Haiku Poster

About this resource

What's inside this resource

This resource is a set of learning posters and graphic organizers for haiku poetry writing.

There is a poster to teach about haiku poetry. Students will explore features of this poetry writing.

They will then write haiku poems. There are many templates to choose from.

This pairs well with your poetry unit in English class. You may also love to print these off and use in a center activity.

This resource can be accessed through:

PowerPoint

Google slides

PDF

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Identify the fixed five-seven-five syllable structure of a haiku poem.
Draft an original haiku using the syllable-labeled rough-draft organizer as scaffolding.
Produce a finished, titled haiku on a "Poet" byline template.

Teaching tips

Read the model poem on the instructional page aloud and count its syllables line by line before students draft their own.
Start students on the syllable-labeled organizer pages, then move them to the blank-line templates once they no longer need the numeric scaffold.
Because the file is provided as editable PDF and PowerPoint versions, retype the instructions or add class-specific directions before printing.
Pair the two "Poet" byline pages with a simple publishing step, such as reading finished haiku aloud or posting them on a board.

Skills covered

Syllable counting — students count and match five, seven, and five syllables to fit each line of the haiku's fixed form.
Haiku composition — students draft an original three-line poem following the syllabic pattern modeled on the instructional page.
Draft-to-final revision — students move from an "Ideas"/rough-draft organizer to a titled, finished haiku on a separate byline page.
Nature-based descriptive imagery — the model poem ("Flowers are starting to bloom") demonstrates seasonal, sensory word choice for students to draw on.

Good to know

Questions teachers ask about this resource

Do all eight graphic-organizer templates include the syllable-count labels?

No — three of the templates pair each line with its required syllable count for scaffolding, while the other five provide open blank lines under a title, useful once students no longer need the numeric prompts.

What does the closing quote page have to do with haiku writing?

It's a separate Good Human Project "Behavior Buddies" page pairing a Dalai Lama quote about kindness to animals with a line about using animals to reinforce positive behavior — a values-focused bonus page rather than another haiku template.