Haiku Resources – The GiggleIT Project

Haiku poems consist of three lines – 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables – and don’t rhyme. Traditional haiku is about nature and is written in the present tense.

Five sy-lla-bles first,
Next, se-ven sy-lla-bles here,
Then end-ing with five.

The “Through My Window Haiku” Spotlight Project in “Through My Window: The Colors of My World” theme includes more information and examples.

Haiku writing for Kids

http://www.kidzone.ws/poetry/haiku.htm

http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/printouts/haiku-starter-30697.html

Haiku, by Katy Manck

Golden grain waving,
Autumn breezes puff and push –
Farmers now harvest.

Author: Katy Manck, MLS, Gilmer, Texas, USA

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