Use craft foam instead of paper and you will have a ship that actually floats. 

Step 1 Tape a piece of black paper about ½ way up the 

milk carton as shown in the photo on the right. 

Tape black paper all the way up the back of the 

carton, leaving about 2.5cm sticking up over the 

carton. 

Step 2 Tape white paper over the rest of the carton. 

Stick two blobs of playdough in the centre of the 

pirate ship. 

Step 3 Cut a 5cm or 6cm piece off the bottom of the 

second carton. 

Tape it onto the ship (covering the playdough). 

Poke two holes in it (with a pencil) right above the 

playdough blobs. 

Cover with white paper. 


Step 4 Stick two straws through the holes you poked in the 

top carton. 

Cut two large rectangles and two small rectangles 

from the yellow paper. 

Poke two holes in each rectangle with scissors or a 

hole punch and thread onto the straws as masts. 

Draw windows and a door with markers. 

Cut yellow circles and glue them to the side of the 

ship as portholes. 

Add a gangplank made of cardboard and a Jolly Roger! 

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When do pirates have a wash? 

At Baaarrthtime. 


Fizzy Pop Bottle Pirate Ship 

You will need 

An empty fizzy pop plastic bottle (but leave the top on!) 

An empty milk/fruit juice carton 

Two straws 

A single cone from an egg box 

1 cup of sand 

scissors 

A cocktail stick 

Blank white paper 

Paint 

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the Jolly Roger pirate flag! Cut out a rectanglar 

shape from the whit paper and paint it black. 

Leave it until it is dry, then with a small paint 

brush, paint on a skull and cross bones. 

Or you could cut out a skull and crossbones using 

white paper and tick it on your black flag. 

Step 2 To make the body of the ship, lay the plastic bottle on 

its side, cut out a rectangular shape and pour in 

the sand. 

Then cut off the bottom of the milk carton and 

stick it to the inside of the plastic bottle to make a 

cabin. 

Step 3 Using the tip of the scissors, you should carefully 

make two holes in the centre of the top of the 

cabin, only big enough to that the straws can fit 

through. Poke the straws through the holes. 

Step 4 Cut a blank A4 piece of paper, width-ways, across 

the middle. To make the sails of your pirate ship you 

will need to make holes, running down the middle of 

both pieces of paper. You can then thread the two 

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almost ready to set sail! 

Step 5 Next, take a single cone from the egg box and poke a hole 

through the bottom. Slide the cone over one of the 

straw (masts) and fix in place using some sticky tape. 

Then put some blue tack on the top of the masts. 

Step 6 Using some sticky tape, stick your Jolly Roger flag 

to the cocktail stick and stick it in the blue tack. 

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Pirate Treasure Chest 

You will need 

Coloured paper 

Gold and silver card 

Glue or tape 

Crayons 

Tea bag box 

Step 1 Tea bag boxes are perfect for a pirate 

treasure chest because they are shaped like a 

chest (any kind of empty food box that you 

may have will do for this, but the tea boxes are 

ideal as they have built-in lids). 

Take your tea box and cover it with brown or 

yellow paper. You can tape or glue the paper on 

the outside and the inside of the tea box. 

Step 2 Next cut out circles for your gold and silver 

coins. Or use white paper and colour them 

silver and gold or cut them out of yellow and 

white paper. 

Also cut out diamond, emerald and ruby 

shapes so your pirate treasure chest can 

have some jewels in it. 

Cut out the shape of the lock for your pirate 

treasure chest as well to keep all of the riches safe. 

You can decorate your chest with black bands and studs to make it look more realistic. 

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What does a pirate get if you tread on his foot? 

Very aaarngry! 


Pirate Facts 

A pirate is a robber who works at sea rather than land 

True - For as long as people have been transporting valuables by ships, pirates have been around 

trying to rob them. 

The pirate crew often votes on who their Captain would be 

True - Life aboard a pirate ship was often run as a democracy and pirate crews voted on who their 

Captain would be. 

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False - Discipline was strictly enforced by a �� 

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on Page 19 ) 

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True - Booty is another word for treasure, and is always shared amongst the crew. 

(See Page 19) 

A pirate flag was designed to strike fear into the victims. 

True - A pirate flag was designed to strike fear into the victims and encourage a speedy 

surrender. 

Women pirates were not common on ships because they were 

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famous female pirates who often dressed as men were Anne Bonny and Mary Read. 

Named after his large black beard that covered his entire face, Edward 

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light matches into his beard and hair to scare people!. 

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had bases in the West Indies. 

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barbecue), as they were frequently seen barbecuing their meat on grill. 

When peace developed between the European countries, many 

privateers became jobless. 

True � Unemployment led to an increase in piracy during the Golden Age because ships loaded 

with treasure from the Americas often sailed through the Caribbean Sea. 

Piracy still goes on today in the 21 st Century 

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Traditional Pirate Hard Tack Biscuit Recipe 

You will need 

2 cups of flour 

½ to ¾ cup of water 

6 pinches of salt 

1 tablespoon of shortening (optional) 

Step 1 Mix all the ingredients into a batter and press onto a cookie sheet to thickness of ½ 

inch. 

Step 2 Bake in a preheated oven at 400F (250C) for one hour. 

Step 3 Remove from the oven, cut dough in 7cm squares, and punch four rows of holes, 

four holes per row into the dough (a fork works nicely). 

Flip the crackers and return to the oven for another half hour. 

Some recipes also recommend a second baking at 250F (120C) to thoroughly dry 

out the bread. 

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What kind of parties do pirates like best? 

Baaarbecues! 

How do you spell pirate? 

P I AAAR A T E! 


Honour Among Thieves 

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General History of the Pirates. 

I. Every man has avote in affairs of the moment; has equal title to the fresh provisions, or 

strong liquors, at any time seized, and may use them at pleasure, unless a scarcity makes 

it necessary, for the good of all, to vote a retrenchment. 

II. Every man to be called fairly in turn, by list, on board of prizes because over and above 

their proper share, they are allowed a shift of clothes. But if they defraud the company to 

the value of even one dollar in plate, jewels, or money, they shall be marooned. If ant man 

rob another he shall have his nose and ears slit, and be put ashore where he shall be sure 

to encounter hardships. 

III. None shall game for money, either with dice or cards. 

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hour, still remain inclined for drinking, they shall sit upon the open deck without lights. 

V. Each man shall keep his piece, cutlass, and pistols at all times clean and ready for action. 

VI. No boy or woman to be allowed amongst them. If any man were to be found carrying a 

woman to sea in disguise, he shall suffer death. 

VII. He that shall desert the ship or his quarters in time of battle shall be punished by death or 

marooning. 

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shore by sword or pistol in this manner: at the word of command from the Quartermasters, 

each man being previously placed back to back, shall walk an agreed upon number of 

paces, turn and fire immediately. If any men do not, the Quartermaster shall knock the 

piece out of his hand. If both miss their aim, they shall take their cutlasses, and he that 

draws first blood shall be declared the victor. 

IX. No man to talk of breaking up their way of living, till each had shared £1,000. If in order to 

do this, any man should lose a limb, or become a cripple in their service, he was to have 

800 pieces of eight from the common stock, and for lesser hurts, proportionately. 

X. The captain and Quartermaster shall each receive two shares of a prize: the Master 

Gunner and Boatswain, one share and a half, and all other officers one and one quarter, 

and private gentlemen of fortune (i.e. the crew) one share each. 

XI. The musicians shall have rest on the Sabbath Day only, by right, on all other days, by 

favour only. 


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Music 

Sea Shanties 

The word Shanty �� 

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What was a sea shanty? 

Why did they sing them? 

Find some shanties and make up your own. 

Find out about Caribbean music 

Write your own Pirate song � �� 

n our 

website. 

Information Technology 

There is loads of information on the internet. 

Why not create a pirate data base? 

Create a PowerPoint presentation about your voyage. 

Dance 

Find out about Hornpipes 

Invent your own Pirate Dances � send us your �� 

website. 

Art & Design 

Model making: islands, ships, pirates, etc. 

Flag designs 

Signaling systems 

Design a pirate costume 

Make pirate hats 

And if there is anything else you do, make or create � let us know by emailing Liz Weston, our 

Education Officer, on lw@newtheatreroyal.com �� 

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favourite subject at school? 

Aaart! 

What does a pirate drive? 

A caaar 

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