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Does Boredom give birth to Creativity
Five years ago I saw that this image and quote going round facebook and at the moment, my social media feed is sharing this article by...
Suzanne Axelsson
19 feb. 20196 min läsning
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Tips for Sleep and Rest in Preschool
(på svenska efter bilden) Yesterday I updated a post I wrote a few years back about sleep and rest (you can read it here) and updated...
Suzanne Axelsson
14 feb. 201914 min läsning
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Outdoor v Indoor/Play v learning
Preschoolers need more outdoor time at child care centers is a post that says "Only 3 in 10 children had at least 60 minutes of a full...
Suzanne Axelsson
29 jan. 20197 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 Art of Learning (part 1)
During a visit to London I spent a morning in the Natural History Museum, and it has inspired this post... I read the following... Which...
Suzanne Axelsson
22 jan. 20196 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 Story of WOLVES and EMPATHY
Often stories talk about the big, bad wolf... there is Red Riding Hood and the Three Little pigs to get you started... this has meant...
Suzanne Axelsson
19 jan. 20195 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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The End of Play
(på svenska efter bilderna) Just before Christmas the news here in Sweden reported how children from the age of 6-7 were no longer...
Suzanne Axelsson
8 jan. 20199 min läsning
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A Democratic Preschool
Today in Sweden we celebrate 100 years of the right for the general public to vote - prior to that only 19% of the (wealthy) population...
Suzanne Axelsson
17 dec. 20185 min läsning
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Metacognition and Preschoolers
This is a post I have been thinking about writing for some time after reading a comment that preschoolers are not capable of...
Suzanne Axelsson
16 dec. 20186 min läsning
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Interaction Imagination
Choosing what to call my blog was both difficult and obvious at the same time. Coming up with a meaningful name is not so easy when there...
Suzanne Axelsson
13 dec. 20186 min läsning
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The Story of Sustainability
Sustainability is a part of the Swedish preschool curriculum... it is also an important part of our shared future on this planet of...
Suzanne Axelsson
10 dec. 201811 min läsning
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Reflecting on the Board of children
For the last 15 months I have had the great honour to have been a part of the board of children that Gästrike Vatten started as a way to...
Suzanne Axelsson
8 dec. 20185 min läsning
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Gender Dialogue
What are gender stereotypes?
How do they impact us as parents and educators?
how can we provide a gender diverse play and learning environme
Suzanne Axelsson
4 dec. 20189 min läsning
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