📖 Adventures in Reading at Ka Hana Pono 🌞🌺

🌿 The Hana (The Practice)

At Ka Hana Pono, books open doors to new worlds for our keiki. Whether curled up together indoors or reading under the Hawaiian sun 🌴☀️, story time is more than learning letters and words — it’s about connection, imagination, and discovery. ✨📚

🌱 What Children Learn

Through reading, keiki practice listening 👂, patience 🕊️, and focus. They begin to build early literacy skills like recognizing letters 🔤, understanding story structure, and expanding their vocabulary.

💛 Connection to Social-Emotional Learning

Stories give keiki a safe way to explore big feelings 💭💖, empathy 🤝, and problem-solving. Sharing books together nurtures friendship 👯‍♀️ and cooperation, as they wait their turn, point out favorite pictures, and retell stories in their own words.

🌺 Connection to ʻĀina

Even our reading adventures reflect our place here in Hawaiʻi. From books about whales 🐋 to local seasons, keiki learn that stories live all around us — in nature 🌿, in the ocean 🌊, and in the community we call home.

✨ Living in Pono

Reading reminds us that learning is joyful when it’s done together 💕, with care and balance. By fostering a love of books early on, we plant seeds 🌱 of curiosity and wonder that grow for a lifetime.

🌸 We currently have a few spaces open for new keiki to join our Ka Hana Pono ʻohana. We look forward to growing and learning together in our beautiful North Shore community! 🌊🏝️