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9/2/2015

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This is my first post and I’m very excited to share that I'll be working at Kānehūnāmoku Voyaging Academy. If you’re a teacher, please email mahealani@kanehunamoku.org so we can plan a time to work together. Your students will learn more about waʻa (canoes), sailing, navigation and might even have an opportunity to sail! 

Being with Nā Waʻa Keiki on Hawaiʻi island this summer inspired me to get reconnected to the waʻa on Oʻahu. This past weekend I thought of some new lessons from the training classes:
  1. Parts of the waʻa that relate to parts of the body
  2. Similarities and differences between the structure of Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia
  3. Similarities and differences between Papa Mau’s star compass and the Hawaiian star compass
  4. An art project that reflect the general wind and swell directions that meteorologist observe 
  5. Creation story of how the parts of an ipu (gourd) relates to parts of the world 
  6. Connecting Halloween to the ʻōpeʻapeʻa (Hawaiian hoary bat) and the nananana maka hauʻoli (Happy face spider)

I’ll expand on Lesson 6.
One night after sailing, my friend Darienne thought she saw a bat fly by. It gave me the idea that Halloween would be an appropriate time to introduce the ʻōpeʻapeʻa (Hawaiian hoary bat) to our students. I noticed that the teachers at my school tend to do at least one fun lesson that relates to each holiday, so why not connect it to something that we actually have here in Hawaiʻi! Jerrik has been helping me with creating math problems and Panda shared with me a really great bat game that is similar to sharks and minnows (predator/prey).

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    Kumu Kaʻai previously taught at Kānehūnāmoku Voyaging Academy and Hawaiian Studies at Wilson Elementary School to K-5 students.

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  • Home
  • Oli (Chants)
    • Oli Kāhea - Kūnihi
    • Oli Akahai
    • Oli E Hō Mai
    • Oli Mahalo
    • Ke Lei Maila
    • Ka Wai a Kāne
    • Oli Kāhea - Wilson Chant
  • Mele (Songs)
    • Ke Ao Nani (I luna la, i luna...)
    • Nā Mokupuni ʻEwalu (Islands)
    • Kamaliʻi ʻIke ʻOle (Moon Phases)
    • Ka Hakalama
    • Nā Māhele O Ke Kino (Body Parts)
    • Nā Waihoʻoluʻu (Colors)
    • Nā Helu (Numbers)
    • Kumu's Playlist
    • May Day 2015 >
      • Kula Kamaliʻi & Papa Mālaʻo - Preschool & Kindergarten
      • Papa ʻEkahi - First Grade
      • Papa ʻElua - Second Grade
      • Papa ʻEkolu - Third Grade
      • Papa ʻEhā - Fourth Grade
      • Papa ʻElima - Fifth Grade
      • May Day Attire >
        • Kula Kamali'i & Papa Mālaʻo
        • Papa ʻEkahi - First Grade
        • Papa ʻElua - Second Grade
        • Papa ʻEkolu - Third Grade
        • Papa 'Ehā - Fourth Grade
        • Papa 'Elima - Fifth Grade
  • Holidays
    • Jan. 17, 1893 - Overthrow
    • Jan. 27 - Holocaust Remembrance Day
    • Jan. 30 - Gandhi
    • Feb. - Kung Hee Fat Choy! (Chinese New Year)
    • Memorial Day
    • Saint Patrick's Day
    • Prince Kūhio Day
    • Halloween - Heleuī >
      • Bats
      • Pumpkins
      • Spiders
      • Zombie Apocalypse >
        • Zombie 101
        • 5 Themes of Geography
        • Relocation Information
        • 2017 Relocation Information
    • Thanksgiving
    • Lā Kūʻokoʻa
  • Hōkūleʻa Worldwide Voyage
    • The Great Barrier Reef
    • Lesson 1 - Life at Sea >
      • Meals
      • Brushing Your Teeth
      • Bunks
      • Shower
      • Bathroom
      • Backpack & Supplies
      • Compare & Contrast Items
    • Lesson 2 - Papa Mau
    • Lesson 3 - Observation
    • Lesson 4 - Introduction to Star Compass
    • Crewmember Blogs
  • Moʻolelo (Stories)
    • Kalo (Taro)
    • Nāonealaʻa (Migration)
    • Pele
    • Nananana (Spider)
    • Lupe - Kites
    • Ahupuaʻa >
      • Punahou
      • Waiʻalae
      • ʻAlae
      • Loko Iʻa - Fishponds
      • Pahua Heiau
      • Hoʻokele Waʻa - Navigation
      • Hōkūleʻa
    • Aliʻi (Chiefs) >
      • Kamehameha
      • Liholiho (Kamehameha II)
      • Kauikeaouli (Kamehameha III)
      • Kamehameha IV (Alexander 'Iolani Liholiho)
      • Kamehameha V (Lot Kapuaiwa)
      • Queen Liliʻuokalani
      • ʻIolani Palace
  • Blog
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    • Marshall Islands
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