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Ramps: Unconventional Measurement

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Unconventional Measurement Before using conventional units of measure such as inches or feet, children use unconventional units of measure to organize the world around them. There are many ways to support this in the classroom...
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Supporting Our Local Community: The Growhaus Project

By Kodo Kids

The Growhaus, in Denver’s Elyria-Swansea neighborhood is changing Denver’s food system. Their mission, as stated on their website: “The GrowHaus is a nonprofit indoor farm, marketplace and educational center in Denver's Elyria-Swansea neighborhood.  Our vision...
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Public Elementary School Takes on Constructivist Approach

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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...
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Maker Week: Bring the Maker Mindset into Your Classroom

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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...
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Maker Week: A Maker Story

By Kodo Kids

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...
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June Bugs: Cultivating Caring, Compassion, and Empathy

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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...
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Honoring Children's Work: Respecting the Building Process

By Kodo Kids

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,...
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Honoring the Process of Children's Work with the Classroom Environment

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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...
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Ramp Play: Promoting 21st Century Skills

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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...