Download Knowing importance of water Students will: * Gain a deeper understanding of the importance of water in Hawaiian culture * Learn about or review the water cycle from a scientific aspect * Identify sustainability issues; work toward understanding solutions
Download Understanding trees Students will: * Deepen their sense of place and understanding about the importance of trees * Understand the interdependence between plants and humans
Download Polling communities: A simple process to learn a lot Students will: * Explore, learn, and share about the place that is their community * Create and facilitate a one-word reaction poll to assess how others view their community * Give a short presentation about people’s reactions and their own thoughts about this poll
Download Learning stories of familiar places Students will: * Select a place name in or near their community, or a place that holds significance in Hawai`i, to study and explore * Deepen connections to this place by researching the meaning of its name and history * Prepare and give a short presentation to educate classmates about this place
Download Water: In need of protection Students will: - Learn why Wai (water) is at the core of Hawaiian culture and the ahupua‘a
Download Exploring relationships and responsibilities to placeStudents will:* Be able to understand themselves and how they fit in their place* Start to think about their kuleana to that place and how they can contribute and help their community thrive
Download Words from kūpuna on the importance of place Students will: - Be introduced to the significance of “place” in Hawaiian culture. - Read and discuss various quotes from respected Hawaiian leaders and scholars. - Deepen understanding of why place is so important in Hawaiian culture.
Download Living pono; protecting Hawai‘i nei Students and teachers will: * Gain a deeper appreciation for the land, sea, and their community * Find ways they can protect, defend and preserve what is important to them
Download Creating crosswords as a way to teach about place Students will: * Explore, learn, and share about the place with which they most closely identify* Create a crossword puzzle about the place they identify with that highlights key facts and features * Give a short presentation to teach their classmates about this special place
Download Using senses to create a song of placeStudents will: Learn that our connection to a certain place can be captured through our senses Use sight, smell, sounds, touch, emotions, and relationships to create a valuable Oratory that preserves important ideas through oli