Haiku Tunnel Books: Art & Haiku Writing Project using Postcards for Prompts

Tunnel books are unique and fun! A tunnel book is a three-dimensional movable book that you read by looking through it. Originally from the mid-18th century, tunnel books are enjoying new popularity as an art form in their own right.

The tunnel books you've seen may look complicated, but I've developed a method that simplifies the process so that students from 3rd or 4th grade and up can be successful making tunnel books of their own. We'll use a postcard as a prompt for writing an original haiku poem, and then create a tunnel book to illustrate it.

This 12-page pdf will explain how to write a haiku and offers several examples to share with your students. Then it takes you step-by-step through the process of creating a tunnel book to illustrate your haiku, using common materials and a minimum of prep. A student gallery of haiku tunnel books will inspire you to do this lesson with your own students! Then I'll leave you with more ideas for other ways you can use tunnel books in your classroom.

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"This product is phenomenal, and my students LOVED this project. The instructions were clear and easy to understand, and I love that it had pictures. We got some amazing poetry and creativity and I can't wait to do it again with my class next year." - Sequoia M.

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"This was one of my class's favorite activities of the year! It took a bit of time with 2nd graders, but once they got the hang of it, it was very easy!" - Kim E.

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"This is one of the most creative things I've seen on TpT. I was a little worried about 3rd graders putting it all together, but once we worked through it they wanted to do another one! So we did one for our poetry unit, and another one to put up for Grandparents' Day. Love these! Thank you!" - Kimberly P.

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"this is amazing and clear, so easy to follow. thank you!" - Maura G.

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"Includes ideas for many more ways to use this resource. A great way to incorporate many different elements of a curriculum. Thank you!!!" - Paula D.

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"My students loved presenting their Haiku with this project. Looks great for parent night." - Sarah T.

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