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Blackbird & Company K-12 language arts curriculum. Learning tools that inspire hearts and nourish minds. Embrace curiosity, unearth possibility. Take flight!

Blackbird & Company is an educational press dedicated to publishing curriculum that promotes individualized discovery of literature, writing, poetry and the arts. Our outstanding products promote individuality and cultivates the genius in every child.

Bring Kandinsky’s colorful, creative style into your homeschool this fall! Inspired by The Noisy Paintbox, this simple a...
09/02/2026

Bring Kandinsky’s colorful, creative style into your homeschool this fall! Inspired by The Noisy Paintbox, this simple art project combines literature, art history, and hands-on creativity as students create a beautiful fall tree using colorful circles and collage techniques.

Within a paragraph, beautiful sentences steal the show. They glide across the page like a ballerina twirling across a st...
08/31/2026

Within a paragraph, beautiful sentences steal the show. They glide across the page like a ballerina twirling across a stage; you can’t help but keep your eyes glued to every clause, every comma, every figure of speech.

Although developing one’s voice is a process of trial and error and practice, we’ve developed a line of worksheets to help demystify what makes great writing great.

Introducing: The Art of the Sentence.

This is your last chance to fill those squares, complete your board, and celebrate a summer full of learning, creativity...
08/26/2026

This is your last chance to fill those squares, complete your board, and celebrate a summer full of learning, creativity, and family fun. If you’ve been meaning to finish a few more activities, now’s the time! Which square are you checking off next? We’re cheering you on every step of the way!

We’ve worked hard and played hard for a long time—a whole school year and summer, in fact.Work and perseverance and lear...
08/24/2026

We’ve worked hard and played hard for a long time—a whole school year and summer, in fact.

Work and perseverance and learning changes a person, which is why we’re guessing that who you are now is a little different than you were at the start of last school year.... So let’s take a moment to think about where we’re going. In fact, let’s write a letter to our self of the future (of August 2027, perhaps). Write your letter, seal it in an envelope, and then a year from now, open it up and see how you’ve grown.

08/21/2026

✍️ The start of our Editing Tutorial series is here! Learn how to edit student work as we work through our free to download tool, The Writer’s Checklist. Find your copy of The Writer’s Checklist in the Print Shop tab on our website.

📝 Today’s lesson: Start with a hook (or at least a topic sentence) and indent the first line of a paragraph.

✍️ Comment below with any questions you have about editing student work. We are happy to help!

new writer student editing editing help second grade

08/19/2026

Learning the alphabet is even more fun when little hands get involved. This is just one of many engaging activites waiting for you in our Print Shop! From alphabet learning to creative hands-on projects, we’ve designed resources that make learning memorable and fun.

Head to our website to explore the Print Shop and discover your family’s next favorite activity!



You Aren’t Teaching Literature Alone.Leading young minds through literature can be intimidating.You’re the one asking th...
08/17/2026

You Aren’t Teaching Literature Alone.

Leading young minds through literature can be intimidating.

You’re the one asking the big questions - What are the themes here? What can we learn from this character? What’s the author really saying? And that’s before your student surfaces one of those questions out of nowhere and you find yourself flipping through your memory of a book you last read years ago.

Every teacher and homeschool parent knows this feeling. Which is why Blackbird & Company created the Reader’s Guide.

Welcome to Blackbird & Company! 🧡We believe every child deserves the opportunity to become a confident reader, writer, a...
08/10/2026

Welcome to Blackbird & Company! 🧡

We believe every child deserves the opportunity to become a confident reader, writer, and thinker. Our goal is to help students develop the skills they need to communicate their ideas with confidence.

Whether you are just beginning your homeschool journey or have been homeschooling for years, we are so glad you are here!

While it’s wonderful to explore literature through a structured curriculum, there’s a different kind of wonder in meande...
08/07/2026

While it’s wonderful to explore literature through a structured curriculum, there’s a different kind of wonder in meandering through the literary jungle on your own, going wherever the wind and your whims take you. So what better time to traverse genres and worlds and stories than during this final stretch of summer? Put on your safari hat and jump in the Jeep; it’s time to explore!

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NEW product out TODAY 🎉 A multitude of brand new downloadable resources are now available on our Print Shop. From Pre K-...
07/20/2026

NEW product out TODAY 🎉
A multitude of brand new downloadable resources are now available on our Print Shop. From Pre K-2nd grade ABCeDarian craft projects to middle and high school level writing lessons, this drop of materials has so much to offer your young writer.
Run don’t walk to grab your free and low cost downloadable Language Arts materials!

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