The purpose of the thesis is to exam how preschools inspired of Reggio Emilia philosophy is practicing the involvement of children’s interest in project work. The aim of this study is to contribute with new knowledge in which way children’s interest is made use of and how children can get involved within the boundaries of project work. The study has its starting point by following issues: - Which methods are used by the teacher to enable children’s interest in project work?- To what extend are children given influence and participation in project work?- Which of the children’s communicative resources and expressions such as gestures, looks and speech are the ones who get the most space to influence a project work? This is a case study where the information has been produced, processed and analyzed by a qualitative method. To collect data, semi-structured interviews with teachers have been combined with observations. The study links with Basil Bernstein's (2000) theory of power and control as well as Fanny Davidsson (2018) and Harry Shier's (2001) perspective on influence and participation. The results of the study show a complex picture in which different factors interact and give children more or less influence. The study shows that the most prominent methods the teachers use to be able to work based on children's interest are through observing, listening and reflection. Furthermore, the result shows that the structure of the activity, the teachers attitude and their child perspective are important for the grade of children's influence and participation in the project work. The children's ability to express themselves verbally and stay within the framework of the project work also proves to be of importance for the grade of children's influence and participation.

The study focuses on the work in preschool among the youngest children's and their participation in the choice of literature, the literature that is available to use in the daily activities. The purpose of the study is to describe the essence of the experience of the youngest children's participation in the choice of literature by studying the teachers' perception and experiences. The study investigates the teachers' perceptions and experiences in relation to the choice of literature and how staff at preschools try to ensure that the literature is perceived as interesting and relevant by the children. The study is based on the sociocultural theory. As a methodological approach, phenomenology was used because it allows the participants to describe their own experiences. The study was carried out at four different preschools, through a qualitative method where the investigation is based on the educators' own experiences and thoughts about participation in the choice of literature for the youngest children at preschool. As a data collection method, semi-structured interviews were used and through the use of phenomenological analysis, four overarching themes were identified in the educators' responses. The themes identified were purpose, the view of participation, the children's interest and access. The results show that when there is a purpose to the literature around a specific work, it is perceived to be more difficult to make the children involved. Participation is shown instead by the pedagogues starting from the children's interests when they themselves choose literature. Furthermore, it is made visible that the view of participation is expressed as something theoretical rather than something that educators consciously work with in practice. Inside the own preschool department, the children are made to participate by freely choosing from available literature. The availability of books does not seem decisive for the children's participation, but on the other hand, the lack of access to time and resources is something that is expressed as an obstacle to being able to make the children participate to the extent desired. Preschools that have libraries in their own operations let the children accompany them to the library to a greater extent and choose literature. The available literature on the subject is sparce which suggest further studies on the subject is needed

Studiens syfte är att bidra med kunskap om hur förskollärare resonerar kring att beakta barns intresse i sin undervisningsplanering. I studien undersöks vilka fördelar och utmaningar förskollärarna har funnit avseende att beakta barns intresse i undervisningsplaneringen. Studien bygger på intervjuer med sex förskollärare från olika förskolor. I analysen används begreppen - den efterföljande guidningen och den lockande modifieringen samt barns perspektiv och barnperspektivet. Resultatet indikerar att det finns fördelar som motiverar att beakta barns intresse i undervisningsplaneringen i förskolan. Slutsatser som dras gällande fördelar med att beakta barnens intresse i undervisningsplanering är; att barnen får utrymme att utforska sitt intresse vidare, de får utrymme att lyfta sina tankar och undervisningen blir lustfylld för barnen. Att beakta barnens intresse har även fördelar som möjliggör en progression i barnens färdighets- och kunskapsutveckling. En slutsats är att det är en utmaning att beakta alla barns intresse och att barnens intresse prioriteras ned när det finns krav som kommer ovanifrån eller utifrån. När det bedöms att ett barn har ett ökat utvecklingsbehov finns det en tendens att barnets intresse prioriteras ned. En slutsats är att det finns en risk att förskollärarna bortser från de fördelar som finns med att beakta barnens intresse i undervisningsplaneringen. Det finns olika tillvägagångssätt som förskollärarna använder när de planerar sin undervisning för att sträva efter att beakta barnens intressen.

常春藤創意學院 / Ivy Creativity Institute (ICI) is designed for children from 2 to 6 years-old before they attend elementary school. ICI provides many classes for parents and children to take during the week and weekend depending on their schedule and need. We offer indoor activities and outdoor activities such that parents and children can pick the subjects is more interesting to them to spend their wonderful days together. Our classes are creative for parents and children that they won’t see in the traditional pre-school or private learning center. Each class has its own credits so parents can just purchase credit money and register for classes they want to join. ICI also provides children education consulting service so we can observe based on children’s interests and designs a series of classes for them to attend and enjoy all the activities. Ivy Creativity Institute helps you and your children to win at the beginning not only in scholarship, but also in relationship and have a great time in parenting.