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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...
Suzanne Axelsson
8 juni 20194 min läsning
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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...
Suzanne Axelsson
7 juni 201912 min läsning
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Playing with Paint
I think what really fascinated me about AnjiPlay was that in social media there is a large focus on the risky play element of the...
Suzanne Axelsson
30 maj 20194 min läsning
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Clay Play
During my visit to Anji County in China and the nine preschools one of the (many) ting that stuck out was the use of clay, and the scale...
Suzanne Axelsson
29 maj 20195 min läsning
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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...
Suzanne Axelsson
20 maj 20197 min läsning
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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 Axelsson
20 maj 20196 min läsning
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The Child at the Centre
This 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 Axelsson
18 maj 20193 min läsning
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Thoughts based on a Tragedy
This post was first written on the 17th January 2014.. I am now sharing it here on my new website, as I think it is still relevant, and...
Suzanne Axelsson
15 maj 20199 min läsning
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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...
Suzanne Axelsson, Greg Botrril
3 maj 20199 min läsning
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Valpurgis - Valborg - FIRE!
At the end of April in Sweden there is the Valborg celebration - where bonfires are lit around the country to give the sun strength and...
Suzanne Axelsson
27 apr. 20197 min läsning
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Harnessing the Power of Play
I 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 Axelsson
20 apr. 20194 min läsning
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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...
Suzanne Axelsson
19 apr. 201910 min läsning
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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...
Suzanne Axelsson
31 mars 20199 min läsning
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Looking to the future
The #FridaysForFuture movement is very much a part of my home-life now. Both my daughters are engaged in their different ways, one here...
Suzanne Axelsson
17 mars 201910 min läsning
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Co-documenters
We often talk about being co-researchers with the children, but I also think that we are co-documenters - especially in the sense of the...
Suzanne Axelsson
12 mars 20198 min läsning
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"Lawnmower" and "helicopter" teachers??
I have previously shared a post about the world going safety mad after reading an article about how at an setting in Edmonton, Canada,...
Suzanne Axelsson
5 mars 201911 min läsning
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How is your Third Teacher teaching?
Over the years I have had the great fortune to visit many setting in many different countries... and this always makes me think of the...
Suzanne Axelsson
4 mars 20199 min läsning
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A Play Ecosystem
As I dig deeper into trying to put Original Learning in words I am taking time to explore words... what do they mean, how will I use...
Suzanne Axelsson
1 mars 20196 min läsning
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Malaguzzi's Three Children
The following text is taken from the book "Boken om pedagogerna" under redaktion av Anna Forsell (2008) (5th edition) (Finns på svenska...
Suzanne Axelsson
28 feb. 20199 min läsning
1 750 visningar
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Inspiration not cloning... how Reggio are YOU?
In July 2014 I attended the Boulder Journey School summer conference - This was the first summer conference that the school had allowed...
Suzanne Axelsson
26 feb. 20197 min läsning
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