Aargh Matey!

Munchkin has recently become interested in Pirates.  Every once in awhile he breaks out with some pirate-speak and a hearty Aaaargh.  I'm pretty excited to work his budding interest into this week's activities. 
If yer be interested, here's what we bucaneers be up to this week, arrrgh!

Letter of the week: P
Creative, Crafty, Sensory fun:

• P is for Pirate letter craft
• Treasure hunting
• Pirate's booty sensory tub
• Pirate dress up (with pirate hats, patches and felt beards)
• Canonball spooning activity
• Walking the plank (balance activity from No Time for Flashcards)
• Swabbing the decks (aka cleaning!)

Books:

• Pirate Pete by Kim Kennedy
• Roger, the Jolly Pirate by Brett Helquist
• Mr. Jelly and the pirates by Roger Hargreaves
• That's not my pirate by Fiona Watt
• The pirate cruncher by Jonny Duddle
• Do pirates take baths? by Kathy Tucker
• I spy little hearts by Jean Marzollo
• How I became a pirate by Melinda Long
• Shiver me letters : a pirate ABC by June Sobel
• Pirate Pete's talk like a pirate! by Kim Kennedy
• Bubble bath pirates by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
• Dirty Joe, the pirate : a true story by Bill Harley