Identifying Early Learning In the Daily Lives of Children: Reading the Environment
As many of you know, I travel a great deal consulting, delivering trainings and addressing large groups of Early Childhood Education teachers all over the country. I find myself in many airports, restaurants, and hotels and no matter where I...
Our Partnership with the Center of Gravity ECE
Kodo is honored to be partnering with a progressive new school, the Center of Gravity, in their mission to redefine early childhood education! About Center of Gravity The Center of Gravity is a unique lab school in Pleasant Hill, California,...
Week of the Young Child: To Create Future Innovators, Let the Child Lead
Who will grow up to be the leaders and innovators in 20 years? Will it be the children who graduate with the highest test scores? The ones who can perform a requested task just as they were instructed? Or will...
Week of the Young Child: The Unique Benefits of Outdoor Play
If you read Monday’s post or are familiar with Kodo, then you know how committed we are as advocates for play in early childhood education. We write a great deal about experiences which take place indoors and would like to...
Week of the Young Child: Make Time for Play in Early Childhood Education!
Play in Early Childhood Education Develops Essential Skills More than ever, it is important to make time for play in the daily routine of the child. Providing time for open-ended play in early childhood education gives children the opportunity to use...
Raising Chickens Around Children: What’s the Real Risk?
Raising chickens and ducks in classrooms is not a new trend - in fact, raising poultry in preschools has been going on for ages, as far as we can tell. A new state health rule in Colorado, however, bans poultry...
Identifying Early Learning in the Daily Lives of Children: Airport Observations
If, in the theater, “all the world’s a stage…”, then it stands to reason that in education, “all the world’s a classroom.” For me this rings true as I travel about the country training and consulting with early childhood educators,...
