Culminating Events - Read-aloud, KWL chart, sing-along

Objectives:

Students will be able to:

-Retell sequence of events of the story read aloud by the teacher.

-Retell uses of the ti leaf mentioned in the story.

-Tell other uses and facts of the ti leaf.

Materials:

-Tutu and the Ti Plant book

-KWL chart used throughout the mini-unit

-Lyrics to "Na Hana A Ka La'i"

-Ukulele

Content:

Students will finish this Hawaiian Studies mini-unit by listening to a read-aloud and volunteering answers for the "L" list for the KWL chart. Teacher and students will review what was learned what was learned about the ti leaf and its various uses.

Motivation/Preteach

Teacher will read aloud Tutu and the Ti Plant book.

Procedure:

1. Teacher will do read-aloud.

2. Teacher will ask students what happened in the book. (What was the first thing that happened? What was the ti leaf used in that scene for? Did we learn about that from our group presentations?)

3. Write down students' responses in the "L" column of KWL chart.

4. Ask students if there was anything else that they learned about ti leaves throughout the mini-unit.

5. List students' responses in the "L" column.

6. Ask for students' comments on their experiences throughout the mini-unit. (What was your favorite part? Was making the ti leaf lei hard for you?)

Closing Events:

Do sing-along to "Na Hana A Ka La'i" while teacher plays ukulele. Teacher passes out students' lei as they leave for the day.

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