Have each of the letters spelling "pirates" on a heavy colored tagboard. Put the script for each letter on the back of the tagboard. Each boy in turn brings his letter from behind his back, holds it up for all to see, and reads what his letter represents.
P stands for Pirates, dangerous and wild.
Who rode the sea, bad weather, or mild.
I stands for Islands, where pirates would gather
to divide the loot between each other.
R stands for Ransoms the pirates would demand
when they took hostages from the ships onto land.
A stands for admirals and all the ship's crew
who would die if attacked by you know who.
T stands for Treasures, silver, and gold
taken by all pirates, young and old.
E stands for Exciting Battles to the death.
Who would win? Who would be left?
S stands for Seas and all types of Ships.
The pirates were feared on all long trips.