Haiku Lesson

How many total syllables are there in a Haiku?

• 17

• 5

• 7

• 20

What could you add to make this 5 syllables?

Rain Showers in _________

• April

• May

• September

• July

Which line(s) have 7 syllables?

• My bunny is named June

• What is your favorite color

• I love giraffes and rabbits

• How many apples on the tree

How many lines are in a haiku

• 7

• 3

• 5

• 2

Which one is a haiku?

• What is a haiku?

• Green trees are pretty

  They help the enviroment

  do you like green trees?

• I love my cat

  Her name is Serinety

  She loves to cuddle

• Space is very cool

  It has a lot of planets

  Earth is my very favorite

What is the syllable pattern?

• 3-3-3

• 7-5-7

• 4-3-8

• 5-7-5

What is a common theme for Haikus?

• Lemons

• People

• War

• Nature

Which is a haiku?

• little brothers are

  little bits of annoying

  how annoying is mine?

• lemons like to laugh

  over funny grapes and cows

  lemons are silly

• even though

  I am 3

  I still like to eat

• purple cows and I

  eat grapes in the prairy

  life is so much fun

Which line is missing a syllable?

Butterflies hatch

Bees drink the juice from flowers

Bees fly everywhere

• Line 1

• Line 2

• Line 3

• Lines 1 and 3

Complete the Haiku:
^{An ocean voyage
As waves break over the bow,}

• My boat suddenly, sinks.
• I'm free to ride the waves.
• the sea welcomes me.
• I hear the ocean calling.