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O Ka ‘Āina Homeschool eAducation

LIVING O KA ʻĀINA

LIVING O KA ʻĀINALIVING O KA ʻĀINA

Ka ʻohana, the family.

O Ka ‘Āina education is a space to share my ʻohana education experiences and offer learning bundles to other ‘ohana for their own educational journey. ‘Ohana can be homeschooling ‘ohana looking for an EAducational approach that requires both parent and Keiki to learn together, the interested ‘ohana can be enrolled in a traditional educational system and are looking for additional or supplemental O Ka ʻĀina experiences for their ‘ohana, and ʻOhana can be school communtites wanting to bring O Ka ʻĀina experiences to the indoor and outdoor classroom setting.

Always fun to start with a moʻolelo.

What happens if the boat doesn't float and the plane doesn't fly?

Childrenʻs Book Series: This is the first book in a series. It accompanies the Fruiting Trees Kilo book and focuses on an ʻohanaʻs journey of awareness towards food sustainability in Hawaiʻi. This book is available in both English and ma ka ʻōlelo Hawaii.

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Literature

Hawaiʻi inspired stories for our keiki

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Nā Moʻolelo

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi books

Knowing your ʻāina

Mommy what is time?

My then 6-year-old daughter asked me one day while observing the skies with me on our lānai, "Mommy, what is time?"  I started to think about how my keiki could "SEE" time pass, so I decided to look around our ʻāina to identify things that change, have a process, or a cycle associated with time.  On our ʻāina we have tall ʻōhiʻa trees, beautiful gardenia flowers, avocado, tangerine, lychee, and mango.  So I realized that we as an ʻohana could observe and document the growth stages of the fruiting trees around our ʻāina to see time through the natural growth stages of plants.  On Hawaiʻi Island, we now know that tangerines fruit in April, while the avocado is flowering.  In late May, the avocados begin to fruit, while the lychee flowers appear.  Shortly after the lychee begins to fruit, we see mango flowers signaling the shift into Summer.    These conversations with my keiki inspired a casual observation routine that combines some basic writing and applied math skills  lead by a foundation of kilo observation.  Through this my keiki will see TIME and understand the concept of time passing through the observation of natural cycles and soon become experts of their wahi ʻāina, their land base.  

Learning Products

Below I share how we as an ʻohana use our O Ka ʻĀina experiences and observations to build and strengthen awareness and skill.

Kilo: Observation with the ʻĀina: Fruiting Trees of Hawaii

Kilo your ʻĀina and Community

Build in an ʻohana kilo observational time within the week.

Build in an ʻohana kilo observational time within the week.

What fruiting Trees can you observe at home and in your community?  There is currently 5 observational workbooks available: avocado, tangerine, lychee, mango,  and mountain apple

Build in an ʻohana kilo observational time within the week.

Build in an ʻohana kilo observational time within the week.

Build in an ʻohana kilo observational time within the week.

Have many casual conversations with your keiki about the natural world around them.  Kilo can look like a walk to Tūtū & Papa house, a drive down to the beach, or through your community.

Keiki recording of observational data.

Build in an ʻohana kilo observational time within the week.

Keiki recording of observational data.

Chart the flowering and fruiting stages of fruiting trees within your community in the Fruiting Trees of Hawaii Observation Book

Puke kilo mea ulu

Puke Kilo Mea Ulu

Analyze longitudinal data over time

Analyze longitudinal data over time

Keiki recording of observational data.

Have encouraged and guided conversations with your keiki about the growth patterns identified and observed over time.  Mark them on the last page in the kilo book and provided as an Add-On Option.   

Patterns Calendar.     

Nā Lauana

Establish ʻohana ʻike, knowledge

Analyze longitudinal data over time

Establish ʻohana ʻike, knowledge

Share your ʻike, your new knowledge with ʻohana and community that encourage ʻohana and community wealth.  Artistically display the yearly observations through images in the Hanging Art Project. 

Ka mea Hōʻikeʻike.

Grow together

Analyze longitudinal data over time

Establish ʻohana ʻike, knowledge

Continue to have ʻohana conversations and experiences with all things within out natural environment.

Fruiting Trees Kilo Book

Start by Choosing your Language

English Language

English Language

English Language

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi

English Language

English Language

Then, choose a Fruiting Trees of Hawaii Kilo Book Option

Building Foundations 1

Building Foundations 1

Building Foundations 1

Building a foundation of kilo practice

 English

 Hawaiian

Building Foundations 2

Building Foundations 1

Building Foundations 1

Adding levels of awareness by adding descriptions and details.

English

Hawaiian

Building Foundations 3

Building Foundations 1

Building Foundations 3

Adding levels of awareness using fractions and percentages.

English

Hawaiian

Finally, Display your ʻIke Knowledge

Visually display dominant Patterns

Visually display dominant Patterns

Visually display dominant Patterns

This chart allows ʻOhana to see fruiting patterns of Hawaiʻiʻs Trees and have discussions with each other, in the Patterns Calendar provided with the kilo book

Hōʻuluʻulu i ka ʻike

Visually display dominant Patterns

Visually display dominant Patterns

E palapala i nā lauana mea ulu ma ka Pakuhi Lauana,  Ka ʻaoʻao hope o ka puke kilo.

Kilo: Observation with the ʻĀina: Weather and Seasonality

Kilo your ʻĀina

Build in an ʻohana kilo observational time within the week.

Build in an ʻohana kilo observational time within the week.

Establish an understanding of weather patterns.  Ask your keiki when does it rain a lot? When is it more sunny?  

Build in an ʻohana kilo observational time within the week.

Build in an ʻohana kilo observational time within the week.

Build in an ʻohana kilo observational time within the week.

Have many casual conversations with your keiki about the natural world around them.  Weather Kilo can look like a morning, or after chores routine.  Ask keiki what weather looks and feels like.  Encourage them to describe weather phenomenon using senses.

Keiki recording of observational data.

Build in an ʻohana kilo observational time within the week.

Keiki recording of observational data.

Record weather observation in Weather Kilo Book.  Ka Puke kilo Anilā.  Once established this task is an independent skill-building expansion.

Puke Kilo Anilā

Analyze longitudinal data over time

Analyze longitudinal data over time

Keiki recording of observational data.

Have encouraged and guided conversations with your keiki about the weather patterns identified and observed over time by graphing monthly weather occurrences and charting cycles over the short and long term in the Weather Charting Set provided as an Add-on option.

Establish ʻohana ʻike, knowledge

Analyze longitudinal data over time

Establish ʻohana ʻike, knowledge

Share your ʻike, your new knowledge with ʻohana and community that encourage ʻohana and community wealth by documenting in the Patterns Chart. provided as an Add-On option

Grow together

Analyze longitudinal data over time

Establish ʻohana ʻike, knowledge

Continue to have ʻohana conversations and experiences with all things within out natural environment.

Weather Observation Book

Start by Choosing your Language

English Language

English Language

English Language

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi

English Language

English Language

Then, choose a Weather Kilo Book Skill Building Level

Beginner Foundation. A1-A2

Increasing Foundation B1-B2

Increasing Foundation B1-B2

Have fun recording daily weather phenomena and buildings.

English    Hawaiian

Increasing Foundation B1-B2

Increasing Foundation B1-B2

Increasing Foundation B1-B2

Have fun recording daily weather phenomena and building shapes and numbers foundation. Have fun recording daily weather phenomena and building shapes and numbers foundation.

English   Hawaiian

Advancing Foundation C1

Increasing Foundation B1-B2

Advancing Foundation C1

Have fun recording daily weather phenomena and building their patterns awareness.   English.   Hawaiian.

Solid Foundation D1

Solid Foundation D1

Advancing Foundation C1

Have fun recording daily weather phenomena and building their descriptive word choice with guidance and prompts.  English.  Hawaiian.

Solid Foundation F1

Solid Foundation D1

Solid Foundation F1

Have fun recording daily weather phenomena and building their independence in descriptive observational writing. 

 English.   Hawaiian.

Finally, Display your ʻIke Knowledge

Visually display dominant Patterns

Visually display dominant Patterns

Visually display dominant Patterns

This allows ʻOhana to visually show dominant weather phenomena as well as fruiting stages of Hawaiʻiʻs Trees. Provided as an Add-On option

Hōʻuluʻulu i ka ʻike

Visually display dominant Patterns

Visually display dominant Patterns

E palapala i nā lauana anilā a me nā lauana o nā mea ulu.  He lako koena kēia.

Learning Resources PDF

Parent Guide Book

Aloha mai kākou,

Here is a parent guidebook that I offer to ʻohana.  This guide provides some insight into how to complete the different learning activities, as well as some examples of my own keikiʻs work. If you are not sure where to begin, then maybe perusing through this guide will help. The downloadable PDF is here for easy access or a spiral-bound version can be purchased in the "Parent Guide book" category in the SHOP.

Fruiting Tree Plant Parts

Fruiting Trees Growth Cycle

Fruiting Trees Growth Cycle

Here is a useful resource to use when having conversations with your keiki about Hawaiʻiʻs Fruiting Trees.   While observing your Fruiting Trees around your community, point out these plant parts normalizing the vocabulary. Select an images below to download a free PDF.   

Fruiting Trees Growth Cycle

Fruiting Trees Growth Cycle

Fruiting Trees Growth Cycle

  These conversations early on make keiki comfortable with the natural world and its processes.  Sharing the story with your keiki about how plants grow encourages them to see the magic in observation, time, growth, and maturity. Select an image below to download a free PDF.

Avocado

Tangerine

Tangerine

Avocado Growth Process & 

Plant Parts.

A free PDF is available here or a printed and laminated version ia available for purchase in products.

Tangerine

Tangerine

Tangerine

 Tangerine Growth Process & 

Plant Parts.

A free PDF is available here or a printed and laminated version is available for purchase in products.

Lychee

Tangerine

Lychee

Lychee Growth Process & 

Plant Parts. 

A free PDF is available here or a printed and laminated version is available for purchase in products.

Mango

ʻUlu Breadfruit

Lychee

Mango Growth Process

 & Plant Parts. A free PDF is available here or a printed and laminated version is available for purchase in products.

Mountain Apple

ʻUlu Breadfruit

ʻUlu Breadfruit

Mountain Apple Growth Process & Plant Parts. A free PDF is available here or a printed and laminated version is available for purchase in products.

ʻUlu Breadfruit

ʻUlu Breadfruit

ʻUlu Breadfruit

Nā Mea Ulu Hawaiʻi PDF Resource

Here are some PDF downloadable ʻohana resources

Ke Kumu Pea

Ke Kumu ʻAlani Pākē

Ke Kumu ʻAlani Pākē

Ka ulu ʻana o ke Kumu Pea & 

Ke kino o ka mea ulu.

E kaomi i ke kiʻi, a e  hoʻoili i ka PDF, a i ʻole e kūʻai aku, ma ka lepe "products" i kope i lameneka ʻia.  

Ke Kumu ʻAlani Pākē

Ke Kumu ʻAlani Pākē

Ke Kumu ʻAlani Pākē

Ka ulu ʻana o ke Kumu ʻAlani Pākē & Ke kino o ka mea ulu. E kaomi i ke kiʻi, a e  hoʻoili i ka PDF, a i ʻole e kūʻai aku, ma ka lepe "products" i kope i lameneka ʻia.  

Ke Kumu Laikī

Ke Kumu ʻAlani Pākē

Ke Kumu Manakō

Ka ulu ʻana o ke Kumu Laikī & Ke kino o ka mea ulu. E kaomi i ke kiʻi, a e  hoʻoili i ka PDF, a i ʻole e kūʻai aku, ma ka lepe "products" i kope i lameneka ʻia.  

Ke Kumu Manakō

Ke Kumu ʻŌhiʻaʻai

Ke Kumu Manakō

Ka ulu ʻana o ke Kumu Manakō & 

Ke kino o ka mea ulu.E kaomi i ke kiʻi, a e  hoʻoili i ka PDF, a i ʻole e kūʻai aku, ma ka lepe "products" i kope i lameneka ʻia.  

Ke Kumu ʻŌhiʻaʻai

Ke Kumu ʻŌhiʻaʻai

Ke Kumu ʻŌhiʻaʻai

Ka ulu ʻana o ke Kumu ʻŌhiʻaʻai & Ke kino o ka mea ulu.E kaomi i ke kiʻi, a e  hoʻoili i ka PDF, a i ʻole e kūʻai aku, ma ka lepe "products" i kope i lameneka ʻia.  

Ke Kumu ʻUlu

Ke Kumu ʻŌhiʻaʻai

Ke Kumu ʻŌhiʻaʻai

Ua ʻaneʻane hoʻi e paʻa

Estimating in Fractions 1/4 and Percentages %

 I had a parent ask me how to help their keiki with visualizing fractions and percentage coverage in order to estimate the amount of flowers or fruits on a tree, in the Hawaiʻi Fruiting Trees Observation Book 3.  A no laila! Here it is, click on the image to be taken to a PDF.

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