The Klangaroo! A kangaroo story for kids about wild robots, wacky inventors, a zany zoo and being loved for who you are.
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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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Mark Bird
- Feb 7
- 1 min
Exploring Movement and Imagination through Poetry: 'Stirring Custard With Your Toes.' A New Action Poem for Kids!
Just want the poem? Click here I don't write enough poems for young children, especially now I have such a ball working with them in...
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Mark Bird
- Feb 1
- 1 min
Introducing The Klangaroo: A Sneak Peek at My Upcoming Children's Picture Book!
I'm very excited to announce my new picture book is out later this year! It's already been fully illustrated by the brilliant Chris...
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Mark Bird
- Sep 15, 2023
- 1 min
Get a signed copy of my picture book 'Halloween Date From Hell' for only £5.99 including P&P
I have limited copies available of mine and Chris White's picture book, 'Halloween Date From Hell' for only £5.99 including postage and...
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Mark Bird
- Jul 12, 2023
- 1 min
Tarantulas In My Trunks: an alliteration poem for kids on the theme of clothes
Alliteration is a fun and easy way to get kids into writing poetry. How many animals can you get your class of children to alliterate?...
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Mark Bird
- May 26, 2023
- 1 min
"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...
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Mark Bird
- May 24, 2023
- 1 min
Just A Bee - a poem about the glory and importance of bees
So I've been teaching my class about how glorious and important bees are to Earth. To get them hooked, I wrote a poem about bees to...
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Mark Bird
- May 24, 2023
- 1 min
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...
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Mark Bird
- Apr 27, 2023
- 1 min
"Not Like I Love My Football" : A poem about loving football.
It's not very often my passion for #Prince and my love of writing poems for kids collide. But if you're a Prince fan, you will guess...
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Mark Bird
- Apr 16, 2023
- 2 min
A No Screen Day: a villanelle. How to write a villanelle poem.
I've been trying lots of different poetry forms recently. Today it's the turn of the villanelle and my poem about having a no screen day....
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Mark Bird
- Oct 25, 2022
- 1 min
"Halloween Date From Hell" read by Mark Bird
As the witching hour approaches, I thought it was time to read my new Halloween book to you all. Find out what happens when a wickedly,...
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Mark Bird
- Jul 31, 2022
- 1 min
New Dreambeast Poems Website
Poets, teachers, children, art educators and anyone involved with education and inspiring young minds, come get involved at...
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Mark Bird
- Nov 2, 2021
- 2 min
Miseducate - A prefix themed poem about a long line of crazy teachers
Realising it has been two weeks since I have written a poem, and with my mind gone blank, I delved into my endless ideas-bank going back...
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Mark Bird
- Oct 12, 2021
- 1 min
"An Unlikely Friendship - Dracupuss and Frankenmouse: A Cat and Mouse Halloween Poem"
Just want the poem? Click here I'm so proud that my #Halloween poem, Halloween Date From Hell is going to published as a picture book by...
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Mark Bird
- Sep 10, 2021
- 1 min
There, Their, They're
Brilliant images on Twitter to help children understand the difference between... There, Their, They're. Now then teachers... their wee R 😜
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Mark Bird
- Aug 24, 2021
- 2 min
Beegu by Alexis Deacon
I've always been a Key Stage 2 teacher. I was trained that way in the early 90s. I was certainly never trained in phonics or in the...
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Mark Bird
- Jul 26, 2021
- 2 min
Welcome aboard The Dirigible Balloon
Take a flight aboard The Dirigible Balloon! The Dirigible Balloon is a new webzine featuring poetry written for children by both new and...
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Mark Bird
- Jul 6, 2021
- 1 min
Brain Moses does it again... an inspiring force for many new poets ... KS1 Poetry
Did Brian Moses just include me in the sentence, "A fine selection of poems for early years from some of our finest children's poets." I...
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Mark Bird
- May 8, 2021
- 1 min
Bedtime At Batman's - Poems for Young Children
I'm made up to have Brian Moses use one of my poems, Bedtime At Batman's, in his mini Key Stage 1 anthology here alongside such great...
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