Robert Louis Stevenson's famous tale of pirates and treasure is told in 10 video clips. There is a to go with the video clips with guidance, worksheets for each episode and follow-up activities - suitable for use in school and at home.
Young Jim Hawkins has a dull life working hard in the inn owned by his mother. But he dreams of adventure鈥
1. Jim Hawkins and The Admiral Benbow. video
Jim lives and works in The Admiral Benbow. Life is dull and he dreams of adventure.
2. The Squire and the treasure map. video
Jim and his mother escape the pirates with the map and seek help from Squire Trelawney.
3. Long John Silver and the Hispaniola. video
Jim arrives in Bristol where he has been told to find Silver and join the ship's crew
4. The voyage and the apple barrel. video
The Hispaniola sets sail and Jim becomes friendly on the voyage with the Long John Silver.
5. Escape to the island and Ben Gunn. video
The Squire, Doctor and Captain escape the Hispaniola... under attack from the pirates.
6. The stockade and the pirates attack. video
Jim's friends have taken refuge in an old stockade...but the pirates are advancing.
7. A fight and the Hispaniola captured. video
Jim slips away at night, sets the Hispaniola adrift and in the morning boards the ship
8. The pirates parley and the black spot. video
Jim returns to the stockade to discover that it is now in the hands of the pirates
9. An empty pit and Ben Gunn's surprise. video
Silver and his crew follow the map inland...but someone has beaten them to the treasure
10. Silver escapes and the heroes return. video
The Hispaniola puts ashore during the voyage home...and Silver grasps his opportunity
Meet the characters. image
A quick guide to the characters in Treasure Island.
Number the images on the PDF to place the events of the story in the correct order.
Guidance, worksheets and follow-up activities for use in school and at home
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Teacher Notes
This series can be used to increase pupils' familiarity with a broad range of texts and narratives, including myths, legends and traditional stories and to make connections between these and other stories they are familiar with.
It will also support a broad range of writing objectives.
This series is relevant for teaching English at KS2, in England and Wales and Northern Ireland, and at First and Second Level in Scotland.
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