Next week, the National Head Start Association will host the 2017 Early Childhood Innovation Summit. This summit is the second of its kind, and “will focus on bringing practitioners together to surface their brightest ideas and explore opportunities for accelerating performance across the entire early childhood landscape.” Designed to foster innovation, entrepreneurship, and creative thinking, the […]
We hope to see you next week at the NAEYC Professional Learning Institute conference in San Francisco, CA! Be sure to stop by booth #210 so you can explore our hands-on investigative tools. We are selling our show floor models to PLI attendees at a 20% discount! Reserve your item(s) by placing your order today. […]
The weather is warming, the sun is shining, and we are spending more and more time in our outdoor classrooms! Today we’d like to share with you a DIY Rain Bottle tool that is easy to make and introduce to your outdoor water tables. Children find this Rain Bottle incredibly intriguing – when filled with water […]
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 […]
