Haiku Writing Templates – Poetry Writing – National Poetry Month

Description

Click here to see the full PDF preview of these Haiku Writing Templates.

Want to see them in action? Read about how I hosted a Haiku Writing Contest with my Grade 2-6 students.

These no-prep Haiku Writing Templates will have students writing poetry in no time! The set includes 10 lined and 10 unlined haiku templates in cute animal and nature shapes. Color, cut, and display for National Poetry Month in April. Includes PDF and Google Slides versions.

LOOKING FOR MORE? TRY:

• Haiku Writing Templates (Halloween shapes)
• Haiku Writing Library Lesson

FAST FACTS ABOUT THESE HAIKU WRITING TEMPLATES:

• Recommended for: Grades 3-6
• Lesson Duration: about 45-50 minutes
• Formats: PDF and Google Slides (you only need one)
• Editable: no

STUDENTS WILL NEED THE FOLLOWING SUPPLIES:

• copy of haiku writing templates (some students may want to write more haiku, so be sure to have extra copies of different haiku shapes on hand).
• pen or pencil
• colored pencils, markers, or crayons
• safety scissors to cut out their haiku shape (optional)
• colored cardstock or construction paper (optional)
• glue stick to paste haiku shape on construction paper or cardstock (optional)

PRIOR KNOWLEDGE NEEDED FOR STUDENTS

• basic rules of haiku writing
• how to count syllables
• Need a lesson for these? My Haiku Writing Library Lesson for Grades 3-6 includes five rules for writing haiku and group practice for counting syllables.

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL GET

• PDF of 10 lined templates (one shape per page)
• PDF of 10 unlined templates (one shape per page)
• Google Slides version–students can type directly on the slides.

THE HAIKU POETRY WRITING TEMPLATE SHAPES

• owl, puddle, tree, flower, jellyfish, crab, spider, leaf, seashell, sunshine

Prefer TPT? Click here to see these Haiku Writing Templates in my TPT store.