Suzanne Axelsson11 juni3 min.Thinking Hands - Tänkande HänderBy Nona Orbach for #GrammarOfDrawing - translated into Swedish by Suzanne Axelsson and into Italian by Roberta Pucci. A phenomenological...
Suzanne Axelsson20 maj7 min.Putting the Adventure back into PlayI am researching, writing and observing about all things risky play at the moment and it is really making me aware of just how controlled...
Suzanne Axelsson5 maj8 min.The Story of the Crying ChildThere are times we meet a child that cries and cries when they start their life as a member of an early year's group. No matter how much...
Suzanne Axelsson2 maj3 min.The Gentle Art of RecombobulatingDiscombobulated means being confused or being uncomfortable or not feeling together. I think it is a state many of us experience from...
Suzanne Axelsson2 maj5 min.The Stuff of PlayI keep thinking about how much STUFF educators are buying to teach the children through play instead of permitting the play to teach them...
Suzanne Axelsson22 apr.5 min.Markers' Explorations - Tuschpennans utforskningarThis post was written by Roberta Pucci as a part of the #GrammarofDrawing project together with Nona Orbach and myself. A Swedish...
Suzanne Axelsson18 apr.14 min.The Future of PlayOn Sunday 17th April I was featured in Kathimerini national newspaper in Greece, interviewed by Lina Giannarou who then wrote an article...
Suzanne Axelsson28 mars6 min.The Story of Change(In Swedish after the image) On Friday I spoke at a conference about creating early years environments for success, I was one of four...
Suzanne Axelsson23 feb.10 min.The story of the unique childThe Unique Child - first written in 2017 I love social media, I love the fact that we can share ideas online no matter where we are in...
Suzanne Axelsson20 feb.7 min.The Truth About PlayThe more I learn about play the more I feel that the whole truth about play is not being shared. Recently, I have been enjoying looking...
Suzanne Axelsson10 feb.5 min.Colouristic ChildrenBy Nona Orbach översatt till svenska av Suzanne Axelsson (finns under den engelska texten) My grandchildren like to come to the studio...
Suzanne Axelsson25 jan.7 min.What is Messy Art?Why do teachers hate mess? Messy art can be about lots of tiny paper bits, or clay, or any materials that require work to clean up...
Suzanne Axelsson23 jan.1 min.Original Learning Approach in 1 minuteOriginal Learning is a reflective approach to view the roles of play, learning, teaching and understanding, and how adults can become...
Suzanne Axelsson17 jan.10 min.Why do teachers hate mess?The Joys of messy Art. Grammar of Drawing: Written by Suzanne Axelsson, translated by Nona Orbach 🇳🇮 and Roberta Pucci 🇮🇹. Finns på...
Suzanne Axelsson16 jan.2 min.The Story of the Toddling TeacherA toddler is a descriptive name of a period in our lives when we are very young.. to toddle basically means - to move with short and...
Suzanne Axelsson12 jan.10 min.The Story of a Dining Room TableI once read a social media thread about the use of tablecloths in early years settings... one educator having seen them being used on...
Suzanne Axelsson10 jan.4 min.The story of the shopping mall preschoolAs many of you might already know, during the last 18 months I have been listening to the forest to see what I can learn. It has been...
Suzanne Axelsson10 jan.11 min.Consent (Samtycke🇸🇪)For me, being respectful of other people, their feelings, their needs etc is essential. It is a core element of Original Learning. Being...
Suzanne Axelsson10 jan.6 min.Room to EatHow does it look where you eat? If you work at a setting do you eat lunch in the classroom/department rooms or in a dining room? What are...
Suzanne Axelsson8 jan.12 min.How to master being reflectiveTaking the time to reflect... it should be one of the simplest things to do, and yet often it feels impossible... as where do we get that...