It has been a couple months since we have participated in an Unplugged Challenge and we finally got back into it this week with the theme Sun. We have been working on recognizing syllables in words to help with spelling so we used the theme as a basis for writing a Haiku poem together. We brainstormed adjectives on the white board and then Bug and Fairy took turns turning them into sentences. We counted the syllables in each line and then put together the sentences in a way that fits the Haiku format. We then copied the poem onto journal pages and the kids illustrated their poem.
A Haiku poem does not have to rhyme. Instead, the structure is made up of three lines with set syllable counts; 5, 7, 5.
Sun Haiku
The Sun is yellow. (5)
It is a star far in space. (7)
It can make plants grow. (5)