Elementary students can develop their listening and literacy skills as they learn to write concise, expressive poems.

Special to the SentinelThe poet Robert Haas tells us haiku is the art of paying attention to the preciousness and particularity of every moment of existence. Indeed! And yet, in classrooms all across ...

Standard 1. Students read and understand a variety of materials. Standard 5. Students read and recognize literature as a record of human experience. Standard 2. Students know physical and human ...

* What can we learn about reading and writing haiku, in particular traditional Japanese haiku? * What can we learn about reading literature closely, by focusing on words and images in order to explore ...

I like to design engaging brain games that help stimulate divergent thinking and creative collaboration. One of my favorite exercises is the innovation haiku. It’s not only a useful skill for ...