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Welcome to my poetry blog for kids and teachers
Welcome to my poetry blog for kids and teachers! I believe that poetry is a wonderful way to inspire creativity and imagination in young minds. My poetry blog for kids features a variety of poems, from silly and fun to thought-provoking and meaningful. I hope you enjoy reading and sharing these poems with your students and children.
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UPDATE: Many of my poetry blog posts now include Creative Writing, Drama and Poetry Lessons for teachers featuring creative writing and poetry worksheets.
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Childhood Poems
Poems about youth and childhoods for kids. Poetry ideas for EYFS, KS1, KS2 and KS3.
'Same Age' A Grandma Poem For Kids about the unimportance of age
'Same Age' A Grandma Poem For Kids about the unimportance of age
Mark Bird
Sep 91 min read
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The Full Stop Day Video: A Poem for Year 6 Leavers
Year 6 Leavers Poem: The Full Stop Day Video
Mark Bird
Jun 252 min read
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🌌 To Boldly Go: A Things Kids Hate List Poem About Imaginary Planets
To Boldly Go: A Things Kids Hate List Poem About Imaginary Planets
Mark Bird
May 142 min read
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*Imagination Not Included – When a Cardboard Box turns into the Universe: Poem About Toys for Kids
Imagination Not Included – How Writing Toy Poems Turns a Cardboard Box into the Universe: Poem About Toys for Kids
Mark Bird
May 72 min read
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Magical Poem for Kids: Discover the Magic of Moonlit Memories
Magical Poem for Kids: Discover the Magic of Moonlit Memories
Mark Bird
Apr 302 min read
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ðŸ’✨ Rolling Back in Time: A Childhood Poem Filled with Nostalgia ✨ðŸ’
Rolling Back in Time: A Childhood Poem Filled with Nostalgia
Mark Bird
Mar 81 min read
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'Magical Mystery Tour Mind' - A poem about the journeys random memories take us on
'Magical Mystery Tour Mind' - A poem about the journeys random memories take us on
Mark Bird
Oct 10, 20242 min read
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Hello Yellow poem to commemorate World Mental Health Day 2024.
Hello Yellow poem to commemorate World Mental Health Day 2024
Mark Bird
Oct 6, 20242 min read
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Me, Mark Bird, Reading My Year 6, Primary School Leavers' Poem - The Full Stop Day
The Full Stop Day: All New and Free Year 6 Leavers Poem Lesson Resources for 2025. Click here! I am a teacher and children's author. If...
Mark Bird
Jul 1, 20231 min read
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Barry Hoe - a tribute poem about Haribo, sweets and candy
I've always loved sweets (or candy). I'm 52 years old and I still can't pass a Pick and Mix station without wanting to fill a bag with a...
Mark Bird
Jun 29, 20232 min read
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"I Like" a simple poem about loving yourself
I work with children every day and sadly, I hear more and more what they don't like about themselves. So inspired by the brilliant The...
Mark Bird
May 26, 20231 min read
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Nose and Toes: a poem celebrating the senses of smell and touch
What wonderful things we possess as humans: noses and toes being just two of them - both of which can wake your senses like they did when...
Mark Bird
May 24, 20231 min read
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Mondays In Nursery: a poem about the joys of teaching and learning
I have loved every year group that I have taught over my thirty years in the teaching profession but this year, my first ever year...
Mark Bird
May 24, 20231 min read
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Dig Up Dreams: a triolet poem. How to write a triolet.
I love trying out different poetry forms. Today it was time for a #triolet. Fancy writing your own triolet poem? See the guide below. I...
Mark Bird
Apr 16, 20231 min read
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"We Used To Play Together" - a poem about childhood
This has happened to most of us at some time or another. But try to remember when that childhood friendship was your entire world and...
Mark Bird
Jan 7, 20231 min read
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A Bag Called Me poem read by Charles
Today, something very special happened: a mum emailed me to tell me that her 8 year old son had discovered my website and loves my poems....
Mark Bird
Oct 5, 20221 min read
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"Uttoxeter is ..." - a poem about my home town
Uttoxeter was and is a wild and wonderful place. It was my childhood playground. Uttoxeter, my old home town, deserves a poem to call its...
Mark Bird
Sep 24, 20221 min read
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The Uttoxeter Cemetery: a poem about my childhood and flowers, plants and trees
I was born at the cemetery in Uttoxeter in 1970. My Nan and Granddad were the custodians back then. My aunty and sister were born there...
Mark Bird
Sep 22, 20221 min read
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The Old Rec. of Uttoxeter - a poem about childhood playgrounds and parks
We all have that place, that only we know. The Old Rec. in Uttoxeter was that place for so many of us from town where we learned how to...
Mark Bird
Sep 15, 20221 min read
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The Full Stop Day: a Year 6 Leavers Poem & the story behind it
I am a teacher and children's author. If you use my Year 6 leavers poem or lesson resources in class, please consider supporting me by...
Mark Bird
Jun 19, 20213 min read
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