This year for Giving Tuesday Kodo Kids decided to do things a little differently. We had our employees split up into two teams and pick their own charities to donate to. Instead of raising money just on Giving Tuesday, we...
Virtual Learning Opportunities That Are Engaging
Do you cringe when you hear online learning, e-learning, online training, or even just online? Many educators visibly shudder when hearing those words and for good reason. It has become the main way that many of us are learning right...
Enhancing Discovery with the ‘S’ in STEM
Fostering STEM skills in young children, often starts with the materials you have available in your environment. However, it is more than the materials, but rather, how the Educator facilitates learning with materials and how the children utilize the material....
The Connection Between Spiritual Development and Kodo Kids
I am sitting here holding a wooden pebble in my hand as I reflect on how Kodo Kids and I met. This wooden pebble is just one of the many beautiful materials created for children by Kodo Kids. Here is...
Introduction to Spiritual Development with Young Children
Kodo Partner - Deborah Schein I started my career in 1972 as an educator and later as a Director of a Jewish early childhood program. I then moved to a low-income urban setting, where I created a classroom-based upon the...
Introducing New Materials to Support the Toys and Games Interest Area
How many times have you played peek-a-boo with a child? Too many to count, I would assume. Children naturally engage in games starting at a very early age, hiding themselves with their hands or with a blanket draped over them. As...
Making Cleaning Simple During Challenging Times
Cleaning and sanitizing have always been an important part of the early childhood classroom, but now, it is the ‘hot topic’ when discussing Back to School. How are we going to clean and sanitize everything every hour of the day? ...
