{"id":9664,"date":"2013-06-26T10:17:30","date_gmt":"2013-06-26T14:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehaikufoundation.org\/?page_id=9664"},"modified":"2025-03-21T15:08:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T19:08:45","slug":"the-haiku-foundation-education-wall","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/learn\/the-haiku-foundation-education-wall\/","title":{"rendered":"Education Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row column_spacing=&#8221;60&#8243; remove_bottom_col_margin=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<h2>Lesson Plans<\/h2>\n<p>We are pleased to present these resources for teachers of all educational levels. The plans are offered as supplements to existing language arts curricula and as tools for teachers. You\u2019ll discover that they are well integrated with many other offerings which you can find on The Haiku Foundation website, making the creation of complete lessons simple and easily navigated.<\/p>\n<p>The Kindergarten lesson plan is offered in a single section, which can be repeated multiple times. The plans for subsequent elementary grade pairs are offered in three sections: Awareness, Reading, and Writing. This <a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/haiku-lessons-k-6-an-overview\/\">overview for these first 10 plans<\/a> will help you see in advance the scale and resources required to implement them. Plans for Junior and Senior High School are overviews of the kinds of resources that you may find and utilize on the THF site. Most of these formal lesson plans are by <a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/staff-member\/jim-kacian\/\">Jim Kacian<\/a>, THF President; and <a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/poet-details\/?IDclient=909\">Ellen Grace Olinger<\/a>, Ed.D. They use resources that are available at The Haiku Foundation. Naturally the sections are all related; you can tailor any one of them to your specific teaching goals. All materials here are free for your use.<\/p>\n<p>We will continue to add to this list, with lesson plans for college and adult education to follow.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;60px&#8221; el_class=&#8221;mobile-hide&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_tta_accordion style=&#8221;flat&#8221; shape=&#8221;square&#8221; color=&#8221;white&#8221; gap=&#8221;5&#8243; active_section=&#8221;999&#8243; no_fill=&#8221;true&#8221; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Kindergarten Lessons&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;kindergarten-lessons&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/haiku-plan-for-kindergarten-students\/\">Haiku Awareness for Kindergarten Students<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;1st\u20132nd Grade Lessons&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;first-and-second-grade-lessons&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/learn\/the-haiku-foundation-education-wall\/haiku-awareness-plan-for-grades-1-2\/\">Haiku Awareness for Students in Grades 1\u20132<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/learn\/the-haiku-foundation-education-wall\/haiku-reading-plan-for-grades-1-2\/\">Haiku Reading for Grades 1\u20132<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/learn\/the-haiku-foundation-education-wall\/haiku-writing-plan-for-grades-1-2\/\">Haiku Writing for Grades 1-2<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;3rd\u20134th Grade Lessons&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;third-and-fourth-grade-lessons&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/learn\/the-haiku-foundation-education-wall\/haiku-awareness-plan-for-grades-3-4\/\">Haiku Awareness for Students in Grades 3-4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/learn\/the-haiku-foundation-education-wall\/haiku-reading-plan-for-grades-3-4\/\">Haiku Reading for Grades 3-4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/learn\/the-haiku-foundation-education-wall\/haiku-writing-plan-for-grades-3-4\/\">Haiku Writing for Grades 3-4<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;5th\u20136th Grade Lessons&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;fifth-and-sixth-grade-lessons&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/learn\/the-haiku-foundation-education-wall\/haiku-awareness-plan-for-grades-5-6\/\">Haiku Awareness for Students in Grades 5-6<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/learn\/the-haiku-foundation-education-wall\/haiku-reading-plan-for-grades-5-6\/\">Haiku Reading for Grades 5-6<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/learn\/the-haiku-foundation-education-wall\/haiku-writing-plan-for-grades-5-6\/\">Haiku Writing for Grades 5-6<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Junior High School Grade Lessons&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;junior-high-school-grade-lessons&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/learn\/the-haiku-foundation-education-wall\/haiku-introduction-for-junior-high\/\">Haiku Introduction for Junior High School Students<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/learn\/the-haiku-foundation-education-wall\/a-holistic-haiku-plan-for-junior-high-school\/\">A Holistic Haiku Plan for Junior High School<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;High School Grade Lessons&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;high-school-grade-lessons&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/learn\/the-haiku-foundation-education-wall\/haiku-introduction-for-high-school-classes\/\">Haiku Introduction for High School Students<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Lessons for Higher Education&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;lessons-for-higher-education&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/learn\/the-haiku-foundation-education-wall\/haiku-introduction-for-higher-education\">Haiku Introduction for Higher Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/juxta\/juxta-1-1\/\"><i>Juxtapositions<\/i> 1.1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/juxta\/juxta-2-1\/\"><i>Juxtapositions<\/i> 2.1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/juxta\/juxta-3-1\/\"><i>Juxtapositions<\/i> 3.1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/learn\/the-haiku-foundation-education-wall\/how-to-haiku-by-jim-kacian-lesson-1\/\"><i>How to Haiku<\/i> 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/learn\/the-haiku-foundation-education-wall\/how-to-haiku-by-jim-kacian-lesson-2\/\"><i>How to Haiku<\/i> 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/learn\/the-haiku-foundation-education-wall\/how-to-haiku-by-jim-kacian-lesson-3\/\"><i>How to Haiku<\/i> 3<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Lessons for All Ages&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;lessons-for-all-ages&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/learn\/the-haiku-foundation-education-wall\/haiku-lesson-for-all-ages-earthrise-collaboration-themes-and-poems\/\">Using Poems from the EarthRise Haiku Collaboration<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=&#8221;35&#8243;][vc_column css_animation=&#8221;fadeInLeft&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<h2>Other Educational Plans<\/h2>\n<p>In addition to these formal, unified plans, we have also encouraged educators to share their approaches with us. Here are some of the offerings we&#8217;ve received.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_tta_accordion style=&#8221;flat&#8221; shape=&#8221;square&#8221; color=&#8221;white&#8221; gap=&#8221;5&#8243; active_section=&#8221;999&#8243; no_fill=&#8221;true&#8221; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Jim Kacian: &#8220;How to Haiku&#8220;&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;how-to-haiku&#8221;][vc_column_text]For a general introductory volume in The Haiku Foundation Digital Library, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/omeka\/items\/show\/164\">How to Haiku<\/a>, by THF Founder and President Jim Kacian that you might find useful.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Brad Bennett: Plans for 3rd &amp; 4th Graders&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;brad-bennett&#8221;][vc_column_text]These plans and worksheets are from <a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/staff-member\/brad-bennett\/\">Brad Bennett<\/a> and are aimed primarily at 3rd and 4th graders:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bennett_extensionhaikulessonsgrades3_4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lesson Plan for Grades 3-4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bennett_contrastingimages.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Supplement 1: Contrasting Images<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bennett_surprise.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Supplement 2: Surprise!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bennett_whattwothings.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Supplement 3: What Two Things<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bennett_whatwhenwhere.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Supplement 4: What When Where?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bennett_whichseason.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Supplement 5: Which Season?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bennett_whichsenses.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Supplement 6: Which Senses?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Tom Painting&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;tom-painting&#8221;][vc_column_text]Next we offer these several lesson plans by noted haiku teacher <a title=\"Tom Painting\" href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/poet-details\/?IDclient=22\">Tom Painting<\/a> from his own unique perspective:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/learn\/the-haiku-foundation-education-wall\/lessons-for-all-ages-whats-lurking\/\">What\u2019s Lurking?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/learn\/the-haiku-foundation-education-wall\/lessons-for-all-ages-how-to-haiku-workshop-1\">How to Haiku Workshop #1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/learn\/the-haiku-foundation-education-wall\/lessons-for-all-ages-kigo\">Workshop on <i>Kigo<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/painting_haic1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Haiku Challenge 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/painting_haic2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Haiku Challenge 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/painting_haic3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Haiku Challenge 3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/painting_haic4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Haiku Challenge 4<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Kala Ramesh&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;kala-ramesh&#8221;][vc_column_text]And this report from <a title=\"Kala Ramesh\" href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/poet-details\/?IDclient=132\">Kala Ramesh<\/a>, who has taught haiku in India for nearly a decade:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ramesh_storiesfromthefield.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stories from the Field<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;For Students of Any Age&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;for-students-of-any-age&#8221;][vc_column_text]We also offer these lesson plans for students of any age:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/harter_notes_on_writing_haiku.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Penny Harter\u2019s Notes on Writing Haiku<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/higginson_guidelines_for_writing_haiku.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">William J. Higginson\u2019s Guidelines to Writing Haiku in English<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/marsh_masterbashosspirit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">George Marsh\u2019s Introduction to Reading and Writing Haiku, Invoking the Spirit of Bash\u00f4<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Teaching Stories&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;teaching-stories&#8221;][vc_column_text]To which we add these additional \u201cstories from the field\u201d from a bevy of talented and experienced teachers, who share some of their best \u2014 and most frightening \u2014 moments with you, from the series \u201cTeaching Stories.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/how-we-haiku-teaching-stories-1\/\">Teaching Story 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/how-we-haiku-teaching-stories-2\/\">Teaching Story 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/how-we-haiku-teaching-stories-3\/\">Teaching Story 3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/how-we-haiku-teaching-stories-4\/\">Teaching Story 4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/how-we-haiku-teaching-stories-5\/\">Teaching Story 5<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/how-we-haiku-teaching-stories-6\/\">Teaching Story 6<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/how-we-haiku-teaching-stories-7\/\">Teaching Story 7<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/how-we-haiku-teaching-stories-8\/\">Teaching Story 8<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/how-we-haiku-teaching-stories-9\/\">Teaching Story 9<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/how-we-haiku-teaching-stories-10\/\">Teaching Story 10<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/how-we-haiku-teaching-stories-11\/\">Teaching Story 11<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/how-we-haiku-teaching-stories-12\/\">Teaching Story 12<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/how-we-haiku-teaching-stories-13\/\">Teaching Story 13<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/how-we-haiku-teaching-stories-14\/\">Teaching Story 14<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/how-we-haiku-teaching-stories-15\/\">Teaching Story 15<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/how-we-haiku-teaching-stories-16\/\">Teaching Story 16<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/how-we-haiku-teaching-stories-17\/\">Teaching Story 17<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/how-we-haiku-teaching-stories-18\/\">Teaching Story 18<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/how-we-haiku-teaching-stories-19\/\">Teaching Story 19<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Theoretical Articles&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;theoretical-articles&#8221;][vc_column_text]We also house many essays and articles on the praxis of haiku, some of which you will find in our scholarly journal <i>Juxtapositions<\/i>, some in our Online Digital Essay Library, and some here, such as Martin Berner&#8217;s comments:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/berner_contemporary_practice.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Some Thoughts on Contemporary Haiku Practice<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Toni Piccini&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;toni-piccini&#8221;][vc_column_text]Here is a short video on teaching children in primary school in Italy by Toni Piccini:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/MqG7figm9FY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Haiku in a Primary School<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column][vc_column css_animation=&#8221;fadeInRight&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<h2>Additional Resources<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/category\/new-to-haiku\/\"><span class=\"il\">New<\/span> to <span class=\"il\">Haiku<\/span><\/a> is a work in progress. You can find a summary page of our blog posts <a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/category\/new-to-haiku\/\">here<\/a>. We plan to cover the following topics: introductory materials and recommendations for further reading, tips for editing your work and managing your submissions, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/forum_sm\/\">ways to connect<\/a> with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehaikufoundation.org\/haiku-registry\/\">larger haiku community<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/tag\/advice-for-beginners\/\">words of advice<\/a> from established <span class=\"il\">haiku<\/span> poets, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/tag\/teen-corner\/\">teen corner<\/a> for our younger friends.<\/p>\n<p>The Haiku Registry is a gallery of poets who have published English-language haiku or senryu in an edited journal, either in print or online.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/haiku-registry\/\">Haiku Registry<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We also offer a host of excellent examples of contemporary haiku via <a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/omeka\/\">The Haiku Foundation\u2019s Digital Library<\/a>, and especially through collections and anthologies which have been used in the preparation of these lessons. The collection <a href=\"#\">Haiku Theses, Dissertations and Bibliographies<\/a> might be especially helpful.<\/p>\n<p>We recommend <a href=\"https:\/\/books.wwnorton.com\/books\/Haiku-in-English\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Haiku in English: The First Hundred Years<\/a>, edited by Foundation president Jim Kacian with Allan Burns and Philip Rowland, as the definitive word on how haiku has evolved in English, and the Foundation\u2019s publication <a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/montage-the-book\/\">Montage: The Book<\/a>, edited by Allan Burns, as the premier themed collection available in the language. To access an online archive of Montage, see our <a title=\"Montage Archive\" href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/montage-archive\/\">Montage Archive<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, you\u2019ll find these volumes of note in the Digital Library:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/omeka\/items\/show\/44\">The Red Moon Anthology of English Language Haiku 1996<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/omeka\/items\/show\/46\">The Red Moon Anthology of English Language Haiku 1997<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/omeka\/items\/show\/38\">A New Resonance 1: Emerging Voices in English-Language Haiku<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>to which we will be adding as time goes along.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<h2>Feedback &amp; Education Resource Submissions<\/h2>\n<p>We welcome your input, both as responses to our specific lesson plans as well as poems generated from them for exhibit on this site. We hope this page will soon be thronging with examples of poems written by your students with your help. When you submit your students&#8217; poems please be sure to include the poet&#8217;s name, grade, age, as well as permission to reprint from his or her parent or guardian (an email authorizing the use of such material is sufficient).<\/p>\n<p>We also welcome your own experiences in teaching this material and any other haiku teaching experiences\u2014anecdotes, success stories, or anything else you feel is worthwhile to share. We will include the most appropriate of these here on the Education Wall to share with others.<\/p>\n<p>All submissions of poems, stories and lesson plans should be sent via the <a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/contact\/\">Contact<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<p>We hope, with time, that this page will become an interactive resource for teachers of all grade levels who have the desire to teach haiku to their students, and want to go deeper than the populist notion that haiku is &#8220;anything written in 5-7-5.&#8221; We look forward to working with you to help this site meet your needs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/staff-member\/jim-kacian\/\">Jim Kacian<\/a>, THF Founder<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/poet-details\/?IDclient=909\">Ellen Grace Olinger<\/a>, Ed.D<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/staff-member\/julie-bloss-kelsey\/\">Julie Bloss Kelsey<\/a>, Education Committee Chair<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/staff-member\/brad-bennett\/\">Brad Bennett<\/a>, former Education Committee Co-Chair<br \/>\nJeannie Martin, former Education Committee Co-Chair[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;40px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row column_spacing=&#8221;60&#8243; remove_bottom_col_margin=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text] Lesson Plans We are pleased to present these resources for teachers of all educational levels. 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