Learning about syllables for young students can be both fun and easy when combined with poetry.
Haiku is a Japanese form of poetry consisting of 3 lines and 17 syllables – and usually about something in nature.
Line 1 — 5 syllables
Line 2 — 7 syllables
Line 3 — 5 syllables
Grades 4-8 had fun reviewing syllables, but also used the Haiku as part of their lesson on Literary forms and Figurative language. Here are some Haiku Poems from Grades 3-8 on nature.
Three red cardinals
Sitting on a picket fence
Communicating ———— Tommie, Grade 5
A day on the farm
Three birds perched on a mailbox
A surprise awaits ——— Adjoa, Grade 4
A curious bird
Peering in the gray mailbox
Like someone lonely. ——Marie, Grade 6
A windy evening
Beautiful orange sunset
A time to relax …………. Cesar, Grade 5