Public Elementary School Takes on Constructivist Approach
P.H. Miller Elementary School, a diverse Pre-K through 1st grade school in Plano, IL, is making big changes. The school’s principal, Laurel Mateyka, has engaged the teachers in reflective practice. They are looking at how their philosophy shapes the school...
Maker Week: Bring the Maker Mindset into Your Classroom
mak·er·space a place in which people with shared interests can gather to work on projects while sharing ideas, equipment, and knowledge. Spaces for making, tinkering, and exploring passions and interests are nothing new to an early childhood classroom. Makerspaces have...
A Maker Story: The Giant Squid To kick off National Maker Week, we wanted to share a story about a maker moment that happened right here at Kodo headquarters. Often young children jump right into making. They don’t stop to...
June Bugs: Cultivating Caring, Compassion, and Empathy
Caring for June Bugs As the weather warms up, you may notice some old friends reappear- June Bugs! June Bugs are small beetles that emerge from the ground in spring and summer. They can be fascinating to observe and learn...
Honoring Children's Work: Respecting the Building Process
How can we honor children’s works in the construction area? Our last blog focused on how we can create storage solutions that promote autonomy and communicate value around the process for children’s work. This week, we continue with that lens...
Honoring the Process of Children's Work with the Classroom Environment
How can we use classroom storage systems to honor children’s works in progress Summer is a great time to re-evaluate storage in the classroom, especially when it comes to providing children options for storing items they create. Finding a place...
Ramp Play: Promoting 21st Century Skills
P21, a leading organization in promoting 21st century skills in education, describes 4 foundational skills for worker success: Collaboration Communication Critical thinking Creativity In January of this year, the Washington Post wrote a great article on Google’s research into what...
