Hi`ilei Media Center

Welcome back to school students!

Remember to turn in your summer reading log to Hi`ilei Media Center!!!

We are so excited to have an author visit with Mrs. Janell Cannon on Sept. 2, 2009!!

As we read this book, please blog in comments and questions as if you were speaking to the author or the character. Click COMMENTS below.

Prediction Worksheet

Chapter Worksheets

Be A Critic

Please visit Mrs. Naluai’s blogsite for more information. Click Here.

click here for the Nene Website

click here to download the 2010 Nene reading booklist

Website #1 Features links to individual native nations. Good teacher resource.

Website #2 Provides easy-to-read information on numerous Native American tribes (i.e. how to pronounce names, where the tribes originally live, houses, clothing, etc.)

Website #3 Includes kid-friendly sites on many Native American tribes. Good resource for students.

Website #4 Includes information on Thanksgiving, and a list of books to avoid due to racial sterotyping. Good resource for teachers as well.

Website #5 Includes interactive map of the different Native American regions

Kamehameha Butterfly

Website #1: Kamehameha Butterfly Description

Website #2: Butterfly Fun Facts

Website #3: Butterfly Life Cycle

Long Horned Beetle

Website #1: Long Horned Beetle Description

Website #2: Long Horned Beetle More Description

Website #3: Long Horn Beetle

Koa Bug (True Bugs)

Website #1: Native Hawaiian Insects

Website #2: True Bugs

Website #3: True Bugs

Any of the above insects

Website #1 : Insect Body Parts

Website #2: Insects

Website #3: Wekiu Bug

I thoroughly enjoyed reading your comments, and I hope you did too.

A makana was given to students who blogged with me over the vacation.

Please continue checking out my blog for student products. Then remember to add comments.

http://blogs.ksbe.edu/ruredona

Mrs. Redona

Congratulations Third Grade!

100% of students completed this project!

Directions: Click on student name to view project. Then return to this blog to add a comment. If student name is not in BLUE, then student is still working on the project. Students who wanted narration recorded their own voices, and their names are listed with an asterisk (*).

Check out Mehana’s video below. Just click play!

Mehana’s Research Project on the Kolea

Check out Taliloa’s video below. Just click play!

Talilo’s Research Project on the I`iwi

Check out Akili’s video below. Just click play!

Akili’s Research Project on the Pueo

Check out Aya’s video below. Just click play!

Aya’s Research Project on the Kolea

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