Life Skills Lessons and Activities

Lessons and Resources

A Mele Creation

A Puzzling Place

E Ola Pono – Life in These Islands

Knowing Your Place

My Place in “Dis Place”

Take Care of the Water – Mālama I Ka Wai

Uncovering History Through Names

What Is With This Place

What’s the Big Deal About Trees

When Heaven Weeps – Wai

Grades

4-8

4-8

4-8

6-8

6-8

4-6

4-6

7-12

5-6

4-6

Description

Using senses to create a song of place

Creating crosswords as a way to teach about place

Living pono; protecting Hawai‘i nei

Words from kūpuna on the importance of place

Exploring relationships and responsibilities to place

Water: In need of protection

Learning stories of familiar places

Polling communities: A simple process to learn a lot

Understanding trees

Knowing importance of water