Class 3 are currently studying the rainforest. We have spent a lot of time looking at descriptions of animals and plants. We have written a range of Japanese Haiku poetry and Acrostic poetry about the rainforest and it’s animals. We hope you enjoy them.
Sloth
Peacefully sleeping
Amazing life in the trees
Wow a three toed sloth
RAINFORESTS
Raining all day
Amazon jungle nice as can be
Invincible creatures
Nearly as scary as a massive Gorilla
Find a cheetah
One of the fastest animals
Rapid animals
Enormous creatures
Slimy snakes
Ta ta have a nice day
Sloths
Sloths lazily bathe
Chilling in the rainforest
Their colour is nice
RAINFORESTS
Rapid cheetahs run around
Amazing things to explore
Incredible birds fly high
Nice things to see
Finding weird things
On the ground such tiny animals
Run away animals the Jaguars goanna catch you
Enormous animals that you will make angry
Such a massive place
Tree waving around
Looks like you have enjoyed this poetry work. Well done Ashley, you have written four very descriptive poems. 4TP
Jaguars
Jumping in the Jungle.
Always stealing prey
Giant hunter
Up in the tree
Angry.
Roaring
Slowly moving.
Tiger
I am so vicious
I have terrible claws
I hunt for my food
Excellent effort Sam. 4TP
Good adjectives
Sloth
Climbing silently
Slowly climbing down the tree
Loving their babies
RAINFOREST
Rarely found
Amazing plants and animals
Interesting tree
New shelters
Far away
One of the longest forests
Rapid jaguar
Epic flowers
Swampy vines
Tallest trees in the land
Sloth
Lazily laying
Slowly watching peacefully
Family loving
RAINFOREST
Rainy days
Astounding plants
Interesting sounds
Newest flowers
Forest animals
One of the rarest jungles
Rare animals
Extraordinary noises
Silky leaves
Terrible loggers
You have clearly enjoyed our poetry work. Well done Morgan, four very descriptive poems. 4TP
Monkeys
Chattering loudly
They are very naughty too
They swing branch to branch
Jaguar
Jungle breeze swaying on him
Also having fun
Growling at other animals
Understory is his home
Always winning the race
Racing proudly
Well done Blake, you have followed the 5-7-5 haiku rule. 3TP
Nice adjectives
I like your poems
Good adjectives blake
Well done I love your poems
Jaguar
Jaguar wildly
A viscous animal
Great wild animal
Under the rainforest
A jungle is big
Racing past the trees
Spotty and large.
Tiger
Black and orange stripes.
Very territorial.
Growling big and loud.
Ag great job Shania, lots of description. Well done. 3TP
Good job I like jaguar wild
Sloth
Sloths are very slow,
They don’t often climb down trees,
They’re very lazy
Rainforest
Roaring animals everyday,
Amazon jungle is the biggest,
Insects and bugs creeping,
Now getting chopped down,
For animals, it’s their home,
Oh no, Jaguar,
Run! Run! Run,
Everywhere is animal,
Shhhh, creeping away,
Terrific animals and plants
Well done Nathan. Your rainforest poem is very descriptive. 4TP
Well done nathan
Monkey
Chattering monkeys
They are very naughty too
They swing on branches
JAGUAR
Jumping in the air
Angry animal in its home
Growling prowling through the forest
Under story’s his home
After his prey
Roaring and resting in his home
Well done Charlie. Your haiku describes a monkey very well, and follows the syllable rules. 3TP
I like the way you use noun phrases
Good job Charlie love it
Sloth
We are the slowest,
Our type are the laziest,
I’m a slow sloth
Rainforest
Run and hide its a Jaguar,
Always sun and always rain,
I’m in now I can’t get out,
Now I’m safe you won’t catch me,
Furry cats all around,
One way in and one way out,
Run away I’m terrified its a spider,
Every where is plant and leaf,
Sun and rain is every where,
Tree frogs poisonous run away!
Well done Samuel, you have described a very scary rainforest. Remember with your Haiku the last line should have 5 syllables. 3TP
Well done samuel love it
Jaguar
Jumping predator
Always hunting it’s prey
Growling loudly
Under the rainforest
Angry predator
Racing proudly
Scratching loudly.
Monkey
Mad swinging
On a tree branch
No hurting each other
Keep on the tree
Explain its speech
Yapping loudly.
Well done Daisy, you have written two lovely, descriptive acrostic poems. 4TP
Good job daisy love it
Monkeys
Chattering quickly
Helping each other in teams
Looking worried, run!
Jaguar
Jungle chopper
Angrily mean
Gasping quickly
Under story is their cosy home
Always having fun
Running swiftly
Well done Ellie, you have followed the rules to write your haiku. 2TP
Monkey
Swinging through the tree
Cheekily eating fresh fruit
Loudly screaming
Jaguar
Jungle warrior
Amazing legs
Giant tail
Under the luscious trees
Amazing smell
RUN
Well done Ashlee, you have used some great vocabulary. 3TP
Good job Ashlee love it
Tiger
Black and orange stripes
Very territorial
Growling big and loud
Jaguars
Jungle might
After animals
Great stealth
Unlimited spots
A family of gold
Reaching pray
Stealth of steel
Well done Billy, you have used fantastic vocabulary in your descriptiive poems. 4TP
Well done Billy I like your acrostic poems
Well remembered about 5-7-5
Monkey
Chattering swiftly
Naughty Monkeys play safe
Fun Monkeys climb Trees
Jaguar
Jumping up the Tree
Always jumping
Growling at the animals
Understory is their home
Always having fun
Running to their pray
Well done Beth, a descriptive jaguar acrostic. Remember the second line of a Haiku should have 7 syllables. 2TP
Good job Beth I love it
Well done
Jaguar
I am so vicious
I have terrible teeth
I hunt for my food
Just when the jaguar saw his lunch
A tree frog jumped out of the bush
Giant fury cat
Up in the green tree
Always hiding
Rain falling on his spotty coat
Well done ALex, you have written a Haiku poem that follows the rules and a descriptive acrostic poem. 4TP
Tiger
Black and orange
Very territorial
Growling big and loud
Jaguars
Jumping ferociously
Agile predator
Giant terror
Understory is their home
As quick as a cheetah
Racing the wind
Slowly stalking
Well done Ben, you have followed the Haiku rule of 5 – 7 – 5 syllables. 3TP
Jaguars
Jumping forward to sprint
Always hunting for his food
Gigantic Jaguar
Under story he lives
Always awake
Roaring now
Well done Kenny. You have written a descriptive acrostic poem about jaguars. 2TP