One of My Favorite Things About Being an Educator
I attended my first National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) in 2004. My first year attending, I was able to go with a group of college friends that all had different aspirations of how we would pursue...
Mother Nature’s Most Interesting Forces
Read along as we explore Kodo's Wind Tunnel. Customer submitted their ideas, and we connect the learning to the standards.
Constructing with Color- What You Need to Know About the Light Laboratory
At Kodo, everything starts with "WHY?" If there's not a good "WHY", then we don't do it. Period. Chris Hume, Founder of Kodo and Inventor of the Light Lab, tells us the WHY behind the Light Laboratory...
Kodo's Summer Virtual Book Club
Summer's here! Time to unwind but expand our practice. Please join us for this summer book club- virtual style!
Reflections from The Kodo Classroom
At the end of our parking lot here at Kodo headquarters, there’s a little yellow sign. It reads, 'Sidewalk Ends'. I drive past it daily and without fail, I smile as I recall a poem, drawing, or song created by...
Introducing Simple Machines: Low-Tech Tools
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...
Color as Communication: Lightness and Darkness
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...
