Joy in Teaching

Joy in Teaching

by | Jan 27, 2022 | Blog, Educator Resources

Written by Gabrielle DeLoach This year has been hard. The kind of hard that only feels recognized as you pass your fellow teachers in the hall and you share a nod of knowing. Right now it’s like being a dough that gets stretched from every direction. Continuing to be...

Elevate Sensory Play With Kodo’s Funnel Stand

by | Dec 15, 2021 | Blog

Written by Diane Spahn Kodo’s Funnel Stand has become a staple in programs around the globe since 2012. Originally designed to elevate funnels in the sensory table, this preschooler top pick has instant appeal. Children love using the stand as intended and in no time...
Enhancing Block Play

Enhancing Block Play

by | Jun 16, 2020 | Kodo Collaborator

The unit block has been a staple material in American kindergarten and preschool classrooms for well over one hundred years.  In fact, educators from as early as the late 1700’s suggested that play with blocks was valuable for children to experience gravity,...
Introducing Simple Machines: Low-Tech Tools

Introducing Simple Machines: Low-Tech Tools

by | Feb 9, 2019 | Blog

When we think of technology, tools, and machines, we often think in terms of computers and electric or gas powered machines. Many tools we use in everyday life are low-tech tools called simple machines. Humans have used simple machines for thousands of years! They...
Color as Communication: Lightness and Darkness

Color as Communication: Lightness and Darkness

by | Jan 25, 2019 | Blog

Winter weather is in full effect here in Colorado. We have days of heavy snow, followed by milder days where the skies are clear, sunny, and blue. Thinking back to teaching Pre-K, it was always interesting how the sun, or the lack of it, could have an impact on the...