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 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 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 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 Axelsson28 mars6 min.The Story of Change(In Swedish after the image) On Friday I spoke at a conference about creating early years environments for success, I was one of four...
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 Axelsson23 jan.1 min.Original Learning Approach in 1 minuteOriginal Learning is a reflective approach to view the roles of play, learning, teaching and understanding, and how adults can become...
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 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 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 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. 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 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 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 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 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 Axelsson24 aug. 20214 min.The Flow and Play-frame of DrawingWritten by Suzanne Axelsson 🇬🇧 Found here Swedish translation Suzanne Axelsson 🇸🇪 Finns tillgänglig här Hebrew translation Nona...