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 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 Axelsson1 feb. 20215 min.The Story of... TraditionsTraditions are an important part of creating belonging... they can also contribute to exclusion, and they have a tendency in ECE settings...
Suzanne Axelsson8 jan. 20214 min.Telling stories... Truth and lies...To be honest, this is something I have struggled with my entire life... As a child and as an adult we are being constantly reminded about...
Suzanne Axelsson19 nov. 20205 min.Responding NOT followingResponding to the children not following the children is key in Original Learning - plans are made, activities designed to provoke...
Suzanne Axelsson17 nov. 20208 min.The Story of... dinosaurs...I still have memories of being interested in dinosaurs as a young child. I have certain memories of books and conversations I had about...
Suzanne Axelsson10 aug. 20208 min.Original Learning...I first wrote a blog sharing my thinking about Original Learning in October 2017... And I have just returned to that post to reflect on...
Suzanne Axelsson5 aug. 20207 min.The Story of... the in-betweenDuring the Play First Summit I talked about relationships as being key... the process of listening to understand rather than listening to...
Suzanne Axelsson31 juli 202011 min.The story of a Play-spaceI often find articles and comments about how playgrounds and play-spaces limit children, often in connection with the promotion of...
Suzanne Axelsson28 juli 202011 min.The Healing Powers of PlayThis is the last in the series connecting to the talk for Play First Summit 2020 arranged by Teacher Tom and Sally Haughey of Fairy Dust...
Suzanne Axelsson23 juli 20205 min.The Story of Healing, chapter 2I have decided to write several chapters on this topic of storytelling in more manageable bitesize reads as I realised that this too was...
Suzanne Axelsson16 juli 202021 min.The Art of HealingFor me, the atelier, or art studio, is so much more than just a place to make arty things... it is a place of discovery, recovery and...
Suzanne Axelsson13 maj 202015 min.Engagement in the Early Years - Engagemang i Förskolan(på svenska efter foto-bilder) In the AnjiPlay kindergartens in China, the words Love, Risk, Joy, Engagement and Reflection are their...
Suzanne Axelsson12 apr. 20206 min.Reflections... part 1Over on my Instagram I have started to share photographs that I randomly choose from my photos and add reflections - what memories does...
Suzanne Axelsson6 mars 20206 min.Original Learning - explained with LEGO Lego is an open ended material that can be used in a myriad of ways... in my home and work I have seen constructions being made, artwork,...
Suzanne Axelsson19 jan. 20204 min.Land art...(på svenska efter bilderna) On my Facebook page Interaction Imagination I have been sharing inspiration photos from artists creating land...
Suzanne Axelsson19 dec. 20194 min.Creative Construction 2As promised, and with great thanks to Mia and Federika for their time when I visited and also for answering and translating my questions...
Suzanne Axelsson18 dec. 20193 min.Creative Construction While I was in Milan I was fascinated with the presentation of the construction materials in each classroom. There was a clear and...
Suzanne Axelsson30 nov. 20194 min.The illusion of "fun"Over the years I have engaged many times in dialogues about the fact the word "fun" being used as a key word in the...
Suzanne Axelsson21 nov. 20196 min.Malaguzzi Inspired...Just over three years ago I was invited to Toronto, Canada to participate in the Rhythm of Learning "The Rhythm of Learning in Nature is...