Before the holiday break, third graders tried their hand at creating haiku poems about what they would do over vacation. First, we read Santa Clauses: Short Poems from the North Pole by Bob Raczka which is a diary-style poetry book composed by Santa with a haiku for each day in the month of December. The premise is clever and a perfect segue into haiku writing for third graders. See below for examples of their work.
Will play piano
For my family at night
Under the lit sky
- Molly
In the dark night sky
We celebrate the nice guy
Then open presents
- Austin
We go to our church
We sing beautiful carols
Then we go sledding
- Lelani
We will sing awhile
I will play with my new toys
Love this year’s Christmas
- Kendra
Will decorate tree
Only snow on Christmas day
Parties all the time
- Acadia
We make snow angels
Sled down big hills through the night
Watch the white snow fall
- Hayden
Will play piano
For my family at night
Under the lit sky
- Molly
In the dark night sky
We celebrate the nice guy
Then open presents
- Austin
We go to our church
We sing beautiful carols
Then we go sledding
- Lelani
We will sing awhile
I will play with my new toys
Love this year’s Christmas
- Kendra
Will decorate tree
Only snow on Christmas day
Parties all the time
- Acadia
We make snow angels
Sled down big hills through the night
Watch the white snow fall
- Hayden