Music from Hawaii Lesson Plan for Elementary Music

Engage your students and learn about Hawaiian Folk Music! Included is a lesson plan as well as a powerpoint or google slides presentation that will explore a brief mini quiz to see what your students already know about Hawaii, the history of Hawaii, the first King of Hawaii and the last Queen, the composer Queen Liliuokalani and her song Aloha Oe' (great for Women's History Month), listening activities with tips to spark classroom conversations, the history of puili sticks, ukulele and steel guitar, Hawaiian folk songs with puili and hula moves, introduction to 2 famous Hawaiian musicians, and a Polynesian stick dance that will engage even your most reluctant movers!

Activities:

• Aloha Oe Listening
• Kapulu Kane Stick Dance & Video
• Kahuli Aku hula dance & Video
• Vivo E Aratai Polynesian rhythm stick dance
• Links for videos

Included:

• Google Slides Link
• Powerpoint
• Lesson Plan
• Book Recommendations
• Extension Activities

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