Shape Sorting
Shape sorts are a hands-on way to teach your students about shapes and help them identify shapes in the real world.
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How to Write Haiku Poems with your Child
Start your poem by choosing a topic. Let your kids make a choice with something they love for the topic of their poem.
Let them choose their own topics and express their ideas in a haiku.
Make sure they count syllables so it is following the pattern.
Try to make an observation in the last line.
Here is an example of a Haiku Poem:
I have yellow stripes.
I fly to all the flowers.
I’m making honey.
Try it with your child! Be creative!
National Haiku Poetry Day
Today, April 17 is National Haiku Poetry Day. Haiku poetry is a form of Japanese poetry that is non-rhyming and usually consists of 3 lines. The first and last lines of a Haiku have 5 syllables and the middle line has 7 syllables.
Here’s a Haiku to help you remember:
I am first with five
Then seven in the middle —
Five again to end.
They are usually about seasons or nature, but you can write your own haiku about anything you like! The last line of a haiku usually makes an observation about the subject of the poem.