Way To Win: A Feeling Proud Poem for Kids In School Assemblies

A child looks down at his shoes which look like beetles.

Way To Win

Standing up at the front

Just me

'Star of the Week'

in Friday’s assembly

Two trembling knees

below a belly

of buzzing bees

Nearly grinning

Holding it in

I trap the whopping smile

trying to stretch across my face

like a cat in front of the fire

Radiator cheeks

Laser-blazing stares

I look down at my shiny shoes

which shuffle like shy beetles

beneath my trouser legs

Everyone claps

At last

I can breathe again

and laugh

But not too much

or they'll say I’m a big head

Shining like a sore thumb

Standing out like a star

Popcorn bursts in my belly

until finally

Miss Cloud mouths,

"Sit down."

I try to hide

the stars in my eyes

and the pride in my smile

as kids eyeball my prize

But really I want to rewind time

and do it all again

💡 My feeling embarrassed vs feeling proud poem for kids explores which emotion wins out in the end. What memories do you have of receiving a prize or certificate in assembly or about a class assembly you did? Did you feel proud or embarrassed or both? Why do we sometimes feel embarrassed to be proud? Can you write your own feeling proud poem about a time your pride was mixed up with other emotions?