Resources for Librarians & Teachers to
Run the Program!
1. Share this year's Nominated Books by reading them with keiki in grades K-3. Feel free to use our Ānuenue media (below) and resources on our Da Books page to build excitement and the information on this website about the award support critical thinking about the books and voting!
2. Collect and submit keiki votes. Librarians and teachers, you can collect keiki votes and submit totals on the Librarians & Teachers form link (above). Printable ballots are available below. Or, individual students may vote online using the "Keiki, Vote Here!" link (above). Votes are due by Friday, February 2, 2024.
3. Announce the winner with your readers, which will be annouced by the end of February 2024!
2024 Ānuenue Ballot.pdf2024 Ānuenue Ballots .pdfĀnuenue Hawaiʻi Keiki Book Award Media
Ānuenue Media links
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Teacher Shared Resources
The media below is an example of some of the resources that were created in the past.
If you have resources you are willing to share with librarians and teachers, please let us know!
Student Reflections for each book on Seesaw
by Kristin Tarnas
Hoʻonani Hula Warrior Reflection
ʻOhana Means Family Reflection
Snow Angel, Sand Angel Reflection
These Seesaw activities shared information about the Ānuenue Hawaiʻi Keiki Book Award with families as well as their children's connections to each book.
If you use Seesaw, feel free to copy and edit this activity. The background was created in Canva in the lesson, which is also shared on this webpage.
Lessons for each book on Canva
by Kristin Tarnas
Hoʻonani Hula Warrior Lesson
ʻOhana Means Family Lesson
Snow Angel, Sand Angel Lesson
These Canva lessons were created for students in grades K-3, with a focus on making connections to books as mirrors and reflecting on story elements.
Feel free to copy and edit this activity for your own use.
Ānuenue Book Award Mission
The Ānuenue Hawaiʻi Keiki Book Award advocates of books created for and about our Hawaiʻi keiki so that they can see themselves in literature and imagine their own creative futures.