Mark Bird
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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Mark Bird
- Jun 19, 2021
- 3 min
The Full Stop Day
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...
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Mark Bird
- Jun 18, 2021
- 1 min
40 essential education and teacher Twitter accounts and hashtags for 2021
A great blog post by Hope Education about the essential Twitter accounts every teacher needs to follow ... Do you know more? Please add...
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Mark Bird
- Jun 17, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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Mark Bird
- Jun 15, 2021
- 2 min
National Thank a Teacher Day ... #HowWillYouSayThankYou
Thank A Teacher: Ripples The future of the world is in your class today So teacher do be proud and trust in what you say For every word...
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Mark Bird
- May 22, 2021
- 1 min
Heart Photography Project
I had to share this. The best ideas really can be the simplest. I don't the know full details of the project or how it was set up but...
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Mark Bird
- May 7, 2021
- 1 min
I Come From Hope ...
I was made aware by this incredibly evocative poem, created by a group of girls from Bradford, by their inspirational teacher Anna Cole. ...
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Mark Bird
- May 2, 2021
- 2 min
Batman Inspired Onomatopoeia Poems and Art
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...
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Mark Bird
- Apr 14, 2021
- 1 min
My Poem Included: Leavers and Transition Booklet for Year 6 - Get Ready for The Full Stop Day! 😢
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...
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Mark Bird
- Apr 6, 2021
- 1 min
"Ripples" - an ode to teachers everywhere
Teachers are incredible. I suppose I'm biased because I am one! But, the power of an inspirational teacher and the belief they instil in...
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Mark Bird
- Mar 30, 2021
- 1 min
Beautiful Oops by Barney Salzberg
As part of Children's Mental Health Week 2021, Barlby Primary School used the inspirational 'Beautiful Oops!' by Barney Saltzberg to...
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Mark Bird
- Mar 27, 2021
- 2 min
Birthday Suit - Rip Out The Labels
You're an individual! You can't be anybody else however hard you try. Why even try? Salute yourself in that mirror: you're the only you...
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Mark Bird
- Mar 22, 2021
- 2 min
Goal! A Student's Poem ...
As a teacher, it's brilliant when a child brings in something they have done at home, that they are proud of (and I'm not talking the...
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Mark Bird
- Mar 21, 2021
- 1 min
Bring on Spring! Young Spring!
See Brian Moses' brill blog for a small collection of new poems in honour of Spring. I'm very glad to to be included. Let's hope this...
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Mark Bird
- Mar 18, 2021
- 1 min
Publication Day!
We all need some fun in our lives right now... The Best Ever Book of Funny Poems collated by #BrianMoses. With #Lockdown easing, what...
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Mark Bird
- Mar 17, 2021
- 1 min
The Best Ever Book of Funny Poems
When stars align and the new anthology, that I'm proud to be featured in, matches things on your sideboard...😂 OUT TOMORROW! Yes it may...
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Mark Bird
- Mar 16, 2021
- 1 min
The School Run - a great resource for parents and teachers
The School Run is such a rich and incredibly informative, accessible website. It helps you understand what children are being taught at...
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Mark Bird
- Mar 12, 2021
- 3 min
Dreambeast poem - it's your beast of a dream dying to get out!
Dreambeast... my whole website is named after a poem I wrote many years ago. It's the personification of those majestic dreams we all...
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Mark Bird
- Mar 10, 2021
- 1 min
Zaria Forman's Incredible Pastel Art ... Inspiring Children
My class of Year 6 children started their art project based on the work of Zaria Forman. Zaria Forman documents climate change with...
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Mark Bird
- Mar 9, 2021
- 1 min
The Invisible Dog by Brian Moses
When I was growing up in the 70's, I wasn't allowed a dog, but my mum and dad seemed to have a soft spot for scraggy, stray cats that...
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