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This gentle, Waldorf-inspired podcast episode features a circle-time song about gnomes and a nature-based wintertime story—perfect for sharing with your preschooler!
This Purple Day episode will teach you and your child seasonal songs, poems, fingerplays, and a nature-based story....
Listen to this episode of the Purple Day Podcast with your preschooler and enjoy winter-themed songs and a nature-based story. You’ll likely catch them (and you!) singing around the house by the end of the day.
In this episode, we sing songs about gnomes and winter animals and then listen...
In this video from Storytime in the Schoolhouse, I share a simple puppet show based on the folk tale The Mitten. Curl up with your preschooler and enjoy this silly story from Miss Becca!
Waldorf-inspired Story of The Mitten for Preschool and Kindergarten
In this folk tale, an old man drops his...
One of the first things new Storytime members notice is that I refer to the days of the week as colors.
“On Yellow Day, we have Storytime outside.”
“On Red Day, we learn a new craft together.”
“We have puppet shows on Orange and Green Days.”
One of my favorite...
In this video, I share a healing story about flooding for older children and adults. Healing stories connect us during difficult times, normalize difficult emotions, and help us talk about our grief.
“It is easy to forget how mysterious and mighty stories are. They do their work in...
In this video, I share a healing story about a small town on a river that experiences a devastating flood. This story helps young children and their families process loss, grief, and confusing emotions.
Navigating the aftermath of a natural disaster is confusing for everyone, especially our...
I watch the goldenrod every year to know when school is about to begin. The first days of school come around the same the goldenrod starts displaying its bright yellow flowers.
During the days of my children’s garden program, one of our first craft projects was dyeing silk capes with...
The typical way we learn to create rhythm doesn’t work for most people. I have a different way of creating rhythm–one small “beat” at a time.
Watch the video on my blog and learn how to create a rhythm that works for your family (and actually sticks).
