Suzanne Axelsson20 maj7 min.Putting the Adventure back into PlayI am researching, writing and observing about all things risky play at the moment and it is really making me aware of just how controlled...
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 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 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 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 Axelsson11 nov. 20214 min.Play Observation 2Continuing my sharing of my play observations where I chose not to just observe children in preschools and play-spaces but to also...
Suzanne Axelsson4 nov. 20213 min.Play ObservationI am always noticing... especially play. And as I come to the close of my playwork training I have decided to share some of the...
Suzanne Axelsson21 okt. 20207 min.The Story of the Observer ChildThis week some of my words from my interview with Sally at the Play First conference were quoted, and I noticed that there was a lot of...
Suzanne Axelsson29 juli 20205 min.The Story of CirclesOver the years I have used a lot of circles as ways to explain my thinking. And while I like circles I still find them a little too neat...
Suzanne Axelsson21 okt. 20193 min.The here and now educatorI feel that often as educators we are often looking into the future too much... planning the direction, needing to know where we are...
Suzanne Axelsson3 aug. 20199 min.ProvocationThis week over in the Facebook group - "The Reggio Emilia Approach" I posted a question "What are provocations?" This is a word I often...
Suzanne Axelsson7 juni 201911 min.The Competent Child - The Competent TeacherOver the years I found that swing from having great faith in educators to suddenly feeling overwhelmed and that we are never going to...
Suzanne Axelsson4 juni 20195 min.Observation - The Sherlock Holmes Approach!Sometimes something catches your eye and you just have to read it... my two 14 year old daughters love Sherlock Holmes, so when I saw the...
Suzanne Axelsson20 maj 20196 min.like butterflies...As I look back and reflect on my experience in Anji County, China and visiting the AnjiPlay kindergartens/preschools I wonder about my...
Suzanne Axelsson18 maj 20193 min.The Child at the CentreThis is the first in a series about my visit to China to learn about AnjiPlay... This and coming posts will be my process of sorting my...
Suzanne Axelsson6 maj 20192 min.The Story of ... being invisiblebeing visibly invisible This is something I strive to be... The idea is that I want to be visible in the sense that the children know...
Suzanne Axelsson20 apr. 20194 min.Harnessing the Power of PlayI am a big believer in play. for me it is an essential ingredient in life. And for those of you getting to know more about my idea of...
Suzanne Axelsson10 mars 20195 min.A Beginner's Guide to Pedagogical Documentation (part 3)This is the third in a four part series on Pedagogical documentation. part one can be seen - here and part two can be found - here In...
Suzanne Axelsson10 mars 20197 min.A Beginner's Guide to Pedagogical DocumentationThis is a guide... it is not a step by step manual. So please read, let it fill you with ideas and with questions... and the courage to...
Suzanne Axelsson21 feb. 20196 min.Observations - easier said than doneOne of the questions I have often been asked is - how do teachers do observations... as most teachers talk about that the teaching is...