Mark Bird
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 8, 2021
- 1 min
Gross George
Thank you to Ventorros Press for sending me an advanced copy of "Gross George," written by Chris Gamble and illustrated by Chris White....
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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
- Oct 22, 2021
- 1 min
Kitchen Island
Alone, last night; my partner (who is definitely not grey) away visiting parents in Southport, I wrote something observational rather...
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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 21, 2021
- 1 min
Lie Out Loud
I'm not sure where these words and sentiments came from tonight... somwhere deep inside I suppose. It's definitely inspired by moments in...
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Mark Bird
- Oct 20, 2021
- 1 min
Chains: A Poem About The Power of a Teacher
So after sharing my poem, "The Colours I've Been" using colours as metaphors to share the stages of a glorious life, I reflected on my...
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Mark Bird
- Oct 19, 2021
- 1 min
I Give You The Moon
Thank you to #VentorrosPress for sending me an advance copy of the magical and affecting "I Give You The Moon" by author Ffion Jones with...
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Mark Bird
- Oct 14, 2021
- 1 min
Salvador Dalí - KS2 - The Persistence of Memory
What amazing artwork Salvador Dalí can inspire in primary school kids. Yes, I am a believer that we should not rely on old, male and...
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Mark Bird
- Oct 13, 2021
- 1 min
SkeleTom Cat - a poem about an old cat looking for his lost love
A sad poem about a tom and queen cat who once found love under the old garden tree. They vowed to rekindle their love in heaven, So what...
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Mark Bird
- Oct 12, 2021
- 2 min
Dracupuss and Frankenmouse Halloween Poem
I'm so proud that my #Halloween poem, Halloween Date From Hell is going to published as a picture book by #VentorrosPress in 2022. It...
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Mark Bird
- Oct 8, 2021
- 2 min
You're Nothing Without Me
Since I was a child, I would personify everything: I'd feel sorry for the faded pants that wouldn't be packed for holidays in Spain; for...
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Mark Bird
- Oct 7, 2021
- 2 min
When Children Become Poets: Not Future Poets, but Poets of Now.
Wow. Wow. Wow. After teaching for 26 years, lessons like this don't come around too often. Today, I am a proud teacher (and poet) but...
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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 28, 2021
- 2 min
Your Choice! Your Voice!
I can't get enough of National Poetry Day's theme of #Choice this year. I wrote the first half of "Your Choice! Your Voice!" and it left...
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Mark Bird
- Sep 24, 2021
- 2 min
Coco’s Jimmy Choo-Chew Shoe - a funny poem for kids about a rich dog's very expensive new toy
I wrote this after the whole #JimmyChooChewShoe stanza in my recent poem: The World's Best Dog Groomer. It's about as political as I'm...
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Mark Bird
- Sep 15, 2021
- 2 min
Lola: The World's Best Dog Groomer & Kim Kardashian
I love when a conversation with a loved one makes you turn an idea and a simple everyday phrase on it's head. We were walking our...
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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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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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