This blog is part 3 in a series by Nancy Brown, retired early childhood educator and friend of Kodo. Read Part 1 here: Questions About the Changing Roles of Teachers In Lively Minds, Academic vs. Intellectual Development, Lillian Katz offers, “an appropriate curriculum in the early years is one that includes the encouragement and […]
What is a deflector, and what does it do? Deflectors are one of our customers’ favorite ramp accessories, but once in a while a teacher comes into possession of a Deflector they didn’t originally order, and they call us to ask what is it? what does it do? why do I have this? If you’ve […]
On March 8th, Kodo founder Chris Hume presented at SXSWedu alongside National Head Start Executive Director Yasmina Vinci, Divisional Director Head Start and Early Head Start Wassy Tesfa, and Lisa Brahms, the Director of Learning and Research at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh. The distinguished panel addressed Fostering the Maker Movement in Early Childhood Education. Says […]
Flexnest Recognized as Best in Category for “Design As Idea” It is with pride and excitement that we announce that the Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) National Conference recently gave national recognition to Flexnest, a project collaboration between South Dakota State University Alumni Vanny Cahyadi and Grey Waletich (now a Kodo employee!) and Kodo Founder […]
We hope to see you next week at the California AEYC annual conference in Ontario, CA! Be sure to stop by booth #329 so you can explore our hands-on investigative tools. Our team will be eager to explore and share our new items with you, including our Weaving Wall, Light Laboratory, and other open-ended manipulatives. We […]
On March 8th, 2017, Kodo Kids Founder, Chris Hume, will be presenting on a panel at SXSWedu in Austin. We interviewed the creative mastermind behind nearly all of Kodo’s products to learn more about his participation, perspective, and what we can expect from the event. Chris – thanks for taking the time to sit […]
This blog is part 2 in a series by Nancy Brown, retired early childhood educator and friend of Kodo. Read Part 1 here: Questions About the Changing Roles of Teachers Learning Through Play in Preschool Preschool teachers are fortunate. We don’t have to tell children to do their work before they can play. We know that […]
Kodo’s Wind Tunnel Appears on Episode “Nature’s Super HQ” If you were watching Animal Planet last Friday night, you may have noticed an exciting surprise – Kodo’s Wind Tunnel made its TV debut on Treehouse Masters! The episode was titled “Nature’s Super HQ” and told the story of For Mar Nature Preserve in Flint, Michigan. […]
This Week on Treehouse Masters: Kodo Donates Educational Materials to Flint, MI Nature Preserve Last summer, Treehouse Masters approached us with a proposal: they were on a mission to create “Nature’s Super Headquarters” for a community in need and wanted Kodo to be involved. We were thrilled that they considered us to help furnish this outdoor […]
