Welcome First Graders!Created by: Mackenzie

Maike

Today we are going to learn…

• How to construct a sentence.

• How to write a Haiku Poem.

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Sentence• A sentence is a group of words

that tells a complete thought.

• Example:

• Billy likes to play football.

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The Start and End of a Sentence

• All sentences must begin with a

capital letter.

• Example: Billy likes to play football.

• All sentences must end with a end mark.

• Example: Do you want to go to the zoo?

The Subject of a Sentence• The subject • This tells who or what the

sentence is about. • Usually at the beginning of a

sentence.• Can be one or more words.

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The Subject• Example:

• --- Emma likes to cook.• In this sentence Emma is the subject.

• Why is Emma the subject?• Because the sentence is about Emma.

• A question to ask to help you find the subject is…

• Who likes to cook?• Emma likes to cook.

Practice

Example:•The First graders like to color.

•Who or what likes to color?

•The First graders like to color.

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The Predicate of a Sentence

• The Predicate• Tells what happened in the

sentence.

• Usually what the sentence is or what its about.

The Predicate• Example:

• Maria likes to sew clothes.• In this sentence “sew clothes” is the

predicate.• “Sewing clothes” is the predicate

because it is what Maria likes to do.

• The question to ask yourself is what does Maria like to?

• Maria likes to “sew clothes.”

Practice• My cat likes to eat cat treats.

• What does my cat like to do?

• My cat likes to “eat cat treats.”

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How To Write a Haiku Poem.

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Haiku Poems

• Haiku poems consist of three lines.

• The first and last lines of a Haiku have five syllables.

• The middle line has seven syllables.

• They hardly ever rhyme.

Syllables• A syllable is part of a word

pronounced as a unit.

• Examples:

• The word Haiku has two syllables.

• Hai-ku

• The word introduction has four syllables.

• In-tro-duc-tion.

Haiku’s

• This is an example of a haiku that will help you remember what needs to be included in a Haiku.

• Example:• I am first with five

Then seven in the middle

Five again to end.

Haiku Poems

• Haiku’s are short poems.

• Haiku’s are usually written about animals or seasons.

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Activity• What am I Haiku’s.

• After reading this Haiku can you tell what they are describing ?

• Example:

• Green and speckled legs,

Hop on logs and lily pads

Splash in cool water.

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• If you guessed a frog you are correct.

• This is an example of a Haiku..• Sand scatters on the beach Waves crash on the sandy

shore Blue water shimmers.

Sources Used

The” textbook “Write Idea” by MacMillan/McGraw-Hill

http://poemhunter.com/poems/haiku/