Captain Planks Pirate Adventure Key Stage 1 – My Pirate Adventure Retelling and writing a pirate...

Captain Plank’s Pirate Adventure

Key Stage 1 – My Pirate Adventure

Retelling andwriting a piratestory

Captain Plank’s Pirate AdventureModel story resource

 Part 1

slides 4-17 A linear version of the story to be remembered and re-

told by the children 

Part 2slides 19-47

A‘choose your event/object’ version where key words and

events can be altered 

2. Use the story mat resources toaid retelling and recallingUse image and key wordresources to prompt children’smemories. Pupils can arrange theimages on the whiteboard or useprinted versions.

1. Introduce children to part 1 of‘Captain Plank’s Pirate Adventure’Spend time reading part 1together and familiarising childrenwith the story’s structure andevents.

1. Adapt the model storyAfter children have learned to recall part 1, have them explore part 2 and change key elements of Captain Plank’s Pirate Adventure. Children can change their main character’s choices each day of the week.

2. Write a pirate taleHave the children write their ownpirate tale using the blank writingframes provided. Encouragepupils to draw pictures of theirstory’s beginning, middle and endbefore they begin writing.

Key Stage 1 – My Pirate Adventure

Model story – Part 1

Captain Plank’s Pirate Adventure

Key Stage 1 – My Pirate Adventure

Captain Plank’s Pirate Adventure

Key Stage 1 – My Pirate Adventure

Once there was a poor young pirate named Captain Plank.

He lived with his parrot Nelson in a tiny, run-down red shack near the sea.

On Monday, Captain Plank decided to head off in search of pirate treasure.

But then he realised he didn’t look like a pirate.

So he rummaged in his cupboard and found a big black hat.

“Arrgh”, he said.

“Now I feel more like a pirate.”

On Tuesday, CaptainPlank was nearly ready tostart his adventure.

But then he realisedhe had another problem. He didn’t have a ship.

So he looked around the harbour and stole a speedy ship with three sails while no one was looking.

He named his ship the Flying Dragon.

Then he was ready to set sail!

On Wednesday, Captain Plankpulled up the anchor, raisedthe sail and set out to sea.

Nelson and the Captain werehaving a great time.

They sailed so far out that theycould not see land anymore.  But then Captain Plank realisedthey were lost.

So he ran into the ship’s cabin.

He searched high and low until he found a map to help them on their way. 

Then Captain Plank and Nelson weren’t so lost.

[Insert picture of map]

On Thursday, Captain Plank wanted to scare other ships with his fearsome Jolly Roger flag.

But he realised some sneaky pirates had climbed the mast and stolen it in the night.

So he ran to the bow of theship and found a new flagand some paint.

Then he made an even scarier Jolly Roger, with a skull and crossbones on it.

Captain Plank flew his new flag with pride.

On Friday, Captain Plankarrived at a faraway treasureisland. He realised the island’streasure was buried on thebeach and would be hard tofind.

So he dug down deep in the sand with all his might and found some precious pieces-of-eight.

Then Captain Plank wasn’t such a poor pirate anymore.

On Saturday and Sunday, the Captain and Nelson had a big party on the island and invited all their pirate crew.

They celebrated Captain Plank’s new riches and sang Nelson’s favourite pirate song…

“When I was oneI sucked my thumbThe day I went to sea.I jumped aboard a pirate shipAnd the captain said to me…”

THE END

Model story – Part 2

Click on the pictures to choose new objects and

events

Key Stage 1 – My Pirate Adventure

Captain Plank’s Pirate Adventure

Key Stage 1 – My Pirate Adventure

Once there was a poor young pirate named Captain Plank.

He lived with his parrot Nelson in a tiny, run-down red shack near the sea.

On Monday, Captain Plank decided to head off in search of pirate treasure.

But then he realised he didn’t look like a pirate.

So he rummaged in hiscupboard and found a ______________.

“Arrgh”, he said.

“Now I feel more like a pirate.”

Continue

hat

“Arrgh”, he said.

“Now I feel more like a pirate.”

Continue

sword

“Arrgh”, he said.

“Now I feel more like a pirate.”

Continue

pistol

On Tuesday, CaptainPlank was nearly ready tostart his adventure.

But then he realisedhe had another problem. He didn’t have a ship.

So he looked around the harbour and stole a ___________ while no one was looking.

He named his ship the Flying Dragon.

Then he was ready to set sail!

Continue

speedy ship with three sails

He named his ship the Flying Dragon.

Then he was ready to set sail!

Continue

big ship with a huge sail

He named his ship the Flying Dragon.

Then he was ready to set sail!

Continue

very tall ship

On Wednesday, Captain Plankpulled up the anchor, raisedthe sail and set out to sea.

Nelson and the Captain werehaving a great time.

They sailed so far out that theycould not see land anymore.  But then Captain Plank realisedthey were lost.

So he ran into the ship’s cabin.

He searched high and low until he found a _________ to help them on their way.  

Then Captain Plank and Nelson weren’t so lost.

Continue

map

Then Captain Plank and Nelson weren’t so lost.

Continue

compass

Then Captain Plank and Nelson weren’t so lost.

Continue

telescope

On Thursday, Captain Plank wanted to scare other ships with his fearsome Jolly Roger flag.

But he realised some sneaky pirates had climbed the mast and stolen it in the night.

So he ran to the bow of theship and found a new flagand some paint.  Then he made an evenmore fearsome JollyRoger with a _________ on it.

Captain Plank flew his new flag with pride.

Continue

skull and crossbones

Captain Plank flew his new flag with pride.

Continue

skeleton

Captain Plank flew his new flag with pride.

Continue

pirate and skeleton

On Friday, Captain Plankarrived at a faraway treasureisland. He realised the island’streasure was buried on thebeach and would be hard tofind.

So he dug down deep in the sand with all his might and found some precious ______________.

Then Captain Plank wasn’t such a poor pirate anymore.

Continue

pieces-of-eight

Then Captain Plank wasn’t such a poor pirate anymore.

Continue

treasure chest

Then Captain Plank wasn’t such a poor pirate anymore.

Continue

silver

On Saturday and Sunday, the Captain and Nelson had a big party on the island and invited all their pirate crew.

They celebrated Captain Plank’s new riches and sang Nelson’s favourite pirate song…

“When I was oneI sucked my thumbThe day I went to sea.I jumped aboard a pirate shipAnd the captain said to me…”

THE END