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The Importance of Rest-time for Creativity
I have read about 18 things highly creative people do differently... and realised that all 18 of them I could check off... actually did...
Suzanne Axelsson
19 feb. 20193 min läsning
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Just as you are...
I was sent this image yesterday and it started a whole series of thoughts... I mean I get it... why people want to associate Greta...
Suzanne Axelsson
3 feb. 20194 min läsning
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What is Love?
Valentine's Day is one of those (many) traditions that I wonder why it is celebrated in early year's settings... It is a tradition...
Suzanne Axelsson
28 jan. 20194 min läsning
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Children need platforms not pedestals
I truly believe in the competence of children, but also understand the importance of being supportive so that we do not let them get out...
Suzanne Axelsson
27 jan. 20198 min läsning
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Feel the Rain
Sometimes going outside doesn't quite go as you plan... as we were getting ready to go out in the rain (the children had chosen...
Suzanne Axelsson
23 jan. 20193 min läsning
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Trees - to climb or not to climb
Before we start I will say that I am very pro climbing trees... I climbed them as a child, and I encourage the children I work with (and...
Suzanne Axelsson
23 jan. 20198 min läsning
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Snow Play
So I thought I would put a few images together of some snow play... and share my snow play from yesterday... in fact I put a whole load...
Suzanne Axelsson
23 jan. 20195 min läsning
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The Story of a dot.....
There have been several metaphors that I have been coming back to time and time again during my visit in the Middle East and that is the...
Suzanne Axelsson
20 jan. 20193 min läsning
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The Political Nature of Childhood
Tomorrow I will take a small group of children to meet Greta Thunberg and the others protesting outside the government building here in...
Suzanne Axelsson
17 jan. 20199 min läsning
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Adults and Play - interaction or interference?
My last post, The End of Play, provoked more thoughts - not only in me but in others and questions were asked by several about whether...
Suzanne Axelsson
10 jan. 20196 min läsning
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Do templates kill creativity?
I am no fan of templates, colouring books and the like - I would much rather encourage the children to create from scratch - in much the...
Suzanne Axelsson
21 dec. 20188 min läsning
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Why we document - part 5
Today I will look at taking photos... I remember back in the nineties when I started working in preschools how we used cameras to...
Suzanne Axelsson
18 dec. 20188 min läsning
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Why we document - part 4
Yesterday I shared a post called Together-led play which explored the idea that we are not simply following children - child-led or...
Suzanne Axelsson
30 nov. 201812 min läsning
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Why we document - part 2
I actually did not expect to write another in the series so soon, I was going to pace myself to one a week... but I have found myself in...
Suzanne Axelsson
27 nov. 20184 min läsning
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Why we document - part 3
How to get started... what is it that you want to document? What should you be filming or taking photos of or taking notes of? I...
Suzanne Axelsson
27 nov. 20186 min läsning
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Malaguzzi
The Relevance of Loris Malaguzzi in Early Childhood Education Introduction Loris Malaguzzi (1921-1994) is an educator from Reggio Emilia...
Suzanne Axelsson
15 maj 201732 min läsning
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