Activity 1: Narrate the Story
- After reading or listening to the story, narrate the story events aloud using your own words.
Activity 2: Color the Story
- Click the crayon above, and complete page 30 of 'History Coloring Pages for First Grade.'
Activity 3: Study the Story Picture
Study the picture below. Zoom in to see the details and find the following:
- American Sailors
- Ketch Sails
- Ketch Oars
- Ketch Masts
- Philadelphia Sails
- Philadelphia Cannons
- Philadelphia Masts
- Fire
- Fire Reflection
- Smoke
Activity 4: Map the Story
- In the chapter, pirates captured the Philadelphia, an American ship, and sailed her to Tripoli. Tripoli is the capital city of the country of Libya on the continent of Africa. Find Libya on the map below.
- Where is the continent of Europe in relation to Libya? Find it on the map.
- Find the countries of France, Italy, Spain, Germany, and Russia.