LESSON IDEAS 1. Are You Wearing 'Ōmaʻomaʻo? (Are you wearing green?) Teacher: "Raise your hand if you're wearing ʻōmaʻomaʻo." Teacher: "Raise your hand if you're not wearing ʻōmaʻomaʻo." *Select a few students and have them share, "I'm wearing a (article of clothing) that's ʻōmaʻomaʻo." Students can also say, "Today I'm not wearing ʻōmaʻomaʻo."
2. List plants in Hawaiʻi that are ʻōmaʻomaʻo?
3. Did you know that Hawaiʻi has it's own clover?! ʻIhiʻihilauakea is an endangered fern endemic to Hawaiʻi that looks like a clover
4. Art - Turn Blue into ʻŌmaʻomaʻo
Why Wear Green? The symbolism of this color and how its significance came to be.
Saint Patrick blue. Blue is uliuli or pōlū in Hawaiian
6. How did Hawaiians long ago make natural ʻōmaʻomaʻo dyes for their kapa? *This lesson is still being developed, please check this website again next year!