Today's Classroom Activities :

Haiku Time

Haiku Time
Reading/Writing Share several examples of haiku with your students, including this one, then send them to the library to find some themselves.

Hammock Haiku: An Invitation

by Heidi Roemer

Bring a tall glass of
lemonade and we'll doze in
the cool summer shade.

Do you haiku? A haiku is a poem with only three lines. The first line has five syllables, the second seven and the third five. This form of poetry originated in Japan. Write a riddle in haiku form. Ask your students to guess what it describes.

Have some Fun with Haiku poetry...three lines, no rhymes...kids love it!

Haiku - This centuries-old form of poetry can encourage your students to revel in the world around them.