By: Rachael Parlett

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 Place your moving piece on the starting
map. Pick a context clue card and
determine the meaning of the underlined
pirate word. Have another player check
the answer key. If you are correct, move
one space toward the treasure chest. The
first player to the chest wins!

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 Put the two game board pages
together like this on the inside
of the file folder.

Moving pieces for

up to 4 players:

Paste this page to

the front of a file
folder.

Cut out and laminate

context clue cards.

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 game moving pieces

game question cards

Avast! I see a ship coming our I'll be saving my doubloons to

way. buy my own pirate ship. Arrghh!
a) “Help!” a) gold coins
b) “Stop and look!” b) flag
c) “What’s up?” c) boat
d) “Come here!” 1 d) pirate 2

Look! On the horizon, there are a Ahoy, me hearty, will ye be helping

dozen sea rovers heading this way! me look for buried treasure?

a) cookies a) walking
b) flags b) sails
c) ships c) boat
d) pirates d) friend
3 4

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 We had no idea that the other pirates Look at all the booty we found
stole our treasure. It was a blimey!
in the pirate’s cove!
a) flags
a) ship
b) pirates
b) treasure
c) treasure
c) party
d) clocks
d) surprise
5 5 6

Belay! You are bothering me! I’m starving! Let’s go get some
grub!
a) “Look!” a) food
b) “Stop that!” b) pirate
c) “What’s up?” c) cove
d) “Hello!” d) ocean
7 8

We got a new buccaneer on our The pirates gobbled down their food before
the captain made them get back to work.
ship. He’s going to steer the boat.

a) to walk fast
a) sand
b) to eat quickly
b) treasure
c) to sing loudly
c) sail
d) to go sailing
d) pirate 9 10
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 Captain Smith heaved the sails into the Look at all the landlubbers walking on
boat to get them out of the wind. the sand watching our ship pass by.

a) to pull in a) cave
b) to raise up b) pirate
c) to sail smoothly c) a non-pirate
d) to clean d) boat
5 11 12

Gather your loot from the treasure Swab the deck until there isn’t
chest and let’s get out of here! an ounce of mud left!
a) to clean
a) coins b) a set of boots
b) eye patch c) to walk
c) rope d) to sing
d) food 13 14

The pirates were up on deck singing The boat flew their jolly roger high
a shanty while they worked. on the ship’s pole.

a) a treasure a) hat
b) a song b) eye patch
c) sailing c) vest
d) a mop 15 d) pirate flag 16
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 The pirates overhauled another pirate’s Ahoy! Welcome to our ship!
ship and took their treasure.
a) “Look!”
a) sunk b) “Wait!”
b) leaned c) “Hello!”
c) over-took d) “Help!”
d) joined
5 17 18

Let make a barter. I’ll give you my Ahoy matey! Help me steer the
hat if you give me 6 gold coins! ship!
a) shipmate or friend
a) to argue b) enemy
b) to clean up c) coat
c) to steal something d) coffee
d) to make a trade 19 20

A pirate’s ship is no place for a lass. Captain Jones is an old salt. He’s
It is too dangerous for her. been sailing for years!

a) a young woman a) a helpful pirate

b) a dog b) a mean pirate
c) a bird c) an experienced pirate
d) a parrot 21 d) a young pirate 22
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 Charlie is such a scallywag. He’s what a mess! I want this deck in ship-
always creating a problem! shape before anyone goes to bed!

a) a helpful person a) to cheat

b) a troublemaker b) to paint
c) to run c) to tip over
d) to eat d) to clean up
5 23 24

Fair winds! We’ll see you when you The pirate boarded the ship with his
get back! duffle full of all his belongings.

a) to insult someone a) a bag

b) to argue with someone b) a coat
c) to greet someone c) a dog
d) to say goodbye 25 d) a parrot 26

Lose a Turn Lose a Turn

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Go ahead one space Go ahead one space

Go back one space Go back one space

Reverse playing order Skip the next player

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1. b 9. d 17. c 25. d
2. a 10. b 18. c 26. a
3. c 11. a `19. d

4. d 12. c 20. a

5. d 13. a 21. a

6. c 14. a 22. c

7. b 15. b 23. b

8. a 16. d 24. d

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