1st Grade Pirate Program with Mrs. Carol Louise Moore

 🏴‍☠️ 1st Grade Music Focus: Brave & Positive Pirates

In 1st Grade Music, our pirate theme helps students learn how to be optimistic, positive, and kind.

We practice remembering our “favorite things” when feelings feel big, so our hearts can feel brave and steady again. Through music, movement, and speaking parts, students build confidence, teamwork, and positive thinking skills.

Our Pirate Program is not just a performance — it is a celebration of the brave, caring pirates our students are becoming.

🏴‍☠️ 1st Grade Pirate Program Practice 

Students are encouraged to practice using the videos provided. Practicing helps build confidence and strong singing voices for the big day.

Thank you for supporting our brave pirate crew!

— Mrs. Moore

NOW LET'S PRACTICE TALKING LIKE A PIRATE

DON'T FORGET TO DO THE ACTIONS

YOU WILL NEED TO LEARN THIS SONG 

TO SING AT THE END OF YOUR PROGRAM

SING IT TO THE MY FAVORITE THINGS SONG FROM THE SOUND OF MUSIC

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🎵 Verse 1

Ahoy me MATEY and 

SHIVER ME TIMBER,
X MARKS THE SPOT with a 

BLACK JOLLY ROGER(THIS IS A BLACK PIRATE FLAG)
Arr there me BUCCANEER,(ANOTHER NAME FOR PIRATE)

it’s TIME to SING—
These be a few of 

ME FAVORITE THINGS!

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🎵 Verse 2

🌞SUNSHINE and🌈RAINBOWS 

and BLUE skies above me,

😃SMILES😃 from me MATEYS

 and feelin’ so HAPPY.

Strong 🕱PIRATE🕱 HEARTS 💓💓

as we HELP and we 🎵SING🎵

These be a few of ME

 FAVORITE THINGS

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🎵 Chorus (Finale – Bigger)

When the STORM, rolls (ROLL ARMS IN FRONT)
When the WIND, blows 
When I’m FEEL-in’ 😰BLUE(SING SOFT AND PRETEND TO CRY)
This is when I re-MEM-ber (HAND ON HEAD)

ME FAVORITIE THINGS,
And my 💓HEART (BOTH HANDS ON HEART)

feels BRAVE (ARMS IN AIR LIKE YOU'RE STRONG)

and NEW---(BOTH HANDS REACHING IN THE FRONT)

(Hold “new.” Stillness.)

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🎭 PERFORMANCE ARC (CLEAN & STRONG)

Verse 1 → Pirate identity
Verse 2 → Joy + strength
Chorus → Emotional tool
Final Chorus → Biggest unity moment

🌈Finding Positive

Teacher: OPTIMISTIC IS

Students: POSITIVE

Teacher: POSITIVE IS

Students: GOOD

Teacher: GOOD IS

Students: HAPPY

Teacher: And to help our HEARTS feel HAPPY

    We think of our

Students: FAVORITE THINGS

🥁PRE-PROGRAM MILITARY-STYLE PIRATE CADENCE (1st Grade)

        CADENCE: “WE REMEMBER”

Teacher:
I don’t know but I’ve been told—

 Students:

I don't know but I've been told—               

Teacher:
Pirate hearts are brave and bold—

Students:
PIRATE HEARTS ARE BRAVE AND BOLD—

Teacher:
When the seas get rough and strong—

Students:
WHEN THE SEAS GET ROUGH AND STRONG—

Teacher:
We choose right and sing our song—

Students:
WE CHOOSE RIGHT AND SING OUR SONG—

Teacher: Sound off!

Students: 1 – 2!

Teacher: Sound off!

Students: 3 – 4!

Teacher: What do we do?

Students (strong, together):WE RE-MEM-BER!

Students: FA - VOR

RITE - THINGS

(Big pirate “ARRRR!” with arched arm sweep — 

REWARD TIME:

DID YOU KNOW WE HAVE SAINT PATRICK'S DAY

IN THE MONTH OF MARCH?

THIS ACTIVITY HAS YOU

JUMPING OVER

GRASS

DUCKING UNDER

RAINBOWS

AND 

GRABBING

GOLD COINS

WHEN THE PROGRAM IS OVER,

WE WILL BE

LEARNING THE XYLOPHONE 

WITH THE DO RE MI SONG

LET'S LEARN SOME "AR" WORDS 

BECAUSE PIRATES LOVE TO SAY "ARRRRR"

THIS IS NOT FOR THE PROGRAM, JUST FOR LEARNING