What Was Life Like in Ancient Hawaii?
Created By:
Patricia Louis
Title/Role:
School Librarian
Organization/School Name:
Aliamanu Elementary School
Location:
Hawaii
Grade Level:
4 Type of Lesson:
Lesson in a unit Type of Schedule:
Combination Collaboration Continuum:
Moderate Content Area:
Social studies Content Topic:
Pre-contact Hawaii history Scenario:
This lesson is part of a larger unit on Hawaii history prior to Western contact. Students are studying the origins and culture of early Hawaiians and the roles and responsibilities of each class in pre-contact Hawaii. Students have already worked with the teacher and librarian to complete the research portion of the unit. In this lesson students are creating their final products in the form of digital posters. Overview:
The essential question is what was Hawaii like in the past? Students describe the culture and geography of ancient Hawaii by searching for information in a range of resources and combining information and visuals from their research in the form of digital posters. Final Product:
Students produce digital posters that reflect their understanding of cultural and/or geographical features of ancient Hawaii. Library Lesson:
Students in grade four will be able to (1) describe at least one cultural or geographic characteristic of ancient Hawaii for each question, (2) locate and retrieve relevant information and visuals from both print and electronic sources, (3) create a list of resources used, and (4) integrate information and images in a digital poster. Estimated Lesson Time:
120 minutes Have you taught this lesson before:
Yes Strategies for differentiation:
The teacher and LMS allow students to team and assist one another with technical aspects of production. They also provide reading and viewing materials of different levels of reading complexity as needed.