Pirates Activities
This section contains online and printable activities related to Pirates. Use the filters on the left side to isolate activities by format or grade level.
Letter of Marque
Description: This activity allows students to create their own "pirate license" or letter of marque, where they can make their own pirate version of themselves, pirate flag, pirate parrot, ship, and much more!
Pirates Vocabulary
Description: What's the difference between a pirate and privateer? How about between a corsair and buccaneer? This article explains important vocabulary from the Golden Age of Piracy
Pirate Vocabulary Matching
Description: This activity requires students to match the pirate-themed word with its definition.
Pirate Vocabulary Matching - Online
Description: This activity requires students to match the pirate-themed vocabulary word with its definition.
Designing a Pirate Logo
Description: This fun activity discusses pirate-themed mascots in sports and then challenges students to design a new pirate logo on a football helmet.
Pirate Flags
Description: This article describes and explains the symbolism of pirate flags.
Pirate-themed Text Structure Pargraphs
Description: This activity presents students with four paragraphs, each with a different text structure. Students must identify the following text structures: Problem-Solution, Cause and Effect, Compare and Contrast, and Chronological
Blackbeard Flag Coloring Outline
Description: This is an outline of Blackbeard's flag. Perfect for coloring!
Blackbeard Passage and Crossword Puzzle - Online
Description: Students must complete the online crossword puzzle by clicking on the numbers and entering the answers. A passage is provided for students to hunt for the answers. It gives immediate feedback.
Blackbeard Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 383 Words; LEXILE: 1010
Blackbeard Cloze Reading - Online
Description: This contextual vocabulary exercise requires students to insert the vocabulary words from the word bank that complete the paragraph.
Blackbeard Cloze Reading
Description: This contextual vocabulary exercise requires students to insert the vocabulary words from the word bank that complete the paragraph.
Blackbeard - Fact or Fiction Online
Description: This activity requires students to read a passage about Blackbeard Then, the student must evaluate ten fact or fiction statements. The program gives immediate feedback.
Blackbeard Correct-me Passage - Online
Description: This activity requires students to read a paragraph about Blackbeard and to correct the incorrect facts. Students must click on the words in the paragraph that are incorrect and select the correct answer from the menu that appears. The program gives immediate feedback.
Sir Henry Morgan Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback.
Thomas Jefferson and the Barbary Pirates Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text.
Thomas Jefferson and the Barbary Pirates Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions.
Anne Bonny Biography - The Most Notorious Female Pirate
Description: This biography is on the female pirate Anne Bonny.
Anne Bonny - Female Pirate - Fact or Fiction Online
Description: This activity requires students to read a passage about Anne Bonny. Then, the student must evaluate ten fact or fiction statements. The program gives immediate feedback.
Anne Bonny - Female Pirate - Reading Comprehension - Printable
Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions.
Anne Bonny - Female Pirate - Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback.
Barbary Pirates Cloze Reading
Description: This contextual vocabulary exercise requires students to insert the vocabulary words from the word bank that complete the paragraph.
Buccaneers Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a reading passage and five multiple choice questions.
Buccaneers Cloze Reading - Online
Description: This online cloze reading exercise requires students to type the words from the word bank into the correct fields in the paragraph. It gives immediate feedback.
