Letʻs Collect Lauhala! An SBA textbook that will prepare 7th grade students for the end-of-the-course test based on the math textbook, Letʻs Take Care of the Loʻi, while exploring native Hawaiian culture.

Lauhala is a Hawaiian word that comes from the word lau, meaning “leaf” and the word hala refers to the hala tree from which the leaves come from. The leaves of the hala tree are long, strong and tough, providing durable material for a plethora of useful items. Today, the technique of weaving is applied to the lauhala leaves to make purses, baskets, bottle holders, and placemats. Historically, lauhala was used for many other items such as canoe sails, wall thatch, window-shutters, roof lining, mats, etc. Lauhala weaving is hard work and very time consuming. Many pieces created by artisans are considered works of art. This textbook is an effort to educate students about the history and significance of lauhala in Hawaiʻi in a way that amalgamates seamlessly with their courses.

Let’s Collect Lauhala, Student Activities: https://www.amazon.com/Lets-Collect-Lauhala-Student-Activities/dp/B0851LZKF6/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?dchild=1&keywords=SBAC+Let%27s+Collect+Lauhala&qid=1585081647&sr=8-1-fkmr1

Let’s Collect Lauhala, Teacher’s Guide: https://www.amazon.com/Lets-Collect-Lauhala-Teachers-Guide/dp/B0851MYTSF/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_2?dchild=1&keywords=SBAC+Let%27s+Collect+Lauhala&qid=1585081686&sr=8-2-fkmr1

Let’s Chant for Rain! An SBA test book that will prepare 6th grade students for the end-of-the-course test based on the math textbook, Let’s Go From Mauka to Makai,  while teaching students how the math they learned this year can support the Hawaiian environment.

The Hawaiian word for chants, songs, or poems is mele. Mele accompany hula dancers and drummers. There is a mele for almost everything, they excite, give praise, and criticize. They are a way of expressing feelings and serve a purpose. Some mele also hold knowledge, like the Hawaiian genealogy. They are an important part of Hawaiian life and are a form of communication with the world and beyond. Mele are chanted to the Hawaiian gods, to the kūpuna, to other people, and to the ʻāina, and are an important part of keeping the oral traditions in Hawaiian culture alive. This textbook is an effort to educate students about the history and significance of mele in Hawaiʻi in a way that amalgamates seamlessly with their courses.

Let’s Chant for Rain, Student Activities: https://www.amazon.com/Lets-Chant-Rain-Student-Activities/dp/B0851LZKF7/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?dchild=1&keywords=SBAC+Let%27s+chant+for+rain&qid=1585081558&sr=8-2-fkmr0

Let’s Chant for Rain, Teacher’s Guide: https://www.amazon.com/Lets-Chant-Rain-Teachers-Guide/dp/B0851LZKF8/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?dchild=1&keywords=SBAC+Let%27s+chant+for+rain&qid=1585081593&sr=8-1-fkmr0

Letʻs Take Care of the Loʻi! A textbook incorporating Hawaiian traditions of caring for our islands, and illustrating the importance of the natural resources found on the island. In this textbook, students will learn how math can be used to support traditional Hawaiian ways of farming, fishing and building.

The loʻi is a Hawaiian taro field. In ancient Hawaiʻi, taro played a large role that went beyond dietary staple, it also holds mythological importance.  Letʻs Take Care of the Loʻi teaches of the significance of taro in Hawaiians’ survival and prosperity and the art of the patch itself as well as the art of taking care of it. The loʻi is an example of the philosophy of working with nature to create abundance, a carefully calibrated gravity-fed irrigation system, and over the centuries they filled every valley in Hawaiʻi. Loʻi patches are not only a local food source, but also oases of Hawaiian culture and connection to the land. The ideas and practices taught in this textbook by fusing teachings of the loʻi’s system and its significance with mathematical lessons in order to teach math to students in a way that is relevant to their home and history.

The cultivation of taro, declined precipitously in Hawaiʻi over the last century. The art of doing so almost lost. The Hawaiʻi Renaissance renewed interest and a statewide network dedicated to taro patch restoration was created. This textbook is an effort to educate students about the loʻi in a way that amalgamates seamlessly with their courses. 

Let’s Take Care of the Lo’i, Student Activities: https://www.amazon.com/Lets-Take-Care-Student-Activities/dp/0998314285/ref=sr_1_7?dchild=1&keywords=let%27s+take+care+of+the+lo%27i&qid=1585081493&sr=8-7

Let’s Take Care of the Lo’i, Teacher’s Guide: https://www.amazon.com/Lets-Take-Care-Teachers-Guide/dp/0998314293/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=let%27s+take+care+of+the+lo%27i+teachers+guide&qid=1585081510&sr=8-1

Let’s Go From Mauka to Makai! A textbook featuring math activities for 6th grade focusing on Hawaiʻi’s natural environment, and guiding students from the biodiverse oceans to the tempered mountains in Hawaiʻi. In this textbook, students will explore environmental issues that are threatening the natural habitats and ecosystems in Hawaiʻi while learning about preservation measures applied with the help of mathematical strategies. 

The word mauka means mountain side and makai means ocean side. Letʻs Go From Mauka to Makai teaches of the importance of balance between the ocean and the mountains and the importance of keeping streams and storm water runoff free of pollution, from the mountaintops to the ocean. What happens in the mountains affects the ocean, and what happens in the ocean affects the mountain. These ideas and practices are taught by fusing teachings of the biodiversities in Hawaiʻi with mathematical lessons in order to teach math to students in a way that is relevant to their home and history. 

Hawaiian culture has suffered a great deal of eraser since the overthrowing of Queen Liliʻuokalani in 1893. However, in recent years there has been an increase in efforts to reteach, relearn, and restore Hawaiian traditions and practices in everyday life. This textbook is an effort to educate students about Hawaiʻi in a way that amalgamates seamlessly with their courses.

Let’s Go From Mauka to Makai, Student Activities: https://www.amazon.com/Lets-Mauka-Makai-Student-Activities/dp/0998314269/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1RHS1DEXSMXJK&dchild=1&keywords=let%27s+go+from+mauka+to+makai&qid=1585081355&sprefix=lets+go+from+mauka+%2Caps%2C258&sr=8-1

Let’s Go From Mauka to Makai, Teacher’s Guide: https://www.amazon.com/Lets-Mauka-Makai-Teachers-Guide/dp/0998314277/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=let%27s+go+from+mauka+to+makai+teachers+guide&qid=1585081387&sr=8-1