Pirate treasure hunt: eight challenges

Join forces with Pirate Jack. He needs your help to solve eight problems and find the hidden treasure. Use the map to work your way through the obstacles one by one and in the right order. Apply your maths and literacy skills to make sure you collect the correct item before tackling the next obstacle. For example, you’ll need to order a set of words from coldest to hottest to find a lantern before you can explore a dark cave. Use different strategies to solve the clues, and you’ll find the booty.

Category	Price	Seller	Device
Education	Free	Education Services Australia Ltd.	iPad

Key learning objectives:

- Students analyse problems by using a range of strategies, including interpreting clues, intuition, and trial and error.
- Students solve problems by using literacy and numeracy skills.

Educational value:

- Provides opportunities for students to solve problems using their literacy and numeracy skills within the context of a pirate treasure map.
- Encourages the use of trial and error to discover the correct sequence of problem solving.
- Includes a variety of problem types which focus on, for example, spelling, shapes, visual cues, word knowledge, addition of numbers and time.

Reviews

We want more of this
Nisky Moe

This is a great app. It has a mix of math, jigsaw, planning, and ordering. Six and eight year old kids love it. We need more puzzles like this.

Great game
CableGary

My 5 year old loves it, i wish they had more levels or a paid version.

Great
H-Mom

This is a great little app. I would spend a ton of money on more like it. Son is 6 and loves it. Game is very short - more levels or more apps would be fantastic.

Needs more levels
80's Miles

Great in concept but lacks variety. In the word maker for example, there is never any variation on the letters. A child learning how to write three-letter words then, always defaults to the tried and true because the letters on the coconuts never change. Because of this, my kid played it all of 3 times and then lost interest. Too repetitive.

OK but could be better!
Kthru6 SLP

I have played this game three times and I see NO DIFFERENCE in the game at all. is there a way to get to the eight other levels? All the challenges are the same. Great ideas for the puzzles but they didn't change & there was no menu or levels. I don't see how there are eight challenges.

Fun app for li'l pirates!
Discovery Mom

My 4 year old girl loves pirates. She completed all the stages in no time and was delighted to find the treasure! Can't believe this was free! Aye! Would definitely recommend this for someone with a love for Pirates! Arrrrgh!!!

Fun and Engaging App
rrvjean

Great app to work on listening skills and following directions. Engaging and well designed. My K-2 language impaired students love this app. It would be great if you would either come up with a sequel or additional activities with the original. The kids want more.