Haiku Poem Package

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I have just recently added my Haiku Poem Package on both my Teachers Pay Teachers and Teacher's Notebook shops.  I am really excited about this product as I have used this with my own students during my subbing experiences.  The students have truly enjoyed creating their own poems and are actually excited about poetry! 

Here is a sneak peak at what is included in this download: 

• A spring, summer, fall and winter themed Haiku example poster.

• A Haiku Poem definition poster with an example poem.

• 2 versions of a Haiku Poem: Syllable Seeker exploration worksheet and key.

 

 

• 2 versions of a Haiku Poem: Rough Draft worksheet with syllable counter and key.

• 2 versions of a spring, summer, fall, winter themed final publishing paper. 

  

 There are many different purposes for this package...students could work on using descriptive words, poetry writing, and syllabic recognition.  This package also can create excitement for poetry as these poems are not often rhyming and can be created easily and quickly.  Haikus are also often written about nature which every child loves!  Taking the students outside to write and create their poem could be an excellent way to get them excited about poetry as well!

Each seasonal poem can be done all at once to create a seasonal Haiku book for each child or when each season arrives have students create their poems and display them around the room. You could also laminate them or place them in page protectors and bind them together to make a class Haiku book!

I wanted the worksheets to be flexible for teachers.  That is why I designed two versions of all the student worksheets. 

• One version asks the students to write three Haiku poems.  When I did this lesson with fourth graders coming up with just one poem was pretty easy for them so I extended it to three poems.  They could chose to write about the same thing in all three poems or create three different poems. 
• The other version asks the students to make only one Haiku poem.  This could be used in younger grades or as a quicker lesson for older children. 

TEACHER PREP: 

• Print and laminate the spring, summer, fall and winter themed Haiku example posters and the Haiku Poem definition poster with example poem and display around the room.
• Then have students complete the Haiku Poem: Syllable Seekers worksheet. This worksheet gives students three different examples of Haiku poems to examine. Students use these examples to gather information about the structure and characteristics of Haiku poems. This allows students to explore different poems and gather their own information in order to take ownership of their learning. This worksheet can be used at a literacy center, in small groups, partners, individually or with the whole class.
• After students have an understanding about the structure and characteristics of Haiku poems they can then start to form their own poems.  Like I said before, I have included 2 versions of the rough draft worksheet to give you more options for your students and teaching preferences. Students are asked to write their poems and then clap out the number of syllables and write down the syllable count for each line in order to self-check their poems.
• When students have completed the two worksheets, I have included 2 versions of spring, fall, summer and winter final publishing paper. One version has spaces for three Haiku poems and the other version has space for one Haiku poem. These can then be published in a class book, a student’s personal poem book or hung up and displayed around the room.
• Be sure to have students share there poems! You can do this as a whole class, small groups, or partners.

As always, if you have any questions, comments or concerns please feel free to contact me.  I would love to hear your feedback, please leave a comment below! Continue reading to learn about some suggestions for Haiku Poetry literature to include in your lesson!

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Suggested Corresponding Literature Picks

Here are a list of some books that could help you bring literature into this lesson.  I have not personally read every book listed below. I did a quick search on the Barns and Noble website.  As always, its a good idea to read these books first to make sure they fit with your lesson and will work for your kiddos!

Haiku Picture book for Children

By: Keisuke Nishimoto, Keisuke Nishimoto (Editor), Kozo Shimizu (Illustrator)

Word-pictures are complemented by charming illustrations in this unique introduction to haiku. This collection includes classic haiku poems written by Japan's most famous masters.

Haiku

By: Patricia Donegan

Introduces the form of Japanese poetry known as haiku, explores the seven keys to writing haiku, and provides instructions for five haiku projects, including creating haiga, or illustrated haiku.

The Cuckoo's Haiku and Other Birding Poems

By: Michael J. Rosen, Stan Fellows (Illustrator)

A joyful primer on the pleasures of bird-watching merges haiku, notes for identifying species, and exquisite watercolor illustrations.

One Leaf Rides The Wind

By: Celeste Davidson Mannis, Celeste Davidson/ Hartung, Susan Kathleen (ILT), Susan Kathleen Hartung

In this collection of haiku poems, a young girl walks through a Japanese garden and discovers many delights, from one leaf to ten stone lanterns. Includes notes about Japanese religion and philosophy.

Dawn of Zombie Haiku

By: Ryan Mecum

Dawn documents their downfall due to a zombie apocalypse in her haiku journal, where the limb-snapping, eye-popping, bone-crunching zombies eventually make her one of their own. In gory detail, and sometimes channeling her favorite poets, she describes the gruesome scenes before her—and her own frightening impulses.

***This one does sound a little gruesome...however there are three books in this series, one about zombies, vampires and werewolves. I would highly suggest reading these first before sharing with an OLDER group of students.  But this book could be used to spark the interest of a reluctant reader with all the zombie and vampire craze.***

 Haiku Baby

By: Betsy E. Snyder

The simple delights in baby’s natural world—a bird, a fish, a leaf, a snowflake, a raindrop—are celebrated in the traditional Japanese poetic form, the haiku. In just 17 syllables, a moment, a season, the elements are joyfully captured. This peaceful little board book has tabs to encourage little hands to turn the pages and adorable artwork to delight everyone!

 I Haiku You

By: Betsy E. Snyder

This giftable little picture book of haiku by award winner Betsy Snyder is something adults will love to give one another as much as they'll enjoy sharing it with the youngest listeners. Perfect for Valentine's Day and any day of the year, this book will inspire people to tell one another, "I haiku you!" 

Yum! Mmmm! Que Rico!: America's Sprouting

By: Pat Mora, Rafael Lopez (Illustrator)

A collection of haiku focusing on fourteen foods native to the Americas, celebrating the fun of the foods as well as their origins.

Something to Tweet About

Hello there! I have recently added this interactive twitter bulletin board to my teachers pay teachers and teachers notebook shops. In this download there is everything you need to create your own interactive classroom twitter bulletin board. I saw this idea on Pintrest and created my own twitter board for my student teaching class. It did take sometime to put this board together but the results and excitement that came from the students made it will worth it! Below is a picture of the twitter board I put together and some student responses.

I printed off a twitter account box for each of my students and included the students name with an "@" symbol where I labeled each students name.  Because they were laminated, students were able to use dry erase markers to write and erased each time they used them (you could also print the twitter boxes off on regular paper and have students write directly on the twitter boxes that way). I also included a page that you can laminate and hang on your bulletin board where you can write the "hastag" or share with the students what you want them to tweet about.  The tweeting possibilities are endless but here are some ideas of things you could get your class to tweet about...

• Favorite things: ice cream, movie, book, sport etc.
• Use this as an exit slip to assess student understanding.
• Before starting a new unit, ask students an essential question from that unit to assess prior knowledge.
• Have students tweet about their weekend plans, vacation or after school activities.
• Give the students a chance to "free tweet" about anything they want.
• Ask review questions.
• Have students solve a riddle.
• Response to a prompt.
• Give an opinion on a current event.
• Leave a message for their parents during conferences.

These are just a few ideas that I came up with.  If you can think of any other ideas please feel free to list any in the comments below! Take a look at what you get in this download below.

 

  

 

Final thought:  Setting this bulletin board up in my classroom brought up some very good discussion and questions about proper technology use.  My students and I were able to talk about how we should conduct ourselves online where many different people can view the things we say and the pictures we post.  We discussed appropriate and inappropriate behavior when using this twitter board and that translated nicely to our conduct on the Internet.  We also talked about being safe and smart on the Internet as well. 

Stocking Up on Teacher Stuff!

As of right now I do not have a classroom.  I am still in the interview process and waiting to hear back from a few different schools.  Buttttt just because I do not have a big girl teaching job yet does not mean I can not stock up on teacher goodies right?! About a week ago my mom (who is my best friend and an amazing mother!) found out about this Teacher to Teacher garage sale that was happening about a half hour drive away from our house.  So we cleared our schedules and planed a girls day to head down to see what goodies we could find.

When we got there it was set up much like a craft show, if you have ever been to one before, where each teacher had their own booth and displayed their own items, priced and ready to sell.  There were about 20 booths there all packed full of stuff.  We spent about an hour and a half shopping around and talking to other educators.  Because I am not sure exactly where I will be and what grade I will have in the fall we were looking for things that would work for a variety of ages.  We looked for board games, card games and books.  We found quite a bit of stuff! Everything was so reasonably priced too! And as soon as I told them I was a first year teacher many of them gave me even better deals! Take a look at all the goodies we got!

 I was able to get seven different sets of brand new books, some award winning books, about ten games, sixteen handheld magnifying glasses, and a ton of math manipulatives and a few other fun things.  I was able to get this for honestly about a third of what I would have paid elsewhere. And I was able to help out some fellow educators as well by cleaning out their spaces and putting a few extra dollars in their pocket.

These were some of my most favorite finds.  I was able to get some fraction dice, and other types of dice, learning wrap-ups (which could be great for a math center, earlier finishers or indoor recess), some bingo chips and markers as well as my most favorite...eleven sets of Base Ten Blocks.  I sorted them all into little Base Ten packs.  To save time and the hassle of passing all these materials out individually, I pre-bagged one Base Ten hundred block, ten Base Ten rods and twenty Base Ten unit cubes.  When I child needs one they just grab a baggy rather than grabbing hand fulls of materials or having to sit and count out what they need.  I was so happy to spend the day with my mom and walk away with some great goodies too!

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I think these types of Teacher to Teacher garage sales are a fantastic idea.  It allows teachers who are maybe retiring, changing grades, moving or changing schools to pass on items that they have used and make a little extra money while doing it.  It helps teachers like me get great deals on stuff that would regularly cost three times as much.  It really is a win-win for everyone involved.  If I ever have the opportunity in the future to join one of these or even run one in my community I will certainly do so!

If you are looking for a Teacher garage sale in your area the newspaper and Craig's List are two great places to start! I spent about 20 minutes looking up teacher garage sales on Craig's List and came up with dozens of locations and hits! Try it!

My Teacher Shops Grand Opening!

I am sooooo excited to unvail the Grand Opening of my Teachers Pay Teachers shop, Hello Little Miss Teacher.  To visit my TpT Shop please click on the banner below...

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In both of these stores you will find fun, engaging classroom activities.  I put a lot of time, thought, hard work and love into each and every document that goes up in these shops.  I take great pride in doing my very best so you can be assured that every item is of the highest quality.  To me customer satisfaction is very important and I strive to make sure that each customer is happy with their product.  I am confident that you will find every download or purchase practical, authentic and appealing to students and educators alike. Please take a look at my newest products below and visit my shop! Click on the pictures and the link will direct you to either my TpT or TN product page. New items are added all the time so keep checking back!

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