University of Massachusetts
Captain Kidd
Read the exciting tale of Captain Kidd, pirate or privateer? Is there still a chance for you to find his gold?
MLB Advanced Media
Pittsburgh Pirates Official Site
Pittsburgh Pirates - official site of the Pirates, offering news, scores, stats, ticket information, and more.
British Council
British Council: Learn English Kids: The Pirates Song
Listen to a song about pirates and read along. Do the puzzle and print out an activity sheet that not only uses pirate vocabulary, but is also an anagram activity.
Library of Congress
Loc: Exploring the Early Americas: Competition for Empire
Part of a larger site, the primary sources here deal with the competition among the European countries in establishing a foothold in the New World.
InterKnowledge Corp.
Geographia: The Islands of the Bahamas
Get all the latest information and take a trip to the Bahamas without leaving home. Learn about the history, culture, geography, people, and fun activities there while exploring the Bahama Islands.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Book: The Black Buccaneer by Stephen W. Meader
This site features the full text of the novel The Black Buccaneer by Stephen W. Meaders.
Other
Connie Brummel Crook: 'The Perilous Year' Teaching Guide [Pdf]
"The Perilous Year", an historical novel by Connie Brummel Crook, begins in 1793 and is set in what is now Ontario. It follows the life of two brothers into adulthood. This teacher's guide has a book summary, chapter discussion guides...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Complex Pirate Sentences
In this lesson plan, Melinda Long's picture book entitled How I Became a Pirate is used as the mentor text. Students will record their favorite complex sentences from the text and share them. Students will also use interactive buttons to...
Travel Document Systems
Tds: Cape Verde: History
Learn about the ups and downs in Cape Verde's history, first as a Portuguese colony, then as a people seeking independence from Portugal. Information is from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.
Travel Document Systems
Tds: Madagascar: History
A look at Madagascar's history from its settling by Indonesian sailors in the first century until its independence from France in 1960. Information is from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.
Read Works
Read Works: Lost Treasure
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about Captain Redbeard who tries to follow a map to hidden treasure but runs into some problems along the way. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
California State University
Cal State Northridge: Pompey the Great
This site from Cal State Northridge provides an excerpt from Pliny's "Natural History" where he discusses Pompey's early military career and conquests of the pirates and the East.
Franco Cavazzi
The Roman Empire: Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
This site, which is provided for by the Roman Empire.net, gives a biography of the victorious Roman general, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, also known as Pompey the Great.