Bringing our

culture to life
through the arts
Kaluhi Kaʻapana
Presentation: 11/13 at ITE 326
teacher meeting Fall 2019
Audience: Mentor
teacher and 4th grade
Hawaiian immersion
teacher
 Warm-up activity: Art Poems
What is it?
● Art poems are when you create art
based on poetry
● Our poetry is our mele and oli
● Read the mele and draw what you
see when you read this verse of the
mele.
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Kaulana Nā Pua a ʻo Hawaiʻi
Kūpaʻa ma hope o ka ʻāina
Hiki mai ka ʻelele o ka loko ʻino
Palapala ʻānunu me ka pakaha
Pane mai Hawaiʻi moku o Keawe
Kōkua nā Hono a ʻo Piʻilani
Kākoʻo mai Kauaʻi o Mano
Paʻa pū me ke one o Kākuhihewa
Na Moʻolelo Hawaiʻi

Cultural and
Historical
Integration

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 Background information

▸ Arts integration can engage students in our moʻolelo

Hawaiʻi
▸ Huakaʻi to ʻAuʻaʻia
○ It got students curious about historical events
○ It made our stories more tangible
▸ We can use visual arts to evaluate their
understanding of our stories

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ʻAuʻa ʻia
We have been
teaching the stories, Place your screenshot here

but after watching

this, they are asking
questions.

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Nā Kau a Hiʻiaka

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Questions to think about
Why do we teach moʻolelo Hawaiʻi?
How do the arts engage students in learning?
How can we use arts in language arts?

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 Literature Art

According to Creating meaning through Literature and the Arts…

▸ Literature is a core art form
▸ It creates creativity, unity, and balance
▸ Motivates students through:
○ Interest, active engagement, and group effect
▸ Creative problem solving
○ Students focus on discussing, creating, sharing, and
performing literature

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 Comprehension
Students comprehend better when they can visually
see or create the story

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 Thanks!

any
questions
?

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 References

Cornett, C. E. (2015). Creating meaning through literature and the arts: arts integration for classroom teachers. Boston, MA:

Pearson Education Inc.

Kamapua'a, by Dietrich Varez. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://volcanoartcenter.org/shop/prints/dietrich-varez-prints/m21-kamapuaa-

giclee-by-dietrich-varez/.

ʻŌiwi TV. (2018, May 5). Nā Kau a Hiʻiaka. Retrieved from https://oiwi.tv/oiwitv/na-kau-a-hiiaka/.

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 Checklist
__x_Title Page (including name and date of the presentation)

__x_Audience is indicated, and the focus of the presentation is clear

_x__Brief experience is included to engage the audience

__x_ Background information or research in art education is provided

__x_ Audio and/or visuals are are included in the presentation.

__x_Open-ended questions (many possible answers are correct) or references to high-level critical thinking are part of the
presentation.

__x_Relevance to literacy skills and elementary curriculum is included.

_x__Reference list is provided

__x_Reflected on the experience of presenting and the reactions of the audience

__x_Included the name of the peer you practiced with here: Michiko Detwiler

__x_Posted in Laulima in Assignments with completed rubric.

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