Victor Hugo’s words were always in eyeshot when I was raising and educating my children: “He who every morning plans the transaction of the day and follows out that plan, carries a thread that will guide him through the maze…

No TIP today, rather, a reminder and an encouragement! While reading through our Blackbird & Company ELA Benchmark materials, I was awestruck. Just to hold in my hand a concise stack of pages detailing what a child will learn over…

I’m so pleased to introduce the newest member of the Blackbird & Company team. I’ve had the privilege of working alongside Mrs. Unruh for the past dozen years and am delighted that she will bring her enormous heart, her wisdom,…

“Upon the subject of education, not presuming to dictate any plan or system respecting it, I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we as a people can be engaged in.” So said Abraham…

Happy FIRST Day of 2024! For those of you who are new to Blackbird & Company, and those who are seasoned users, pull up a log, and gather round the campfire! We humans possess an enormous capacity to enjoy and…

Bravo for Shakespeare + Haiku! Thank you Hadleigh R. for submitting these amazing haiku highlighting our Shakespeare words: watchdog, moonbeams, yelping, and clangor! We’re so glad our December Giveaway inspired your poetic voice. And, Congratulations, we are sure Shakespeare would…

Chilly white blanket atop the city streets is an invitation to play.   Chilly white blanket atop the city streets is an invitation to play. Now you try! Here’s how to enter: Enter your own haiku here using today’s Shakespeare…

Stars in the sky, your multitudinous lights twinkle a wintery song.   Stars in the sky, your multitudinous lights twinkle a wintery song. Now you try! Here’s how to enter: Enter your own haiku here using today’s Shakespeare word—multitudunous—to be…

I stick out my tongue and let the ice cold snowflakes leapfrog across it.   I stick out my tongue and let the ice cold snowflakes leapfrog across it. Now you try! Here’s how to enter: Enter your own haiku…

The temperature outside dwindles as I read by the cozy fire.   The temperature outside dwindles as I read by the cozy fire. Now you try! Here’s how to enter: Enter your own haiku here using today’s Shakespeare word—dwindle—to be entered…