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 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 Axelsson17 nov. 20215 min.Why the ECE needs to think sustainably...I have found myself more and more frequently commenting in groups for education, early years, play and art about the sustainability of...
Suzanne Axelsson8 mars 20214 min.The story of... Risky Play and IndigeneityRisk is one of the essential threads of Original Learning. During the last few weeks I have been immensely fortunate to listen and...
Suzanne Axelsson19 feb. 20214 min.The Story of ... EmergenceThe Emergent Curriculum is about being responsive to the children. That the curriculum, the teaching emerges from the child's needs and...
Suzanne Axelsson24 jan. 20213 min.The Story of Language and CommunicationLanguage and communication is essential to reflect on... how it shapes, includes, excludes and forms bias.. Moving to Sweden from the UK...
Suzanne Axelsson1 dec. 20202 min.ConnectingToday is the first day of the last month of 2020. A very different year than we all were expecting, that has required some creative...
Suzanne Axelsson20 okt. 20207 min.The Story of connection"Intimate attachments to other human beings are the hub around which a person's life revolves, not only as an infant or a toddler or a...
Suzanne Axelsson19 okt. 20205 min.The story of Childhood and PlayWhat is the essential childhood experience of play? This question was asked of me over on Instagram. And to try and get a wider...
Suzanne Axelsson30 maj 20206 min.The story of ... voiceSagan om ... röst (på svenska efter bilderna) this post comes from a place of both sadness and strength. Ever since starting my blog I...
Suzanne Axelsson17 feb. 20203 min.Story about... a storyThe last few days have been busy here in Ontario, Canada - holding presentations about pedagogical documentation, the pedagogy of...
Suzanne Axelsson3 dec. 201912 min.The Story of eating together...18 months ago I engaged in a dialogue in an Australian group about whether or not children should stay at the lunch table when they had...
Suzanne Axelsson2 dec. 201916 min.The BIG SleepThis post is a collection of posts from my previous blog site... now put together as one... this makes a long read but I have divided...
Suzanne Axelsson18 sep. 201924 min.Raising Climate Activists(på svenska efter bilderna) A long time ago I was told that I would never be able to have children... after failed IVFs and years of...
Suzanne Axelsson2 sep. 20196 min.The International Fairy Tea PartyThe International Fairy Tea Party is more than just a bit of fun... it is fun, and it is meant to be a whole heap of fun... but there is...
Suzanne Axelsson20 aug. 20198 min.Hur undervisar din tredje pedagog?(This post How is your Third Teacher Teaching? can be read in English here) Under åren har jag haft den stora privilegium att besöka...
Suzanne Axelsson13 juli 20195 min.Messing about with slimeOnline you can find lots and lots of posts and short videos on how to make slime with chia seeds and cornflour... I thought I would have...
Suzanne Axelsson12 juli 201912 min.The Story of.... the messy classroomJust over a year ago I read the following statement about tidy and organised classrooms, and while I agree with some of it, I do not see...
Suzanne Axelsson29 apr. 20199 min.The story of - Loose PartsI often see posts and discussion about open-ended toys and materials... loose-parts and sometimes wonder how "open-ended" is being...
Suzanne Axelsson17 mars 201910 min.Looking to the futureThe #FridaysForFuture movement is very much a part of my home-life now. Both my daughters are engaged in their different ways, one here...