Writing ideas for Remembrance Day. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2023/11/for-...

Daily poetry prompt: A November 5th writing activity for young children from @JThomasABC Plus poems by top children’s poets. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2024/11/nove...

Teachers: If you are planning an Egyptian unit of study to celebrate the opening of the wonderful new museum of Egyptian artefacts in Cairo, there's a writing idea here that can be adapted for the Egyptian gods. (Good for Greeks & Romans too) brian-moses.blogspot.com/2016/01/if-i... @PieCorbett

Here’s a brilliant spooky poem for kids by @brianmosespoet.bsky.social for these days (and nights) leading up to Halloween 👻🎃 #kidlit #poetryforkids #poetry

On #WorldCitiesDay, remembering the lost kitty in New York City. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2021/01/new-... @PieCorbett

It's #RSPBFeedTheBirdsDay so here are some ideas for children's writing about our feathered friends. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2017/05/bird...

Daily poetry prompt: What have you never seen? Never seen a hyena with a vacuum cleaner, never seen a goat in a boat. Never seen a pike on a motorbike but I've seen an anaconda on a Honda. More here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2015/05/neve...

What would you like to see less of? Thank you, @brianmosespoet.bsky.social for this post and the thought-provoking prompt! I’m sure there are many things pupils would like to see less of.

#poem #poetry

Thanks to @thetoypress.bsky.social for their word of the week: Sub! Here's my little offering. #poetry #poetrycommunity #kidlit #poetryforkids #writingprompt

The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.

Daily poetry prompt: All the things I'm hoping to see less of..... Mosquito bites, playground fights, flashing lights. Rainy days, misty haze, traffic delays. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2024/04/all-... @fhalliday.bsky.social

Spooky Poems to suit the time of year, by top children's poets. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2021/10/spoo...

Daily poetry prompt: There's a song by the National called 'Bloodbuzz Ohio' with the line: "I was carried to Ohio in a swarm of bees." This got me thinking and I then got @PieCorbett involved. We came up with these ideas. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2020/06/i-wa...

Daily poetry prompt: There's a song by the National called 'Bloodbuzz Ohio' with the line: "I was carried to Ohio in a swarm of bees." This got me thinking and I then got @PieCorbett involved. We came up with these ideas. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2020/06/i-wa...

Halloween is just around the corner, and ghosts have taken over the blog. Enjoy some haunted poetry! #poetrycommunity #kidlit #poetry shaunmjex.wordpress.com/2025/10/19/p...

I set this up as Able Writers in 2002 AuthorsAbroad took it over & expanded it to include science & maths days too. Thousands of enthusiastic children have benefited from it. Why not try a taster day. Details authorsabroad.com/aim-high-days

Daily poetry prompt: What does a good spooky poem need? Find out here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2012/10/hall...

Still some slots left for my Remembrance Day online sessions for primary schools/yr 7s in the week leading up to November 11th. Sessions are based around the book 'What Are We Fighting For?' All the details here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2023/10/what...

Daily poetry prompt: This page on my blog has had 265 visits today! I'm wondering why. What kind of a person are you? brian-moses.blogspot.com/2020/04/dog-...

Spooky Poems to suit the time of year, by top children's poets. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2021/10/spoo...

Daily poetry prompt: This page on my blog has had 265 visits today! I'm wondering why. What kind of a person are you? brian-moses.blogspot.com/2020/04/dog-...

Another fab prompt from @brianmosespoet.bsky.social blog. My list of random lost things started as a children’s poem but quickly stopped being one. Here’s my not-a-children’s poem. #poetry #BlueskyPoets #prompt brian-moses.blogspot.com/2014/09/losi...

On #GlobalCatDay - I'm a Cat! brian-moses.blogspot.com/2018/04/im-c...

Thanks @brianmosespoet.bsky.social for the prompt! #poetryforkids #kidlit #writingforchildren 🦮

Daily poetry prompt: Anyone who connects with me on X will know that I love dogs, so maybe write your own version of my poem about them. But if you're not a dog person try cats, rabbits, hamsters etc; using the same structure. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2025/05/dogs...

Still some slots left for my Remembrance Day online sessions for primary schools/yr 7s in the week leading up to November 11th. Sessions are based around the book 'What Are We Fighting For?' All the details here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2023/10/what...

Daily poetry prompt: What does a good spooky poem need? Find out here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2012/10/hall...

I set this up as Able Writers in 2002 AuthorsAbroad took it over & expanded it to include science & maths days too. Thousands of enthusiastic children have benefited from it. Why not try a taster day. Details authorsabroad.com/aim-high-days

This article by the Sunday Times reveals how reading is in decline and how 1 in 8 children in the UK do not own a book! Even worse is the appalling fact that less than half of under 5s are read to frequently. Please read the article and help Get Britain Reading.

Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.

It's #Caturday so here is the reluctant space cat. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...

Daily poetry prompt: What challenges are there that you would or wouldn't do? I wouldn't sleep on a bed of nails but I would enter a doughnut eating contest. More here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2025/03/chal...

What an excellent blog post by children’s poet @josiedefalco.bsky.social! Josie is a wonderful poet whose voice enriches the #kidlit community. So nice to learn more about her work and inspirations here!

Daily poetry prompt: October 9th is #HarryPotterBookDay so here are a couple of ideas for writing about the boy wonder and his world. If I had Harry Potter's magic I could make a feather fly and give a tree a face... More here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2012/11/harr...

Such silliness!

That's a 'Wish I'd written that' poem! Brilliant.

New Blog Page - Guest children's poet: Josie de Falco. Find out about Josie and read some of her poems here - brian-moses.blogspot.com

Daily poetry prompt - New blog page: Inside a Tall Building. What might you find on each floor of a tall building? brian-moses.blogspot.com

I set this up as Able Writers in 2002 Authors Abroad took it over & expanded it to include science & maths days too. Thousands of enthusiastic children have benefited from it. Why not try a taster day. Details authorsabroad.com/aim-high-days

New blog post: A Ticket to Scary-ness - Link to a fabulous new website with a range of poems that are suitable for the run up to Hallowe'en. Enjoy. brian-moses.blogspot.com #Halloween #Halloween2025 #spookypoems #scarypoems

Daily poetry prompt: This coming week is #worldspaceweek2025 so why not ake an ordinary creature from Earth and put it on one of the planets where it becomes something totally different to what it was. Take a look: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2020/09/spac...

It's #WorldSpaceWeek so how about writing a love poem from one alien to another? Lots of examples here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2017/03/writ...

Daily poetry prompt: Choose a name. What does that name make you think of? NORA Your name makes me think of adventure. It is St. Bernard dogs yapping, pleading for you to take them on a walk. It is falcons soaring gracefully..... brian-moses.blogspot.com/2020/03/two-...

Daily poetry prompt: Choose a name. What does that name make you think of? NORA Your name makes me think of adventure. It is St. Bernard dogs yapping, pleading for you to take them on a walk. It is falcons soaring gracefully..... brian-moses.blogspot.com/2020/03/two-...

It's #WorldSpaceWeek so how about writing a love poem from one alien to another? Lots of examples here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2017/03/writ...

Daily poetry prompt: This coming week is #worldspaceweek2025 so why not ake an ordinary creature from Earth and put it on one of the planets where it becomes something totally different to what it was. Take a look: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2020/09/spac...

Excited to have my spooky poem “The Book of Beware” featured in this blog post! Thank you! 📚🧙 #kidlit #poetry #halloween