Reading

CURRICULUM FOCUS

This week in Reading, students are learning about how author's structure and organise  Haiku poem. They are also investigating features of a Haiku.

VOCABULARY

Haiku Poem: Is an unrhymed Japanese poetic form that consists of 17 syllables arranged in three lines containing five, seven and five syllables. 

Syllables: A unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound, with or without surrounding consonants, forming the whole or a part of a word. 

ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO AT HOME TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD'S LEARNING

This week with your child read the poem below and ask them the following:

• What do you notice about the poem?
• Can you read the poem clapping the syllables?
• How many syllables are there in each line?

Sand scatters the beach

Waves crash on the sandy shore

Blue water shimmers