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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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KS1 Poetry
Poetry and teaching ideas for Key Stage 1 children.
The Klangaroo: a wild and wacky kangaroo and robot story for kids.
The Klangaroo: a wild and wacky robot story for kids
Mark Bird
Jan 231 min read
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'I Always Play The Christmas Tree' Funny Nativity Poem for Kids
Funny Christmas poem for kids - 'I Always Play the Christmas Tree' This child has had enough of always playing the nativity Xmas tree.
Mark Bird
Dec 8, 20242 min read
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The Klangaroo! A banging, clanging robot kangaroo story for kids.
The Klangaroo! A kangaroo story for kids about wild robots, wacky inventors, a zany zoo and being loved for who you are.
Mark Bird
Jun 1, 20242 min read
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'Poems for Kidd' A mistype led you here but you're in the right place.
'Poems for Kidd!' A mistype led you here but if you want poems for kids, you're in the right place.
Mark Bird
May 22, 20241 min read
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Exploring Action Poems for Kids: Stirring Custard With Your Toes.
Exploring Action Poems for Kids: Stirring Custard With Your Toes.
Mark Bird
Feb 7, 20242 min read
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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...
Mark Bird
Feb 1, 20241 min read
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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...
Mark Bird
Sep 15, 20231 min read
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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?...
Mark Bird
Jul 12, 20231 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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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...
Mark Bird
May 24, 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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"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...
Mark Bird
Apr 27, 20231 min read
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A No Screen Day: a villanelle. How to write a villanelle poem.
No Screen Day: a villanelle. How to write a villanelle poem.
Mark Bird
Apr 16, 20232 min read
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"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,...
Mark Bird
Oct 25, 20221 min read
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New Dreambeast Poems Website
Poets, teachers, children, art educators and anyone involved with education and inspiring young minds, come get involved at...
Mark Bird
Jul 31, 20221 min read
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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...
Mark Bird
Nov 2, 20212 min read
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"An Unlikely Friendship - Dracupuss and Frankenmouse: A Cat and Mouse Halloween Poem"
An Unlikely Friendship - Dracupuss and Frankenmouse: A Cat and Mouse Halloween Poem
Mark Bird
Oct 12, 20212 min read
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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 😜
Mark Bird
Sep 10, 20211 min read
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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...
Mark Bird
Aug 24, 20212 min read
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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...
Mark Bird
Jul 26, 20212 min read
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