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You Too Can Haiku

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students conduct Internet research and explain the history of Haiku. After listening and reading various examples of Haiku, students use their own vocabulary and practice their math skills to determine the correct number of syllables...
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Poetry Prodigies

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars in three classes in different locations become Poetry Prodigies as they use iChat AV and an iSight camera to teach and explore from each other about different poetic styles. They explore six types of poetry are taught:...
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Oceans: A Sensory Haiku

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students create an ocean haiku. In this haiku instructional activity, students use their five senses to write a haiku. Students watch videos about the ocean, make a sensory portrait, and create a class haiku.
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The Poetry of Chinoiserie

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars study Asian works of art and Japanese haiku. They then take this knowledge and create an original haiku in response to other works of art.
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A Journey To Japan Through Poetry

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders gain an appreciation for writing, analyzing, reading and listening to poetry, viewing poems as a motivation for studying Japanese culture and tradition. They study and create their own haiku and tanka poems with illustrations.
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Poetry In Motion

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read and analyze poetry and examine the process of writing poetry. They read and analyze the poem "From a Railway Carriage" by Robert Louis Stevenson, and answer comprehension questions. They identify the similes,...
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A Center Approach to Poetry

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students experience the different types of poetry in order to classify them. In this poetry lesson, students discover the multiple types of poetry while reading in the library. Ultimately, the students create their own poetry and share...
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Creating and Presenting Haiku with Kid Pix

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders research what a Haiku is and be able to answer related questions on an example of a Haiku. They create an original Haiku of their own using general Haiku characteristic guidelines. Students use Kid Pix to type in and...
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Haiku

For Students 4th - 5th
In this poetry worksheet, students read about how to write a haiku poem. Then, students write a their own haiku and a reflection about their poem.
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Descriptive Haiku

For Teachers K - 5th
Even though this is technically an art instructional activity, haiku poetry is actually the main focus! Learners view photographs of Japanese tea caddies. They list five descriptive words for the caddies, then write haiku poems using the...
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Valentine's Day Poems

For Teachers K - 6th
Roses are red, violets are blue, poems are sweet, and educational too.
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Poetry: Form, Syllables, Mood, and Tone

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Looking for a resource to introduce homeschoolers and other out-of-class learners to the elements of poetry? Check out this packet that defines and illustrates important poetry terms.
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Be the Poet

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students work through a Haiku Organizer to determine the characteristics they use to write eight haiku poems on a theme that they choose. They design presentation folders of their completed work.
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Lesson 1 - Expressing Ourselves in Writing

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students write Haiku poetry as they learn to express themselves in writing. In this written expression lesson, students use the writing process to develop their ideas in poetic form. They write about a picture or object that they bring...
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Creative Writing: Children's Building Blocks

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Your class can participate in a writing program involving four building blocks. By exploring words, sentences, writing forms, and story organization, they improve their creative writing skills throughout this year-long unit. Early in the...
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Paper Cranes

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Paper folding is a great art form that can be incorporated into cultural, mathematic, and art lessons. This resource includes the full instructions needed to fold a paper crane, as well as a Haiku poetry idea. Tip: This activity would be...
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What Is Haiku

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the study of poetry while focusing on Haiku as a format. They practice reading a variety of different pieces of literature in order to increase exposure. Students discuss the author's...
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Haiku

For Teachers K - 12th
Young scholars write haiku poems on leaf paper.
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Haiku

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders study Haiku. In this Haiku lesson, 6th graders explore the history of the poetry form. Students also examine the structure the Japanese poetry as they read examples. Students write their one Haiku.
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Haiku Straw Painting

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners explore haiku poetry, have the experience of writing a haiku, and make an ink painting to enhance the haiku.
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Exploring Selected Haiku by Issa

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore poetry by Issa. In this haiku lesson, students discuss and list the attributes of Japanese haiku as the read poetry by Issa. Students write their own haiku following the criteria presented.
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Haiku - Poetry of the Samurai Warrior

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research the Samurai and their Haiku Writings. Students use internet research to gather information about the ancient Japanese Samurai. The students then create individual Haiku writings, and a cultural day is designated when...
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Forest Poetry

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore nature by participating in a poetry writing activity. In this forest investigation lesson, students identify images and feelings they experienced while they were in a forest on a class trip. Students identify poetry...
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Deciphering the Mechanics of Poetry

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders analyze a variety of poems to develop the ability to recognize and explain a variety pf poetic devises.

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