Interaction Imagination

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...

As the warmer weather approaches it gives you the opportunity to take paints outside and go crazy... This session was during the summer...

Sergio Spaggiari shared recently a personal memory from working in preschools in Reggio Emilia together with Malaguzzi. The memory struck...

On Friday I will be setting off from a rather chilly Stockholm, Sweden for the county of Anji in China - which is considerably warmer...

being visibly invisible This is something I strive to be... The idea is that I want to be visible in the sense that the children know...

Suzanne: Getting the opportunity to listen to you talk at the Play on Early Childhood Conference in Athens in mid April was a magical...

This is one of those posts that actually I was kind of saving for my book, but due to the response I have received after my keynote in...

I often see posts and discussion about open-ended toys and materials... loose-parts and sometimes wonder how "open-ended" is being...

Listen with your ears, eyes, heart and mind. This is how I start a philosophy session with my preschoolers. A simple reminder that there...

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...

I really love all resources that allow us to see the diversity of life and nature - and so this post is sharing a poster I have come...

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...

I have, over the years, frequently seen discussions around whether or not young children should be engaging in circle time... and...

Every once in a while I see posts about the benefits of hugs (touch) and babies... and just how it impacts the brain and development of...

I have now been in Athens for a week. And in this time I have held two evening sessions - one on democratic learning and how I have used...

Two posts in one... the first half in English, and the second in Swedish... and this time they are a little bit different from each...

The first chapter of this communication story was about how we, as educators, communicate - this post will focus on how the room...

Often I feel that there is status in happiness. That success is measured in happiness - and that as parents and educators we should be...

What looks like chaos to you might be a source of creativity to young learners, so don't be so quick to clear things away... Most often...

Before we can start with the children there is a need to start with ourselves... as educators. So this post will focus on that before...