New Life as a Pirate

On February 13 I did my first lesson since my discussion with my dance professor and I'd say it was a good start to a new me. A pirate me.

Okay fine, me teaching a pirate book. 

I figured to start off fresh I would teach a book through dance.


For this lesson I used the book Pirate Pete's Talk Like a Pirate by Kim Kennedy.

I arranged chairs around the room which we would use later as our "ships". Dressed like a Pirate, I started the lesson with a pirate accent and welcomed the kids to the Pirate crew. 

Through dance we learned about life on a ship and Pirate Pete's experience with wanting to find a new crew mate, and unfortunately what happened to those that didn't make the cut ;) 

                         

 

By the end of the lesson, the kids were tired and happy; I felt like a champ! It was a great, fun lesson! I'm excited to keep integrating curriculum into dance because I think it provides a lot of purpose to dance. It was a great new start! Be sure to check out the lesson plan for it :)