PIRATES DON’T GO TO KINDERGARTEN!:
Back to School Event Kit

Best Users: Early Childhood Educators, Kindergarten Teachers, School Librarians, Public Librarians, Home Learning
Best Audience: Children Transitioning from PreK to K or making other school transitions

 

EVENT KIT

Emma, who loved her pirate-themed Pre-K classroom, is reluctant to move up to Kindergarten, where the classroom theme is Space. This kit was designed for a piratical (or space piratical) way to soothe the back-to-school jitters.

The kit contains:
— Marketing: Event poster and suggested calendar copy
— Preparation: Step-by-step suggestions
— Decorations: Pennants
— Activity: Tattoo Template
— Activity: Pirate (And Space Pirate) Headband
— Activity: Pirate (And Space Pirate) Flag
— Activity: Pirate Spyglass
— Activity: Space Pirate Rocket
— Family Take-Away: How to Help Your Child Transition to Kindergarten and Beyond

Event Kit
DOWNLOAD Pirates Don't Go to K: Event Kit (PDF)

Adaptable Poster
DOWNLOAD Pirates Don't Go to K: Poster (JPG)

Social Media Image
DOWNLOAD Pirates Don't Go to K: Social Media Image (JPG)

Additional Pennants
DOWNLOAD Pirates Don't Go to K: School Pennants (PDF)

Images © Emma Kaban

 

ABOUT THE BOOK

Pirates Don’t Go to Kindergarten!
By Lisa Robinson
Illustrated by Eda Kaban
Published by Two Lions
ISBN-13: 9781542092753
Age Range: 4 – 7 Years

Pirate Emma is about to start kindergarten! But Emma’s not so sure she’s ready for a new captain and crew. Especially since Cap’n Chu—the roughest, toughest, awesomest preschool cap’n ever—is right down the hall. So Emma decides to head back to the preschool ship to see if she can stir up a mutiny against kindergarten! Is that what she really wants? Or does she just miss her beloved Cap’n Chu? Batten down the hatches, mateys, because the first day of school is going to be stormy!

“Kaban’s illustrations perfectly capture Emma’s defiance, sadness, and acceptance with sincerity and humor. Robinson’s fun-to-read text is chock-full of pirate lingo and heart…Warning: The super cool pirate and space-themed classrooms may make both children and adults wish they could attend this school….A fun and raucous ride with great pirate lingo that reminds readers that change isn’t bad, but it can be challenging.”
—School Library Journal