Here is the PDF version to my Ke Ao Nani coloring book. This gives teachers easy access to print out coloring pages easily. This book has both species native to Hawaiʻi as well as other species that now live in Hawaiʻi. It goes through 4 main categories - Manu (birds), Pua (flowers), Ulu lāʻau (forest trees and other plants), Iʻa (fish and other underwater creatures) and then just a section that features different stuff we see here in Hawaiʻi / numbers, and other vocabulary, with a drawing for
HAWAIʻI PLACE-BASED LEARNING! This is an activity book for learning colors in English and Hawaiian language. Students will get the opportunity to practice their penmanship, letter recognition, color recognition and even drawing. The booklet also helps students learn about different native endemic and indigenous Hawaiian plants and animals unique to Hawaiʻi that display the different colors. There are also activities to get the student to think critically as well as incorporate art into the lear
Here are posters that can be displayed in your classroom of the Hawaiian learning style: Nānā ka maka - Observe with your eyes Hoʻolohe ka pepeiao - Listen with your ears Paʻa ka waha - Close your mouth Hana ka lima - Work with your hands A laila nīnau - And then ask any questions you may have From a Hawaiian perspective, it may be considered rude to ask questions right away without first quietly observing, listening and trying something out. These posters that you can display on the wall of
This lesson plan provides a fun and engaging way for students to learn about Hawaiian culture and traditional canoe building techniques while also enhancing their engineering and math skills. By building and decorating their own canoe models, students will have the opportunity to exercise their creativity and problem-solving abilities. Encouraging them to use accurate measurements and proportions will also help improve their math skills. Sharing their finished models with the class will allow
PLACE-BASED LEARNING - This resource shows each Hawaiian island, itʻs color, and itʻs associated plant (or shell for Niʻihau). At the end of the packet, there are two different assessment worksheets for students, one for coloring the islands with itʻs correct color and the second for naming each of the Hawaiian Islands. This is a great supplemental tool for teachers who are teaching their students about the 8 main Hawaiian islands. When I teach this, I usually talk about each island and what i
As the number of fluent Hawaiian speakers continues to decline, efforts to promote the use of the language are crucial. This weather poster in Hawaiian can be used as a tool for education for those who are interested in learning more about the language and culture of Hawaii. This can be used in the classroom by practicing "kilo", students observing the weather outside can therefore say the sentence that shows what todayʻs weather is.
This is social emotional lesson using Hawaiian words and phrases with emojis to express feelings. Ideal for K-5th grade. Pehea ʻoe? means How are you doing? There are a handful of printable posters showing different emotions and how to say them in Hawaiian. Emotions included are: Happy Tired Loved Excited Good Calm Cold Surprised Sad Mad/Angry Scared You can go through the different emotions as class and learn the Hawaiian words. There are also the following worksheets included 1. Draw your f
NO PREP! Print out reading excerpt and one-page worksheet for a quick activity about fishing in old Hawaiʻi. The reading excerpt is about Hawaiian fishermen in ancient Hawaiʻi, which covers the profession, Kūʻula, ʻAumākua and Omens, different ways of catching fish, conserving the supply of fish, kapu of aku and ʻōpelu, fishponds and more. The excerpt comes from a book called "From the Mountain to the Sea Early Hawaiian Life" by Julie Stewart Williams and the whole book can be found on ulukau.
2nd - 5th
English Language Arts, Informational Text, Other (Social Studies)
These sheets are specifically for social emotional learning (SEL) using art and Hawaiian proverbs aka ʻōlelo noʻeau The different Hawaiian proverbs art pages included are: I ka hale nō pau ke aʻo ʻana Instruction is completed at home ʻAʻole pau ka ʻike i ka hālau hoʻokahi Not all knowledge is acquired at one school I maikaʻi ke kalo i ka ʻōhā The goodness of the kalo is judged by the young plant it produces Mahalo i ka mea loaʻa Be thankful for what you have I ka nānā nō a ʻike Through observati
This Hawaii-focused alphabet and letter formation workbook is important for students in Hawaiʻi as it provides a resource that is specifically tailored to their cultural and linguistic needs. This fun workbook can help students develop their language skills, including reading and writing, in a way that is relevant and meaningful to their lives. In this workbook I made all the examples something specific to Hawaiʻi so that they can make those connections quicker. For example, a lot of alphabet b
PreK - 3rd
English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Spelling
The Hawaii alphabet posters I created can be very helpful to educators in Hawaiʻi. There are many alphabet posters that are made in America and feature items that kids in Hawaiʻi will not see in Hawaiʻi - for example, igloo. Hawaiʻi students probably have never seen an igloo in Hawaiʻi, so I decided to make a more local Hawaiʻi-focused version to help our children learn with things they can recognize. It is important for several reasons. Firstly, it serves as a learning tool for young children o
PreK - 3rd
English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading
Here is a free coloring sheet that covers some vocabulary in Hawaiian and English. The words included in this worksheet / song are: cat - pōpoki rat - ʻiole monkey - keko dog - ʻīlio pig - puaʻa donkey - ʻekake girl - kaikamahine boy - keikikāne old man - ʻelemakule To hear the song that goes with this free coloring sheet, check out this video of my 1st graders singing on youtube : Mele Holoholona
Free Hawaiian Resource! He lā malie kēia - Today is a nice, sunny day He lā ʻōmalumalu kēia - Today is a cloudy day He lā ua kēia - Today is a rainy day He lā ʻino kēia - Today is a stormy day He lā makani kēia - Today is a windy day
Simple worksheet for students to think about what they are thankful for, and show it in an anagram of the word "Mahalo" which means thankful/grateful in Hawaiian. Aloha lā mahalo!
Hawaiian Chant Kunihi / E hea Originally from the story of Hiiakaikapoliopele, this chant is now known as an oli aloha, and used as an entrance chant. To listen to kunihi chant, check out my youtube video Kunihi Chant
Not Specific
For All Subjects, Other (Performing Arts), Vocal Music
For teachers who have different colored teams within their classroom, here is a Hawaiian 5x7 printable sign for "blue team"
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For All Subjects
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9 years teaching experience at a Hawaiian Focused Public Charter School on Hawaiʻi Island.
My own education history
BA - University of Hawaii
Teaching Certificate in Secondary Hawaiian Studies and Language
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Aloha!
I am a teacher in Hawaii where I incorporate Hawaiian language, culture and music into my classes. There are limited resources for this topic so I find myself making a lot of what I need. I hope you can find them useful too!
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