Hawaii Week (not really a destination school week)
Two weeks ago we learned about Hawaii. We read the story Punia and The King of Sharks by Lee Wardlaw. This story is so fun and full of interesting things to study further.
The story includes vocabulary words with definitions at the beginning. It is also packed with descriptive words, metaphors and simile.
For math we added and subtracted sharks (4,000 sharks plus one/ 4,000 plus 1,000?). We practiced basic multiplication. If there were two lobsters for every shark guarding the cave, how many lobsters would there be? How many times did Punia trick the sharks? How many lobsters did he steal if he stole 2 each time? etc. We also learned how to count to ten in Hawaiian.
For Social Studies/Geography, we located the Hawaiian Islands and learned about the formation of the Islands. We learned about the culture of the Hawaiian Islands, who lived there before Captain Cook discovered the Islands, and how the culture has changed since then. We talked about the Tropics and the Coral reefs/ tide pools and Pacific Ocean Habitat.
For Science we learned about Sea Turtles, especially Green Sea Turtles, Humpback Whales, spiny lobsters, island flora and fauna, and bananas.
For Art we made paper leis, colored a sheet of Hawaii's State Symbols and made Sea Turtle Origami (didn't look a whole lot like Sea turtles!).
We enjoyed eating Spam, Pineapple, Guava Juice and fruity lollipops for snack. The children were not as crazy about the Asian inspired dinners, I prepared all week. We ended the week with a "luau" complete with hula dancers - you tube videos from the Polynesian Cultural Center. I must say that the food at my luau was not terribly authentic, however, my pork in the crockpot tastes quite a bit like Kailua pig. We were not able to enjoy Poi, or some of the other fruits/foods from the islands, however, one sip of the guava juice and I almost felt like I was back in Hawaii!
It was a fun week of sharing and hopefully we will remember some of what we learned!
The Golden Children of Hawaii, Dale P. Madden
Let's Learn To Count In Hawaiian, Keiki Chang Kawai'ae'a
The Life Cycle of a Sea Turtle, Bobbie Kalman
The Green Sea Turtle, Isabel Muller
I Visit My Tutu and My Grandma, Nancy Alpert (The children loved how the Hawaiian words were on one side of the page and the English naturally followed on the next. Beautifully illustrated as well.)
Bananas, Jacqueline Farmer (Why does the banana need sunscreen? Because it peels! ha ha Just a taste of the silly, yet informative style of this book.)
The story includes vocabulary words with definitions at the beginning. It is also packed with descriptive words, metaphors and simile.
For math we added and subtracted sharks (4,000 sharks plus one/ 4,000 plus 1,000?). We practiced basic multiplication. If there were two lobsters for every shark guarding the cave, how many lobsters would there be? How many times did Punia trick the sharks? How many lobsters did he steal if he stole 2 each time? etc. We also learned how to count to ten in Hawaiian.
For Social Studies/Geography, we located the Hawaiian Islands and learned about the formation of the Islands. We learned about the culture of the Hawaiian Islands, who lived there before Captain Cook discovered the Islands, and how the culture has changed since then. We talked about the Tropics and the Coral reefs/ tide pools and Pacific Ocean Habitat.
For Science we learned about Sea Turtles, especially Green Sea Turtles, Humpback Whales, spiny lobsters, island flora and fauna, and bananas.
For Art we made paper leis, colored a sheet of Hawaii's State Symbols and made Sea Turtle Origami (didn't look a whole lot like Sea turtles!).
We enjoyed eating Spam, Pineapple, Guava Juice and fruity lollipops for snack. The children were not as crazy about the Asian inspired dinners, I prepared all week. We ended the week with a "luau" complete with hula dancers - you tube videos from the Polynesian Cultural Center. I must say that the food at my luau was not terribly authentic, however, my pork in the crockpot tastes quite a bit like Kailua pig. We were not able to enjoy Poi, or some of the other fruits/foods from the islands, however, one sip of the guava juice and I almost felt like I was back in Hawaii!
It was a fun week of sharing and hopefully we will remember some of what we learned!
Some additional books we enjoyed this week:
The Golden Children of Hawaii, Dale P. Madden
Let's Learn To Count In Hawaiian, Keiki Chang Kawai'ae'a
The Life Cycle of a Sea Turtle, Bobbie Kalman
The Green Sea Turtle, Isabel Muller
I Visit My Tutu and My Grandma, Nancy Alpert (The children loved how the Hawaiian words were on one side of the page and the English naturally followed on the next. Beautifully illustrated as well.)
Bananas, Jacqueline Farmer (Why does the banana need sunscreen? Because it peels! ha ha Just a taste of the silly, yet informative style of this book.)
Comments