A haiku is a Japanese poem about nature. Each line is made up of three lines.

For example:

Fish

Deep beneath the sea

Live some lovely coloured fish

Swimming peacefully

Title: Fish

Line 1: Deep beneath the sea ( words add up to five syllables and tell you 'where it is')

Line 2: Live some lovely coloured fish (words add up to seven syllables and tell you ' what it is' or 'what it is doing')

Line 3: Swimming peacefully (words add up to five syllables and tell you ' when or what is being felt' or 'what is happening' )

Task

Brainstorm some words about gum trees

eg. peaceful swaying colourful wind birds leaves green scrub nests cool dry

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Now write a haiku poem about the gum trees in your school below. Add a picture.

Trees

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