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 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 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 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 Axelsson23 sep. 20217 min.The Soothing Nature of Scribbleswritten by Suzanne Axelsson 🇬🇧🇸🇪 available in this blogpost Italian translation Roberta Pucci 🇮🇹 Hebrew translation Nona Orbach...
Suzanne Axelsson31 aug. 20212 min.The Genesis of a LineNona Orbach - author/Hebrew translation 🇬🇧🇮🇱 Suzanne Axelsson - English editor/Swedish translation 🇬🇧🇸🇪 Roberta Pucci - Italian...
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 Axelsson24 juni 20214 min.The teacher as waterWater is many things... for a start it comes in many forms... liquid, gas and solid... A flexibility to meet the needs of 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 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 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 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 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 Axelsson10 dec. 202017 min.The Wonder of LearningI am sorting through my computer and getting rid of old things, and rediscovering notes, and essays and all sorts as I do this... And I...
Suzanne Axelsson28 nov. 20205 min.The story of... equality in ECEThis is a massive story to tell, and I know I will not have time to tell it all now... but just some parts of it... In this part I strive...
Suzanne Axelsson23 nov. 20207 min.Together on the SquareMany years ago now I started a project called "Together on the Square". The aim was to "teach" empathy by exposing the children to...
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...