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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
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Observations - easier said than done
One of the questions I have often been asked is - how do teachers do observations... as most teachers talk about that the teaching is...
Suzanne Axelsson
21 feb. 20196 min läsning
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Exploring Documentation Together
This post will have it's main focus for educators that do not work together at the same setting but meet up in learning circles etc... of...
Suzanne Axelsson
21 feb. 20195 min läsning
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Phronesis - an essential form of wisdom in the early years
I often see how teachers have an understanding of situations and a knowing of how to proceed that can be hard to define where this wisdom...
Suzanne Axelsson
21 feb. 20193 min läsning
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Neuro-diversity in the world of Neuro-norm
The more I read and learn about neuro-diversity the more overwhelming it starts to feel. There are articles about it, and reactions to...
Suzanne Axelsson
23 dec. 201810 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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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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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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