Pirate Map & Body Skills
Find the buried treasure? Make sure not to mix up yer North, South, East, and West, or ye may end up in a pirate trap!
Resources
- Smart board/projector
- Pirate map
- Labels of each wall: north south east west
- Fabrics to represent water, soil, greenery, etc.
- Props to use for traps and treasure
- Optional: iPad and document camera
Fine Art Standards
- 1ST AND 2ND GRADE THEATER STANDARD 2, OBJECTIVE 1: Develop body awareness and spatial perception through movement and pantomime.
- K-2 INTEGRATED CORE STANDARD 1, OBJECTIVE 3A: Express personal experiences and imagination through dance, storytelling, music, and visual art.
Integrated Standards
- 1ST GRADE STANDARD 3. OBJECTIVE 2b. Locate physical features (i.e. continents, oceans, rivers, lakes), and man-made features (equator, North and South poles, countries) on a map and on a globe.
- 2c. “Identify the compass rose and cardinal directions on a map and on a globe.”
- 2ND GRADE STANDARD 3, OBJECTIVE 2a. “Identify and use information on a map and on a globe (e.g., map key or legend, simple grid systems, physical features, compass rose).
Objectives
- Students will use their bodies to create map elements: mountains, swamps, paths, traps, etc.
- Students will use a compass rose and cardinal directions in the classroom to place their bodies in the correct place on the “map.”
- Students will use map skills and body perception to recreate a 2-dimensional map with their bodies.