Patchwork of Places and Poetry

JoAnn Jacobs     Grade 2
Hongwanji Mission School
     Honolulu, HI

 

After reading Dumpling Soup our class discussed the uniqueness of Hawaii and its multi cultural society. This concept was reinforced again as we read Luka's Quilt and interviewed our grandparents about their lives. We then began to focus on the physical beauty of the islands.

Our quilt is a blend of physical and cultural aspects that make up our island home. Our quilt reflects this in picturing the volcanoes that formed our islands, the shave ice that quenches our thirst on a warm, sunny day and the lei of flowers we give to show our affection and love.

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The children have come away with an understanding of quilts as a means of preserving the past and creating a keepsake of memories to treasure and share.

Book List:
Selina and the Bear Paw Quilt by Barbara Smucker
The Rag Coat by Lauren A. Mills
The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco
Sam Johnson and the Blue Ribbon Quilt by Lisa Campbell Ernst
Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by D. Hopkinson

 

 Flower Lei

The important thing about Hawaii is flower lei.
They are beautiful and have an extraordinary smell like perfume.
Lei have lots and lots of pretty colors
like red, orange, yellow, pink, purple, white, and blue.
When you wear a lei it tickles because the petals tickle you.
Hula dancers wear lei when they dance.
But the important thing about Hawaii is flower lei.

By Shanna, Leia and Bryce    

  
The Mountains

The important thing about Hawaii is the mountains.
They're green and brown and high and could almost touch the sky.
It feels like you can never reach the top.
The morning sun gleams through the mountain range.
On the mountains the rocks are jagged.
After the morning rain the leaves drop dew.
But the important thing about Hawaii is the mountains.

By Kaleb and Pono

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Volcanoes

The important thing about Hawaii is volcanoes.
They are enormous purple black mountains with
humongous red shiny melting hot boiling lava in them.
This explodes out of the volcanoes and trembles down the edge
and tumbles into the ocean.
But the important thing about Hawaii is volcanoes.

By Gene and Reilly

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Shave Ice

The important thing about Hawaii is shave ice.
Shave ice is a round mound made out of ice.
It's sweet and comes in many flavors like strawberry,
orange, lemon, grape and rainbow too.
Shave ice is cold and tasty.
It melts if you don't eat it fast.
Shave ice looks like crystal when you lift it up to the sun.
But the important thing about Hawaii is shave ice.

By  Trevor and Jessica


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