Kids Page The Sanctuary is proud to offer marine education activities for kids online. Downloading Recommendations: Education activities are available in pdf format. We recommend using an Internet Explorer browser for opening these pdf files. There are frequent download conflicts using Netscape browsers. Also, you may download these files by right-clicking on the link for PC users and click and hold for Macintosh users. Some of these pdfs are large and may appear to stop downloading, please wait five to ten seconds and they should open. ACTIVITY BOOKS HAWAIIAN ISLANDS HUMPBACK WHALE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY ACTIVITY BOOK This activity book teaches students the basics about humpback whales behavior and biology. Download a pdf version of the activity book. WHY IS HAWAI`I'S OCEAN IMPORTANT: A KEIKI ACTIVITY BOOK This activity book teaches students the basics of protecting Hawai`i's ocean and the animals that live in it. Click here to download the activity book from the NOAA Coastal Science website. This activity book was created as part of a partnership project. SEABIRDS AND SHOREBIRDS OF HAWAI`I ACTIVITY BOOK This activity book teaches students the about the seabirds and shorebirds that live in and migrate to Hawaii. Download a pdf version of the activity book. THE KOHOLA AND THE KOLEA, A Coloring Book in English and Hawaiian This children's coloring book tells a story about humpback whales and plovers. To view the coloring book click here. SEA TURTLES: No Na Honu Kai, A Coloring Book in English and Hawaiian This children's coloring book provides factual information about sea turtles. To view the coloring book click here. PACIFIC CORAL REEF COLORING BOOK, A Coloring Book in English, Hawaiian, and Samoan This coloring book provides factual information about corals for children. To view the coloring book click here. OTHER GAMES AND ACTIVITIES ULANA LAUNIA - COCONUT LEAF WEAVING This activity teaches kids how to weave a humpback whale from a coconut leaf (palm). Download a pdf version. SEA CREATURES OF HAWAI`I MATCHING GAME Download this matching game to learn the Hawaiian names of Hawai`i's sea creatures. LIVING IN A SANCTUARY After you learn about national marine sanctuaries, use this sheet to design your own sanctuary. HUMPBACK WHALE WORD SEARCH Learn more aboout humpback whales by reading and then finding the key words in the word search puzzle. Download a pdf version. PROTECTING HAWAI`I'S OCEAN TREASURES NEWSPAPER INSERT This 24-page insert offers information on humpback whales and other marine species in Hawai`i. A humpback whale migration game is the centerfold and other kids activities are also include in the insert. Download a large (5.1 MB) pdf version of the newspaper insert. KIDS INFORMATION UNDERSTANDING THREATS TO HUMPBACK WHALES (KIDS SHEET) This one-page information sheet details the threats to Hawai`i's humpback whales. Download a pdf version. HUMPBACK WHALE FACT CARD Want to know more about how large a humpback whale can be? What they eat? Where they migrate from? Download a pdf version of the humpback whale fact card. *This template can be used by teachers and others to print multiple copies. POSTERS SITE POSTERS Click the links below to view pdf versions of the Sanctuary's poster series. Humpback Whale Tail Humpback Whale Breach Humpback Whale Mother and Calf CULTURAL POSTER Click the links below to view the two different pdf versions of the Sanctuary's cultural poster. Cultural Poster Cultural Poster with Text MARINE MAMMAL POSTER Click the link below to view the pdf version of the Sanctuary's marine mammal poster. Marine Mammal Poster PLEASE VISIT THE SPECIAL OFFERINGS SECTION OF THE WEBSITE TO DOWNLOAD ADDITIONAL SANCTUARY PUBLICATIONS! [top] Revised by the HIHWNMS web team on July 26, 2006. URL: http://hawaiihumpbackwhale.noaa.gov/kids_page.html.