Suzanne Axelsson
Ladders....
While I was in Anji, China it was very obvious that the ladder was a symbol of play and freedom... a bamboo ladder is also the actual...
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Suzanne Axelsson
- 3 aug. 2019
- 9 min.
Provocation
This week over in the Facebook group - "The Reggio Emilia Approach" I posted a question "What are provocations?" This is a word I often...
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Suzanne Axelsson
- 27 juli 2019
- 8 min.
10 Rules for teachers...
I love the fact that the Swedish preschool curriculum does not have goals for the children... but goals for the teachers and the...
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Suzanne Axelsson
- 13 juli 2019
- 5 min.
Messing about with slime
Online 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...
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Suzanne Axelsson
- 9 juli 2019
- 10 min.
Collaboration between adults and children
So how comfortable are you adding to the work of others...? here is what some teachers wrote down at one of the workshops at Boulder...
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Suzanne Axelsson
- 28 juni 2019
- 5 min.
What is beauty?
Aesthetics Aesthetics is the philosophical study of beauty and taste. The term stems from the Greek word “aisthetikos,” meaning “of sense...
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Suzanne Axelsson
- 25 juni 2019
- 3 min.
S.T.R.E.A.M
STEM-education has been around for some time now... a focus on Science Technology Engineering and Maths in education - not long after...
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Suzanne Axelsson
- 24 juni 2019
- 5 min.
The Story of Light
Over the years I keep coming back to light as a tool for play, a tool for learning, a tool to explore and experiment... In a way light,...
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Suzanne Axelsson
- 12 juni 2019
- 5 min.
Skills for philosophy with children: 1
Those of you who have followed me for many years will know that I have been working with children using philosophy with children... not a...
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Suzanne Axelsson
- 8 juni 2019
- 4 min.
Empty Spaces
This post was first written in 2014 when I attended the Play Iceland Conference The 2019 conference is already fully booked, but I am...
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Suzanne Axelsson
- 7 juni 2019
- 12 min.
The Competent Child - The Competent Teacher
Over the years I found that I swing from having great faith in educators to suddenly feeling overwhelmed and that we are never going to...
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Suzanne Axelsson
- 20 maj 2019
- 7 min.
Structure for Freedom
Over the years I have worked in places that have had dysfunctional groups as well as groups that have played well together. I have often...
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Suzanne Axelsson, Greg Botrril
- 3 maj 2019
- 9 min.
Greg and Suzanne - a dialogue of Play, Time and Magic
Suzanne: Getting the opportunity to listen to you talk at the Play on Early Childhood Conference in Athens in mid April was a magical...
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Suzanne Axelsson
- 29 apr. 2019
- 9 min.
The story of - Loose Parts
I often see posts and discussion about open-ended toys and materials... loose-parts and sometimes wonder how "open-ended" is being...
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Suzanne Axelsson
- 19 apr. 2019
- 10 min.
Circle time... to do or not to do
I have, over the years, frequently seen discussions around whether or not young children should be engaging in circle time... and...
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Suzanne Axelsson
- 15 apr. 2019
- 5 min.
The Story of a hug
Every once in a while I see posts about the benefits of hugs (touch) and babies... and just how it impacts the brain and development of...
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Suzanne Axelsson
- 31 mars 2019
- 9 min.
The Story of Communication, chapter 2
The first chapter of this communication story was about how we, as educators, communicate - this post will focus on how the room...
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Suzanne Axelsson
- 27 mars 2019
- 4 min.
The joy of play and learning
Often I feel that there is status in happiness. That success is measured in happiness - and that as parents and educators we should be...
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Suzanne Axelsson
- 26 mars 2019
- 5 min.
Mess, chaos and the Reggio Emilia Approach
What looks like chaos to you might be a source of creativity to young learners, so don't be so quick to clear things away... Most often...
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Suzanne Axelsson
- 14 mars 2019
- 7 min.
Play in a Technological World
I have been reflecting more and more about the fashion of learning... and that at the moment in my instagram feed and other social media...
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