dreambeast poems
  inspirational poems, art & stories for kids by mark bird ...

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...

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...

After writing a new poem, "I Did Not Choose" for #NationalPoetryDay last week, I was overjoyed when a day later, a teacher from Scotland...

Brilliant images on Twitter to help children understand the difference between... There, Their, They're. Now then teachers... their wee R 😜

Don't you love Twitter sometimes? That moment when a simple tweet sparks your imagination and inspires you to take action - whether that...

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...

It's wonderful to see your poems used, but when a charity is using them for a good cause, that is #proud with bells on. I love these hand...

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...

Some things are good enough to just be recreated as is. And there's not many works of art I create with the children at school, take...

So, at this time of year, my poem The Full Stop Day takes off as teachers get ready to say goodbye to their classes and children prepare...

It was 2007. I'd left teaching after the often thankless task of being a Deputy Head in London to go and live abroad, first Buenos Aires...

A great blog post by Hope Education about the essential Twitter accounts every teacher needs to follow ... Do you know more? Please add...

I feel blessed to have my poem "Schoolsick" long listed in the https://www.poetryforgood.org.uk/ competition aimed at celebrating the...

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...

I was made aware by this incredibly evocative poem, created by a group of girls from Bradford, by their inspirational teacher Anna Cole. ...

If you haven't already, I command you to check out Neal Zetter - he's a children's poetry one-man masterclass. He shows his love and awe...

I used to the love Batman when I was a kid - the original TV series I mean. They'd play the repeats on a 70s Saturday morning - once the...

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...

I found this wonderful resource (See below) and was surprised to see a slightly adapted version of my poem, The Full Stop Day, being used...

I love teaching my class about working with a limited palette and how this can enhance their art beyond belief. However, working with...