Mark Bird
An Owed Ode to Saturday
Saturday has always had the privilege of blessing us with good times, funshine and a whole heap of hope. I bet many of your best...
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Mark Bird
- 6 days ago
- 1 min
Don't Be Such A Silly Batch!
After posting my poem, LIfe's a Loaf on Twitter last night, I had a very punny exchange with the brilliant poet and illustrator Colin...
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Mark Bird
- Sep 12
- 3 min
A Trilogy of Poems about working in Nursery for the first time
So, I was trained as a Key Stage 2 teacher (7 to11) at Edge Hill University over thirty years ago: in those days you had to choose...
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Mark Bird
- Sep 12
- 1 min
New Paperbound Magazine Edition on the theme of Magic
I'm very proud to have my poem, "Seasoned Magicians" featured in the brilliant, 2nd anniversary edition of Paperbound Magazine. The...
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Mark Bird
- Jul 31
- 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
- May 12
- 2 min
Becky Bond
A poem about remembering the innocence of childhood from my 1970's playground days at Tynsel Parkes Primary School in Uttoxeter. How...
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Mark Bird
- Apr 22
- 1 min
My First Kiss
I love Alan Carr and he made me laugh out loud with his joke on Interior Design Masters about his first kiss; it reminded my of my own...
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Mark Bird
- Feb 2
- 1 min
Valentine Poems
If you've read anything on here before, you'll know Brian Moses is a bit if a hero for me. Not only did I begin my teaching career...
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Mark Bird
- Feb 2
- 1 min
The Slow Superhero
Thanks to Ventorros Press for sending me an advance copy of The Slow Superhero, written by Sarah Surgey and illustrated by Sayani...
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Mark Bird
- Jan 27
- 3 min
Frida Kahlo inspired self-portraits by Year 6 children
I always look forward to teaching my class about Frida Kahlo: her amazing life story and her brilliant art. The children love learning...
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Mark Bird
- Dec 29, 2021
- 1 min
Little Flower by Jenny Rumney
Thanks to Ventorros Press for sending me an advanced copy of Little Flower by Jenny Rumney. Once again, Ventorros Press proudly release a...
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Mark Bird
- Dec 15, 2021
- 2 min
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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Mark Bird
- Nov 30, 2021
- 1 min
The Great Cliché Stanza Challenge
Life is a Cabaret (of clichés) Poets, children, teachers and anyone who loves playing with words: what's the best cliché stanza you have....
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Mark Bird
- Nov 23, 2021
- 1 min
Are Children Angels? Sometimes, they definitely are!
So, if you follow my blog, you will know I lost my beloved Golden Retriever Blondie (a.k.a. Bloosh) last Thursday. I had to take a couple...
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Mark Bird
- Nov 20, 2021
- 1 min
Yesterday's Forever Dog
After the saddest day of my life, losing my beloved Golden Retriever, Blondie - I had to write something as a tribute to her, however...
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Mark Bird
- Nov 5, 2021
- 2 min
My Old Dog's Eyes
I was never a dog person but when I moved far away from friends and family in the U.K. to Buenos Aires in 2007 with my partner, I felt so...
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Mark Bird
- Oct 22, 2021
- 4 min
Em Norry - Author Visit
Throughout my 26 years of being a teacher, I've been lucky to have experienced many wonderful author visits. As part of our topic on...
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Mark Bird
- Oct 2, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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Mark Bird
- Sep 30, 2021
- 2 min
BREADALBANE ACADEMY: P7 POETRY BLOG
After writing a new poem, "I Did Not Choose" for #NationalPoetryDay last week, I was overjoyed when a day later, a teacher from Scotland...
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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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