The document provides directions and materials for students to write five haiku poems about hygge, a Danish concept meaning coziness. It includes examples of hygge haiku, a word bank for poem ideas, graphic organizers to plan sensory details for each poem, blank templates to write the poems, and a rubric to provide feedback. Students are encouraged to get cozy and write poems evoking winter warmth.

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Hygge Haikus
Activity Packet
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Hygge Haiku Directions
A haiku is a Japanese poem of three lines and a syllabic pattern of five (first line), seven (second
line), and five syllables (third line) respectively. Traditionally the haiku evokes images of the
natural world.
Hygge is a Danish word referring to the quality of coziness and comfortable surroundings that
invoke an inner sense of well-being. …Think of sitting by a fireplace wrapped in a blanket on a
cold winter’s day while sipping a cup of cocoa.
For this assignment, you will be writing five hygge haikus. Don’t worry! You will have lots of
support, such as the Hygge Haiku Word Bank, Hygge Haiku Imagery Graphic Organizer (for
strong, sensory details), and Hygge Haiku Poetry Rubric. So, grab a mug of hot chocolate, your
warmest blanket, and write some snuggly hygge haikus!
Here are some Hygge Haiku examples:
Gray clouds quilt the skies
Frozen tears creep down my face
I love wintertime!
Hot bath, Hot cocoa
Makes bone-chilling cold worth it
Where are my wool socks?
Feverish and sick
Runny nose and frozen toes
Don’t I look pretty?

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Hygge Haiku Word Bank
absolute zero
arctic
arctic blast
below freezing
below zero
biting
bitter cold
black ice
blanket
bleak
blizzard
blustery
bone-chilling
bonfires
boots
brisk
bundled
chili
chilling
chills
chilly
coat
coffee
cold
cold snap
comforter
cozy
crackling
crisp
crunchy
down jacket
drafty
dreary
drenched
ear muffs
eggnog
enchanted
evergreen trees
festive
fireplace
flannel
fleece
fluffy
foggy
freezing
frigid
frostbite
frosty
frozen
frozen toes
fur coat
furnace
gingerbread
glacial
gloves
gray
gusty
hail
hand warmers
harsh
hat
hearth
heater
hibernation
holidays
hot bath
hot chocolate
hot cider
hot cocoa
howling wind
hypothermic
ice
ice cold
ice fishing
ice scraper
ice skates
ice-kissed
icicles
icy
inclement weather
Jack Frost
jacket
long underwear
misty
mittens
mocha
muffler
mug of cocoa
nippy
nor'easter
pajamas
parka
pine
poinsettia
polar
polar vortex
powdery
precipitation
quilt
reindeer
rosy cheeks
runny nose
scarf
shivering
shovel
skating rink
skis
sled
sleet
sleigh rides
slippers
slippery
slush
slushy
snow
snow angel
snowman
snowstorm
snowy
sparkling
subzero
sweater
toasty
Uggs
wassail
windy
winter solstice
wintry mix
wool socks

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Hygge Haiku #1 - Imagery Graphic Organizer
Sight Sound Touch Taste Smell

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Hygge Haiku #1
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Hygge Haiku #2 - Imagery Graphic Organizer
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Hygge Haiku #2
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Hygge Haiku #3 - Imagery Graphic Organizer
Sight Sound Touch Taste Smell

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Hygge Haiku #3
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Hygge Haiku #4 - Imagery Graphic Organizer
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Hygge Haiku #4
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Hygge Haiku #5 - Imagery Graphic Organizer
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Hygge Haiku #5
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Hygge Haiku Poetry Rubric
Category Haiku
Formula
5 Points
Word Choice
5 Points
Hygge ‘Wow’
Factor
5 Points
Conventions
5 Points
Hygge Haiku
#1
Points
______/20
Hygge Haiku
#2
Points
______/20
Hygge Haiku
#3
Total Points
_____/20
Hygge Haiku
#4
Total Points
______/20
Hygge Haiku
#5
Total Points
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Hygge Haikus Total Points _________/100