Haiku Leaves

What do all those chairs and pencils do in the classroom once everyone leaves? Allow imaginations to run wild with frighteningly short poems!

Students write haiku poems on leaf paper.

Students write poems and a narrative story.  In this writing instructional activity, students read stories and poems written by other students and read examples of haiku's and diamonte's.  Students write an acrostic poem and a diamonte...

Students write haiku poems. In this poetry writing lesson, students are introduced to the characteristics of a haiku poem by reading various samples. Students watch the instructor model how to write a haiku, and then create their own.

Practice makes proficient! Using a journal of their choice, authors organize pages, then begin their writing journey of on-going writing practice in which they compose all poetic forms including diamante, limerick, free verse, and more!

Young scholars examine a variety of poems. In this syllable poetry lesson, students view the structure of several poems and their origin. 

Create poems without writing! Young poets create poems using words cut from newspapers, read their poems aloud, and compile them in a book. This lesson allows the teacher to view each learner's creative process and assess their current...