Winter Haiku Poetry - KS2/3 teaching resource

Winter Haiku – 3-Lesson Poetry and Creative Writing Unit 

Introduce your pupils to the beauty and structure of haiku poetry with this seasonal mini-unit. Perfect for Year 6 or Year 7, this flexible resource includes a 38-slide editable PowerPoint and 2 worksheets that support creative writing, poetry analysis, and drafting skills.

This engaging unit offers a variety of individual, group, and class-based tasks that encourage learners to explore the form and style of haikus while using winter imagery as inspiration. The resource can be easily adapted for different seasons or topics.

What’s included:

• Introduction to haiku poetry

• Class discussion and Talk for Writing activities

• Reading and analysing haiku poems

• Class and individual poem creation

• Constructive peer feedback

• Visual writing prompts using winter photographs

• Planning, drafting, and redrafting support

• Exemplar haiku poems

• Poetry writing assessment opportunity

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