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The Week of the Young Child - Empowering Children in Their Community - 2 of 3

By Kodo Kids

Empowering Children in Their Community Kodo Kids Celebrates NAEYC The Week of the Young Child™ Part 2 of 3 of our series this week. If you haven't done so already, be sure to check out...
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The Week of the Young Child™ - Hearing Children’s Voices Through Assessment - 3 of 3

By Kodo Kids

Hearing Children’s Voices Through Assessment Kodo Kids Celebrates NAEYC The Week of the Young Child™ Part 3 of 3 of our series this week. If you haven't done so already, be sure to check out the...
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The Week of the Young Child™ - Competent and Capable Children - 1 of 3

By Kodo Kids

Competent and Capable Children Kodo Kids Celebrates NAEYC The Week of the Young Child™ Children are natural researchers. They are continuously observing, reflecting, and making connections to the world around them. As educators, we create...
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Fine Motor/Pre-Writing Readiness

By Diane Spahn

The foundation for a strong pencil grip is developed well before a child may pick up a pencil for the first time. Developing strength in the hand muscles, or fine motor skills, is the first...
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Fascination with Machines

By Diane Spahn

If you work with preschoolers you know their fascination with machines! They’re quick to point out construction equipment, love visiting the copy machine with you, and often pretend to man the controls of everything from...
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“Run, Run, As Fast As You Can, You Can’t Catch Me, I’m.....” -The Gingerbread Man

By Kodo Kids

One of my favorite things to do as an educator is to engineer oral stories with the children. I love how oral stories elicit participation. I ask the children to pick a story they want...
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Deflectors and Understanding Angle of Incidence

By Kodo Kids

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,...
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17 Preschool Books for 2017

By Kodo Kids

Including preschool books in every day play is beneficial for both the associated literary skills and as a supplemental resource to many important teaching topics. At Kodo, we use books to help reinforce learning and...
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15 STEM Vocabulary Words to Introduce to Your Preschoolers

By Kodo Kids

STEM is here to stay, and more early childhood educators than ever are introducing integrated science, technology, engineering, and math concepts in their classrooms. Children are wired to learn these concepts and the associated language...