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Mark Bird

Children's Poet

DreamBeastPoems@yahoo.com

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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Friendship Poems for Children

Poems about friendship for kids and students. Poetry ideas for EYFS, KS1, KS2 and KS3.

Swapping Shoes: Empathy day poem about walking in someone else's shoes

Jun 3, 20241 min read

Positive Poems for Kids

Swapping Shoes: Empathy day poem about walking in someone else's shoes

Sharing Shoes: An empathy day poem for kids about walking a mile in someone else's shoes.

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The Klangaroo! A banging, clanging robot kangaroo story for kids.

Jun 1, 20242 min read

The Klangaroo! A banging, clanging robot kangaroo story for kids.

The Klangaroo! A kangaroo story for kids about wild robots, wacky inventors, a zany zoo and being loved for who you are.

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Introducing The Klangaroo: A Sneak Peek at My Upcoming Children's Picture Book!

Feb 1, 20241 min read

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...

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Mondays In Nursery: a poem about the joys of teaching and learning

May 24, 20231 min read

Inspirational Poems for Children

Mondays In Nursery: a poem about the joys of teaching and learning

I have loved every year group that I have taught over my thirty years in the teaching profession but this year, my first ever year...

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"We Used To Play Together" - a poem about childhood

Jan 7, 20231 min read

Inspirational Poems for Children

"We Used To Play Together" - a poem about childhood

This has happened to most of us at some time or another. But try to remember when that childhood friendship was your entire world and...

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The Old Rec. of Uttoxeter - a poem about childhood playgrounds and parks

Sep 15, 20221 min read

Inspirational Poems for Children

The Old Rec. of Uttoxeter - a poem about childhood playgrounds and parks

We all have that place, that only we know. The Old Rec. in Uttoxeter was that place for so many of us from town where we learned how to...

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Ode To Uttoxeter - a poem about childhood

Sep 3, 20221 min read

Inspirational Poems for Children

Ode To Uttoxeter - a poem about childhood

A poem that revisits a childhood in Uttoxeter - no more, no less. Ode To Uttoxeter I remember that day back then when we first found...

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Becky Bond - a poem for kids about the fleeting nature of friendship

May 12, 20222 min read

Inspirational Poems for Children

Becky Bond - a poem for kids about the fleeting nature of friendship

This friendship poem for kids, about remembering the innocence of childhood from my 1970's playground days at Tynsel Parkes Primary...

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Ten Year Old Love - a poem about young love

Apr 28, 20221 min read

Ten Year Old Love - a poem about young love

I've been teaching for thirty years ... and one theme is eternal: LOVE! I often end up teaching Year 6. To see them toe-dipping into an...

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Rolling In Time

Oct 2, 20211 min read

Inspirational Poems for Children

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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