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Welcome to my poetry blog for kids and teachers
Welcome to my poetry blog for kids and teachers! I believe that poetry is a wonderful way to inspire creativity and imagination in young minds. My poetry blog for kids features a variety of poems, from silly and fun to thought-provoking and meaningful. I hope you enjoy reading and sharing these poems with your students and children.
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Empathy Poems for Kids
Poems about compassion and empathy for children and students. Poetry ideas for EYFS, KS1, KS2 and KS3.
Giving Voice to the Lost: A Personification Poem About a Button’s Fate
Giving Voice to the Lost: A Personification Poem About a Button’s Fate #PersonifyThis
Mark Bird
8 hours ago1 min read
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C'est La Vie poem: Finding the Flavours of Life in Poetry
C’est La Vie poem: Finding the Flavours of Life in Poetry
Mark Bird
1 day ago2 min read
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Secret Pet Wishes: A Magical Poem About Pets' Dreams | Fun Pet Poem for Kids, Cats & Dogs
Secret Pet Wishes: A Magical Poem About Pets' Dreams | Fun Pet Poem for Kids, Cats & Dogs
Mark Bird
Mar 151 min read
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Freedom Poem for kids: Two Sides to Every Story. Budgie or Pigeon?
Freedom Poem for kids: Two Sides to Every Story
Mark Bird
Mar 61 min read
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Hello Yellow poem to commemorate World Mental Health Day 2024.
Hello Yellow poem to commemorate World Mental Health Day 2024
Mark Bird
Oct 6, 20242 min read
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Happy Empathy Day! Here's one for your empathy day resources ...
'Swapping Shoes' an empathy day poem made into a song. A great for empathy day resource.
Mark Bird
Jun 5, 20241 min read
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Introducing The Klangaroo: A Sneak Peek at My Upcoming Children's Picture Book!
I'm very excited to announce my new picture book is out later this year! It's already been fully illustrated by the brilliant Chris...
Mark Bird
Feb 1, 20241 min read
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"Going Back." A school poem for kids about the reality of going back to school for a few children.
For a few children, school is home and home is school. This poem for kids about going back to school explores those two contrasting...
Mark Bird
Sep 10, 20231 min read
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A positive poem for kids. When someone is good, just tell them.
A positive poem for kids about telling someone when they're good. No ifs, no buts.
Mark Bird
Feb 22, 20231 min read
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"They Should Have Made Me Inside Out" - a poem about the inside vs the outside
Some poems just fall into your head. This was one of those poems: "They Should Have Made Me Inside Out." It began as a random thought...
Mark Bird
Dec 12, 20221 min read
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"In The Right Lane" by Stephanie Henson
First, I want to say thank you to Stephanie Henson for sending me a copy of her new poetry anthology for children called, "In The Right...
Mark Bird
Nov 27, 20221 min read
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The Uttoxeter Cemetery: a poem about my childhood and flowers, plants and trees
I was born at the cemetery in Uttoxeter in 1970. My Nan and Granddad were the custodians back then. My aunty and sister were born there...
Mark Bird
Sep 22, 20221 min read
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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...
Mark Bird
Sep 12, 20223 min read
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Mother Said - a poem about the power of a mother's words
Another Mother poem. Once in my teenage years, from the living room window, me and Mum were staring out at the army of beaten council...
Mark Bird
Mar 25, 20221 min read
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I Didn't Dare Go - a poem about finding your strength and growing up as the child of an alcoholic
I went to see Lemn Sissay at The Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith on Sunday. He was incredible; a total inspiration. One minute I was...
Mark Bird
Feb 1, 20222 min read
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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...
Mark Bird
Nov 23, 20211 min read
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Dreambeast poem - it's your beast of a dream dying to get out!
Dreambeast by Mark Bird explores the powerful, untamed nature of our dreams and the importance of nurturing them.
Mark Bird
Mar 12, 20213 min read
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