Here is an adaptation
of the “Cool Bear Hunt” to prepare for “Talk Like a Pirate Day” next week. Chants like this one are a perfect way
to develop oral language, auditory memory, and sequencing skills.
Have the children
stand and walk in place and slap their thighs as they repeat each line.
We’re
going on a treasure hunt.
(Children repeat.)
We’re
going to find a big one. (Open
arms wide.)
With
lots of gold (Make a big
arch in the air with your hands.)
And
jewels, too. (Open
up palms.)
Look
over there. (Put
one palm on your forehead and then point.)
It’s
a swamp.
Can’t
go over it. (Arms up in the air.)
Can’t
go under it. (Arms scoop down low.)
Can’t
go around it. (Circle arms.)
I
guess we’ll go through it. (Open
palms and shrug shoulders.)
Oooey
gooey! (Pretend to step in mud.)
We’re
going on a treasure hunt…
Look
over there.
It’s
a mountain…(Pretend to climb a mountain.)
Look
over there.
It’s
a jungle…(Pretend to go through vines and weeds.)
Look
over there.
It’s
a cave.
It’s
dark in here.
Get
out your flashlight. (Pretend to
click it on and look around.)
There’s
the treasure.
Oooooooooooo! (Pretend to open the treasure box.)
Follow up by
asking the children where you went first, next, then, last.
Language
Experience Chart – Write “What would you do if you found a treasure?” at
the top of the chart. Let each
child dictate what they would do with a treasure.
Treasures Boxes
– Provide children with art materials to create their own treasure boxes.
