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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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Positive Poems for Kids
Discover a world of wonder and inspiration with our collection of positive poems for kids. Let the magic of poetry spark creativity and joy!


The Full Stop Day: New Year 6 Leavers Poem Lesson Resources
The Full Stop Day: New Year 6 Leavers Poem Lesson Resources

Mark Bird
6 days ago1 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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🌞 We’re Rolling Again! — A Joyful Summer Poem for Kids and KS2
We’re Rolling Again! — A Joyful Summer Poem for Kids. Summer poems KS2

Mark Bird
Apr 242 min read
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Opposites Attract: An Idiom and Friendship Poem for Kids. Leap Before You Look
Opposites Attract: An Idiom and Friendship Poem for Kids

Mark Bird
Apr 12 min read
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Believe in Yourself, Be Proud of Your Tune: A Music Poem for Kids
Believe in Yourself: A Music Poem for Kids

Mark Bird
Mar 242 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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Dawdle More: A Mindfulness Poem for Kids - Slow Down and Savour Life
Dawdle More: A Mindful Poem for Kids About Slowing Down and Savouring Life

Mark Bird
Mar 22 min read
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Sonnets for Kids: Teaching Self-Love and Mental Well-Being Through Poetry
Sonnets for Kids: Teaching Self-Love and Mental Well-Being Through Poetry

Mark Bird
Feb 244 min read
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Be More You (A New Year Resolution Poem) Happy New Year world!
Be More You (A New Year Resolution Poem) Happy New Year everybody!

Mark Bird
Dec 30, 20241 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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Find Your Own: A Positive Poem for Kids about Finding Yourself
Find Your Own: A Positive Poem for Kids & Teachers about Finding Yourself

Mark Bird
Jun 13, 20241 min read
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Happy Empathy Day! Here's one for your empathy day resources ...
'Swapping Shoes' an empathy day poem made into a song. A great for empathy day resource.

Mark Bird
Jun 5, 20241 min read
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Swapping Shoes: Empathy day poem about walking in someone else's shoes
Sharing Shoes: An empathy day poem for kids about walking a mile in someone else's shoes.

Mark Bird
Jun 3, 20241 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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"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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"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 positive poem for kids. When someone is good, just tell them.
A positive poem for kids about telling someone when they're good. No ifs, no buts.

Mark Bird
Feb 22, 20231 min read
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I Didn't Dare Go - a poem about finding your strength and growing up as the child of an alcoholic
I went to see Lemn Sissay at The Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith on Sunday. He was incredible; a total inspiration. One minute I was...

Mark Bird
Feb 1, 20222 min read
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Rolling In Time
A simple poem about the joy of #childhood and how children have that innate talent to live in the the day, the hour, the minute, the...

Mark Bird
Oct 2, 20211 min read
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