The following is a list of topics that we have enjoyed learning about this year.

Class discussion: What is ALOHA? Why is it very special/important?

Story: ALOHA IS... by Tammy Paikai - (Learning good examples of ALOHA)

Class discussion-Scenarios to solve - "How would ALOHA assist us in this situation? What would you do?"

Our introduction to the eight Hawaiian Islands - Island names/location

Let's take an island tour: Story: Hawaii by Shelley Gill

A visit to each of the eight Hawaiian Islands/History/Landmarks

Story: "Spurting Volcano" from A Child's History of Hawaii - written/illustrated by Hawaii's children - How an island is formed/(The birth of an underwater volcano)

Parts of a volcano (volcano, crater, magma, lava)

Song: "I'm a little volcano" (I'm a little teapot)

Service Project: "ALOHA KAKOU" (Love altogether) Sharing LOVE and ENCOURAGEMENT

Students design ALOHA KAKOU cards for our military families in Tripler Hospital /NICU -(Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit

Christmas song - Mele Kalikimaka Ia Oe (Merry Christmas to you)

Story: The Twelve Days of Christmas, (Hawaiian version) by Ed Kenney and Eaton Magoon, Jr.

Who are the Hawaiians? - Introducing the Hawaiian social structure - Ali'is (Chiefs),

Maka'ainana (Workers), and Kaua (Outcasts)

"KULEANA" - RESPONSIBILITY: The important role of each person within Old Hawaii -

(Chiefs, Skilled Experts/craftsmen, role of men, role of women, role of elders, role of children)

Learning the names for COLORS in Hawaiian

Singing our Hawaiian Colors Song

'ula 'ula

melemele

poni

polu

'ele 'ele

'akala

'alahi

ke'oke'o

'ahinahina

'oma'oma'o

palaunu

Story: The Secret of the Hawaiian Rainbow - by Stacey Kaopuiki

(Story's explanation of why the Hawaiians created the rainbow - This tale depicts the importance of the rainbow, how it was created, and how it is a precious sign to remind all of how important WAI (water) and UA (rain) is to all living things.

Precious Plants of Hawaii - NIU/COCONUT - The Many Uses of the Coconut in Old Hawaii

Getting to taste the coconut! - (Sample/Graphing our preferences)

Learning Hawaiian language- A list of our learned vocabulary

(COMING SOON!)