Mark Bird

Life's a Loaf

Who knew I 'kneaded' to create a bread metaphor poem about growing old. Life’s a Loaf When you’re old and stale And yellowy pale When...

Mark Bird

Getting Shirty: A poem of puns, idioms, personification and wordplay

I love teaching figurative language: #puns, #idioms #personification and general #wordplay. How many different types of...

Mark Bird

Urge To Blurt!

I was sitting with my class in assembly the other day and I suddenly got the primal urge to blurt something highly inappropriate out. If...

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The Book Wars. Who would be victorious?

I haven't blogged for over two weeks; schools are becoming crazy places to work again and I've been kept very busy. Anyway, my...

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You're Nothing Without Me

Since I was a child, I would personify everything: I'd feel sorry for the faded pants that wouldn't be packed for holidays in Spain; for...

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How to Write a Thank A Teacher poem

After writing, "What Have the Teachers Ever Done for Us?" I thought I could use it as a model to inspire my Year 6 class to write their...

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So What Have The Teachers Ever Done For Us ?

To celebrate, National Thank A Teacher Day I wrote a new poem about the power of a teacher... with a lot of inspiration from one of my...

Mark Bird

Letting Go - A poem about a balloon that doesn't fit in and a boy who stands out

I love writing using #personification so, so much. As a child, I would personify everything. I'd feel sorry for socks that didn't get...