Summer Haiku Poetry - teaching resource

Summer Haiku – Creative Poetry Unit 

Introduce your learners to the beauty and structure of haiku with this flexible three-lesson unit, perfect for Year 6 and Year 7. 'Summer Haiku' helps pupils explore seasonal themes while developing key poetry and creative writing skills. Fully editable, the resource can be adapted to suit different topics or times of year.

This vibrant and engaging resource includes:

• Talk-for-Writing activities introducing the haiku form

• Guided reading and discussion of example haiku

• Whole-class and small group composition tasks

• Visual prompts using summer-themed photographs

• Structured drafting and redrafting guidance

• Support for planning and structuring an original haiku

• Assessment opportunity with exemplar poems

Ideal as a standalone poetry module or as part of a wider creative writing scheme.

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