It was really nice to be back in the classroom this week, I missed all the students, my school adviser and the school! Thankfully it took me no time at all to get back into the classroom routines, connect with the students and begin to re-establish my classroom presence. Today I taught my first poetry lesson, I introduced the class to Haiku poetry. I began my lesson with a quick discussion around poetry to tap into the class’s prior knowledge and used it as a foundation to build upon for my lesson. I then read a picture book that introduced Haiku poetry in a different medium and it is titled Won Ton: A Cat Tale Told in Haiku. The class seemed to enjoy the story especially the illustrations and the pattern it was written in, they asked lots of questions and made many connections. It is understood that Haiku poetry follows a very specific syllable pattern and consists of only three lines. While lesson planning I was unsure of the classes understanding of syllables and how much time I would have to spend teaching the concept. For the most part the class had heard about syllables and had a vague understanding of what they were and how to recognize them. We did some whole group activities and small group work to reaffirm the concept of syllables in relation to Haiku poetry. As a whole I thought the lesson went well and I am aware of some of the aspects that I still need to work on in both my lesson planning as well as my teaching practices. This Thursday I will also be teaching Haiku poetry and I hope to teach it in an engaging and playful way. Some goals I have for myself are scaffolding the poetry writing in an effective and appropriate manner for all students in my class and to reaffirm the idea that poetry is an important type of writing that deserves value and respect.