Pirates

The children love this topic, and it is a great opportunity for dressing up. We have lots of artefacts to look at, some of them recovered from wrecks of the time. We concentrate on the 1650-1720 period when piracy was at its height. Popular with both Key Stage 1 and 2.

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• Lots of artefacts to investigate

• A bit of navigation, treasure, and maps

• Life on board ship

• Pirates’ weapons!

• Pirate games

• Real artefacts from the period