Allan Ahlberg

Allan Ahlberg Poems

Here's the rule for what to do
If ever your teacher has the flu
Or for some other reason takes to her bed
And a different teacher comes instead
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Please Mrs Butler
This boy Derek Drew
Keeps copying my work, Miss.
What shall I do?
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My friend
Is not my friend any more
She has secrets from me
And goes about with Tracy Hacket
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The Best Poem Of Allan Ahlberg

The Supply Teacher

Here's the rule for what to do
If ever your teacher has the flu
Or for some other reason takes to her bed
And a different teacher comes instead

When the visiting teacher hangs up her hat
Writes the date on the board, does this or that
Always remember, you have to say this,
OUR teacher never does that, Miss!

When you want to change places or wander about
Or feel like getting the guinea pig out
Never forget, the message is this,
OUR teacher always lets us, Miss!

Then, when your teacher returns next day
And complains about the paint or clay
Remember these words, you just say this:
That OTHER teacher told us to, Miss!

Allan Ahlberg Comments

Rebecca Stein 28 May 2006

The Supply Teacher is my favourite Allan Ahlberg poem. We are reading some of his poems at school, and I like his poems very much. The poem I didn't like so much is The Puzzle.

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Zoe Allen 23 February 2005

me and amy bray and charlotte bricknell and lucy slaven and katie darke used to read this at our school and it was amazin and used to make us laugh. and our head of year used to be called miss butler! ! ! :) xxxxxxxxxxxx

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Mr Beast 09 September 2021

I love Allan Ahlberg poems they are fantastic

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Bobby 04 March 2021

Were can i find serious poems to?

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Bobine 20 April 2018

Whear can I find serious poems?

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Gong head 12 March 2018

Not thatmany poems add more next time

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Fabrizio Frosini 08 November 2015

[from Wikipedia: ] Allan Ahlberg (5 June 1938) and Janet Ahlberg (21 October 1944 – 13 November 1994) , née Janet Hall, were a British married couple who created many children's books, including picture books that regularly appear at the top of most popular lists for public libraries. They worked together for 20 years until Janet died of cancer in 1994. Allan wrote the books and Janet illustrated them. Allan Ahlberg has also written dozens of books with other illustrators.

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