Hawai'i Booklist

I did a very long post previously about Oceania, which I'd like to tie in with 6th grade Astronomy (via Celestial Navigation), but here I would just like to compile all the resources I've collected which are specifically about Hawai'i.

A is for Aloha: A Hawai'i Alphabet
by Uilani Goldsberry

Hawaiian Myths of Earth, Sea, and Sky
by Vivian L. Thompson

Kawelo, Roving Chief
by Vivian L. Thompson

Aukele the Fearless: A Legend of Old Hawaii
by Vivian L. Thompson

Maui-Full-of-Tricks: A Legend of Old Hawaii
by Vivian L. Thompson

Hawaii Legends of Tricksters and Riddlers
by Vivian L. Thompson

Hawaiian Tales of Heroes and Champions
by Vivian L. Thompson

Faraway Friends
by Vivian L. Thompson

Pono the Garden Guardian
by Dani Hickman

The Book of Little Folk: Faery Stories and Poems from Around the World
by Lauren Mills
"Laka and the Menehunes," p.75

Finding Fairies: Secrets for Attracting Little People from Around the World
by Michelle Roehm McCann and Marianne Monson-Burton
"Menehune Nose-Flute" and "Fairy Rose Petal Beads"

Shave Ice in Hawaii
illus. by Mariko Merritt

Too Many Mangos
by Tammy Paikai

'Ohana Means Family
by Ilima Loomis
look at "P" page of A is for Aloha (planting kalo)

Pacific Nutrition Bingo (PDF)
this is a really fun game!

Beyond 'Ohi'a Valley: Adventures in a Hawaiian Rainforest
by Lisa Matsumoto

Beaks!
by Sneed B. Collard III
Hawaiian honeycreeper

Island Below the Star
by James Rumford
this is a particularly good tie-in with Astronomy

A Gift from the Past
by James Rumford

Dog-of-the-Sea-Waves: The Hawaiian Monk Seal
by James Rumford
sequel to Island Below the Star

Kahalaopuna
by James Rumford
bilingual (English and Hawaiian)

Tutu's Quilt: Ke Kapa Kuiki a Tutu
by James Rumford
bilingual (English and Hawaiian)

50 Fearless Women Who Made American History
by Jenifer Bazzit
Queen Lili'uokalani

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When Captain James Cook Landed on Hawai'i

The Age of Discovery by Charles Kovacs doesn't include anything at all about Captain James Cook (1728-1779), most likely because it didn't seem like it would be particularly important to Scottish students. However, American students, who are ultimately going to run into Hawai'i becoming the 50th state, do need to have its "discovery" mentioned in the Age of Exploration.

So I am collecting resources to have on hand for later. I'm particularly interested in possibly using this as an opportunity to work more with primary sources, since Cook was known for his detailed notetaking. However, we will definitely need to use some SHEG materials first, so students know to be aware of some of the problems (like bias) that arise with primary sources.

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Captain James Cook
(1728-1779)

died February 14, 1779

first sighted O'ahu and Kaua'i on January 18, 1778
came ashore January 20, 1778

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James Cook
The Mariners' Museum and Park

Cook Landing Site, HI
National Park Service

JOURNAL OF CAPTAIN COOK's LAST VOYAGE, TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN, ON DISCOVERY: PERFORMED IN THE YEARS 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, AND 1780
University of Michigan, Eighteenth Century Collections Online
this journal was not kept by Cook but by someone else on the ship

page 195 - first visit to Hawai'i (the Sandwich Islands)
Jan 1778

page 283 - second visit to Hawai'i
Jan 1779

page 304 - death of Cook
Feb 1779

Cook’s Journal entry for November 26 – 30, 1778 (PDF)
second visit to Hawai'i

The Three Voyages of Captain Cook Round the World, Vol. VII
Being the Third of the Third Voyage
Project Gutenberg
third visit to Hawai'i

Captain Cook in Hawai'i: What happened on his final voyage?
lesson plan - The National Archives

Captain Cook
assessment - Stanford History Education Group (Beyond the Bubble)

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Board Game Wishlist

I have a fantastic collection of fun and educational board games, but I always love to hear what other teachers and homeschool parents recommend! On Sunday I visited with my friend Anna, who is closing down her microschool and has offered to sell me her stash of unused MLBs. 60!

Of course we got to chatting, and she shared some of her students' favorite board games with me. So here are the notes I took of things I plan to buy:

Three Sticks

Planet

Paint Chip Poetry

I would love other recommendations! Feel free to leave a comment!

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