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:
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.
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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.
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