Last week we had a great time. We began our unit by learning the traditional Hawaiian clothing, and luau clothing (as you can see from their uniforms). We also learned about Hawaiian food, customs, and values.
We decorated our house with different types of fish, and we made an "Endangered Animals of Hawaii" coloring book.
We learned about Hawaiian music and the Ukelele. Emma loves Israel Kamakawiwo'ole. Even Jordan Moline was able to teach my girls some real Hula dance moves.
We studied the geography of the Islands. We ate at Young's Hawaiian BBQ (twice). We went swimming in my mom and dad's pool and let Emma dive for sea creature diving toys (snorkeling practice).
We learned some Hawaiian words, like "humu humu nuku nuku apua'a" --- awesome!!! We found out that both the girls hawaiian names are basically the same: Ema and Maile. My name however is interesting: Palanaki. Dustin's name is Kukine.
Today we studied the Coral Reef and the Humpback Whale. Here are some great links to amazing and entertaining videos we watched, before I let the girls get artistic and creative by coloring their own reefs and sea animals.
This week we will learn a little about Hawaiian history, including famous Hawaiians, missionary/Christian influence, and Pearl Harbor. We are going to study volcanoes and I even have a little volcano toy that we are going to erupt!!! We are going to learn about Hawaiian agriculture (taro, pineapple, sugar cane, guava, etc.) And we are going to finish the week with a lesson from a very special guest instructor, Dustin Harrison. He will be teaching a lesson called, "Surfing: Yesterday and Today."
I tried to post some pictures I took of their work, but for some reason my photos wouldn't upload. I will ask Dustin later to help me post them.
