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 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 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 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.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 Axelsson13 dec. 20213 min.The Story of FrictionOver the weekend I held two presentations for educators in Turkey (the marvels of digital connections) and as I talked something struck...
Suzanne Axelsson10 dec. 202118 min.Drawing as an Act of Democracy - part 2This post is a part of the #GrammarOfDrawing project together with Nona Orbach and Roberta Pucci. In this blogpost you will find the...
Suzanne Axelsson30 nov. 20216 min.The Story of PocketsPockets... I love them... as do my two daughters... but seldom do we get decent pockets in our clothes, compared with the pockets of my...
Suzanne Axelsson11 nov. 20212 min.The story of being the same sizeThe surprise when we paused and looked at our shadows… Child: woah! You are taller than me…!!! I am not sure who was the most surprised...
Suzanne Axelsson26 okt. 20218 min.Drawing as an Act of DemocracyScribbling by Suzanne Axelsson "Everyone should have the permission to be able to scribble. There is a freedom in scribbling that allows...
Suzanne Axelsson20 okt. 20214 min.The Original Learning Approach to TraditionsHolidays are not something I teach or teach about… they are, instead, an opportunity to discover our multiplicity - after all, each...
Suzanne Axelsson6 okt. 20217 min.Math BasketsHere are some ideas for math activities I have created to mix learning into children's play. These ARE an activities and technically not...
Suzanne Axelsson2 juli 20216 min.The Story of being Play-responsiveJust as I no longer refer to myself as Reggio Emilia inspired, but Malaguzzi inspired because of the many different ways that the...
Suzanne Axelsson19 juni 20217 min.The Story of Play and ListeningPlay and listening... it keeps coming back to these two things for me. If I was to boil it down to two important words it would be Play...
Suzanne Axelsson20 maj 20214 min.Facilitator or Content Provider? What kind of teacher are you?In my FB group The Original Learning Approach I shared the below quote and it stimulated some really interesting dialogues... not least...
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...