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HOW TO MAKE A TREASURE MAP AND HUNT FOR PIRATE TREASURE

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What’s more fun than using a treasure map to find buried treasure?! Honestly, I can’t think of anything. But besides fun, there are soooo many social skills that can be supported while using a treasure map to find “pirate treasure.” I like to use this treasure map, pirate theme activity to support the important social skills concepts of Teamwork and Cooperation.

After spending some time discussing and working directly on these two concepts, my students go on a treasure hunt to celebrate all of the wonderful skills they have learned and practiced. Beyond teamwork and cooperation, this activity will also support;

Self-Regulation
Good Sportsmanship
Creativity
Patience
Perseverance
Following Directions

Just to name a few…

Here’s how I made my Pirate Treasure Hunt

Material Prep:

Print Treasure Map on regular paper. To stain the edges of the paper to make it look old, dip a damp...

HOW AND WHY TO TEACH STUDENTS TEAMWORK AND COOPERATION

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This time of year I tend to put a lot of focus on the explicit teaching of two very important social skills; Teamwork and Cooperation.

Of course, teamwork and cooperation are essential skills all-year-long, and are used in nearly every activity in school and in life.

For me, the importance of teamwork and cooperation really seems to stand out, as I watch my students to playing sports and games at recess, and engaging in cooperative activities on the playground in in their classrooms.

Teamwork and Cooperation are defined very similarly, and my students always tell me they are the same thing.

But there are some subtle and important differences that I like to keep in mind.

Let’s start with Teamwork

Teamwork is defined as:

A collaborative effort to achieve a common goal or complete a task.

Why is teamwork so important?

Because we need to use teamwork in pretty much all...