Second graders wrote haikus about animals. Haikus are a form of Japanese poetry where the first line has 5 syllables, second line has 7 syllables, and the last line has 5 more syllables. Here are what our class created!
Owl
Big eyes and fuzzy
Cute and feathery sharp beak
Turns it's head around. -Amelie
Cheetah
They have spots a lot
They can run very fast cool
And they are golden. -Ava M.
Zebra
Black and white fun stripes
Africa is where I live
They like to run wild. -Nadia
Kitty
Black and white cute hair
Eyes that glow all through the night
Sleeping every day. -Ava V.
Giraffe
Tall and skinny spots
Hot and dry African desert
My food is a leaf. -Hailey
Mouse
I live in Texas
I live life on yellow cheese
Sometimes need to sneeze. -Will
Hermit Crab
Red and carry house
Lives in sand eats clams and bugs
Walks on all four legs. -Ethan
Wolf
We hunt in a pack
We have black white and gray fur
We live in the woods. -Grace
Penguin
It waddles around
It goes into the water
As it eats good fish. -Luke
Guinea Pig
A cute animal
Eats hat and carrots and grass
It lives in hot places. -Tessa
Duck
Yellow and small bird
Feathers fluffy drink water
Legs are small and thin. -Ginny
Alligator
Bites it's food drowns prey.
Big and green and slimy green
Blends in the water. -Carl
Grizzly Bear
Brown fur and they roar
Mommies protect their babies
They are furious.-Kyle
Penguin
The penguin is fat
Penguin is always chunky
He is always fun. -Hunter
Gorilla
Big and black and fat
I live in jungles I climb
I like being cute. -Julia
Monkey
Swinging on tall vines
In trees they eat bananas
They hang from their tails.-Zoe
Cat
It is white meows
And runs off big eyes
Does not take good baths. -Owen
Turtle
Fast in the water
It goes slow slow slow on land
Smooth shell on my back. -Anna
Dog
Runs and barks all day
I like Australia Shepard
Miler is my friend. -Miller
