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Mark Bird

Children's Poet & Teacher

DreamBeastPoems@yahoo.com

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.

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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KS1 Poems and teaching ideas

KS1 Poetry teaching ideas, creative writing, drama and art lesson prompts and worksheets for teachers for Key Stage 1 #KS1

Tarantulas In My Trunks: an alliteration poem for kids on the theme of clothes

Tarantulas In My Trunks: an alliteration poem for kids on the theme of clothes

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? Get them to imagine and list all the creatures they wouldn't want crawling around their clothes. Can they add a twist at the end, where something that seems horrible turns into a positive ... an alliteration poem for kids, written by kids? Sounds super! Tarantulas In My Trunks Tarantulas in my trunks Swordfish in my socks Scorpions in my slipp

Alliteration Poems for Kids

Jul 12, 20231 min read

"I Like" a simple poem about loving yourself

"I Like" a simple poem about loving yourself

"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...

Positive Poems for Kids & Students

May 26, 20231 min read

A bee

A bee

Just A Bee - a poem about the glory and importance of bees

Just A Bee - a poem about the glory and importance of bees

Inspirational Poems for Children

May 24, 20231 min read

Nose and Toes: a poem celebrating the senses of smell and touch

Nose and Toes: a poem celebrating the senses of smell and touch

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...

Senses Poems for Kids

May 24, 20231 min read

"Not Like I Love My Football" : A poem about loving football.

"Not Like I Love My Football" : A poem about loving football.

"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...

Football Poems for Kids

Apr 27, 20231 min read

A No Screen Day: a villanelle. How to write a villanelle poem.

A No Screen Day: a villanelle. How to write a villanelle poem.

A No Screen Day: a villanelle. How to write a villanelle poem.

No Screen Day: a villanelle. How to write a villanelle poem.

Villanelle Poems for Kids

Apr 16, 20232 min read

"Halloween Date From Hell" read by Mark Bird

"Halloween Date From Hell" read by Mark Bird

"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,...

Illustrations & Illustrators

Oct 25, 20221 min read

New Dreambeast Poems Website

New Dreambeast Poems Website

New Dreambeast Poems Website

Poets, teachers, children, art educators and anyone involved with education and inspiring young minds, come get involved at...

Inspirational Poems for Children

Jul 31, 20221 min read

Miseducate - A prefix themed poem about a long line of crazy teachers

Miseducate - A prefix themed poem about a long line of crazy teachers

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...

Inspirational Poems for Children

Nov 2, 20212 min read

"An Unlikely Friendship - Dracupuss and Frankenmouse: A Cat and Mouse Halloween Poem"

"An Unlikely Friendship - Dracupuss and Frankenmouse: A Cat and Mouse Halloween Poem"

"An Unlikely Friendship - Dracupuss and Frankenmouse: A Cat and Mouse Halloween Poem"

An Unlikely Friendship - Dracupuss and Frankenmouse: A Cat and Mouse Halloween Poem

Pet Poems For Kids

Oct 12, 20212 min read

There, Their, They're

There, Their, They're

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 😜

KS1 Poems and teaching ideas

Sep 10, 20211 min read

Beegu by Alexis Deacon

Beegu by Alexis Deacon

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...

KS1 Poems and teaching ideas

Aug 24, 20212 min read

Welcome aboard The Dirigible Balloon

Welcome aboard The Dirigible Balloon

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...

KS1 Poems and teaching ideas

Jul 26, 20212 min read

Brain Moses does it again... an inspiring force for many new poets ... KS1 Poetry

Brain Moses does it again... an inspiring force for many new poets ... KS1 Poetry

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...

KS1 Poems and teaching ideas

Jul 6, 20211 min read

Bedtime At Batman's - Poems for Young Children

Bedtime At Batman's - Poems for Young Children

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 contemporary children's poets ... Click their names to find out more and go on a wonder journey with them: Sue Hardy-Dawson , Neal Zetter , Joshua Seigal , Shauna Darling Robertson , Coral Rumble and Kate Williams . Photo by Robert Collins on Unsplash Bedtime at Batman’s THWACK! ZAP! SPLAAT! WHAP ! Batman’s moonlit fight OWW! ZIP! OUCH!

KS1 Poems and teaching ideas

May 8, 20211 min read

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