Mark Bird
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
- Dec 31, 2021
- 1 min
Be More You (A New Year's Resolution)
Why change, when everything you have is all you need? #BeMoreYou Be More You (New Year’s Resolution) This New Year Choose honesty Choose...
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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 2, 2021
- 1 min
"Miseducate" A prefix themed poem about a long line of crazy teachers
Realising it has been two weeks since I have written a poem, and with my mind gone blank, I delved into my endless ideas-bank going back...
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Mark Bird
- Sep 9, 2021
- 2 min
The Scaredy-Cat
Don't you love Twitter sometimes? That moment when a simple tweet sparks your imagination and inspires you to take action - whether that...
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Mark Bird
- Aug 24, 2021
- 2 min
Beegu by Alexis Deacon
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...
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Mark Bird
- Jun 22, 2021
- 2 min
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 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
- 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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