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KS2 English - Treasure Island: Episode 1

Young Jim Hawkins is tired of his dull life and dreams of adventure.

1. Jim Hawkins and the Admiral Benbow

Jim Hawkins lives and works at The Admiral Benbow Inn near Bristol. His life is dull and Jim dreams of adventure. Then one day his life changes鈥

An old sailor called Billy Bones arrives at The Admiral Benbow asking for lodgings. He asks Jim to keep his eyes open for another sailor with one leg.

Over the next few weeks Billy Bones has two visitors - one of whom hands him 'the black spot'. The effect of this pirate curse is almost immediate and Billy Bones falls to the ground, dead.

Jim and his mother search through Billy Bones' possessions. They find an old map in a chest鈥ut before they have time to examine it closely the pirates attack.

Resources

Guidance, worksheets and follow-up activities for use in school and at home (pdf)

Resource Pack

A quick guide to the characters in Treasure Island.

Meet the characters

Number the images on the PDF to place the events of the story in the correct order.

Sequencing activity

Download / print the reading summary sheet (pdf)

Resource Sheet 1

Download / print illustrations for follow-up activities (pdf)

Resource Sheet - Illustrations

More from this series

Jim and his mother escape the pirates with the map and seek help from Squire Trelawney.

2. The Squire and the treasure map

Jim arrives in Bristol where he has been told to find Silver and join the ship's crew

3. Long John Silver and the Hispaniola

The Hispaniola sets sail and Jim becomes friendly on the voyage with the Long John Silver.

4. The voyage and the apple barrel