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Purple Day Podcast #37: Absalom & the Bees
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Purple Day Podcast #37: Absalom & the Bees purple day spring stories & storytelling

About the Story: Absalom & the Bees

Absalom is a young man who lives and works at a monastery, where he manages the garden and the bees.

He has a real friendship with those bees, and he takes good care of them — giving them everything they need to be happy and healthy. And because they are loved a...

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Purple Day Podcast #35: Maisie's New Mousie/ a teaching tale
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Purple Day Podcast #35: Maisie's New Mousie/ a teaching tale purple day spring stories & storytelling teaching tale

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About this Episode

This podcast episode includes a spring-themed circle time with songs, poems, and fingerplays, followed by a gentle, nat...

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Purple Day Podcast #34: Grandpa Ivy's May Day Surprise
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Purple Day Podcast #34: Grandpa Ivy's May Day Surprise purple day spring stories & storytelling

Listen to the Episode

Listen to the Purple Day episode in the audio player above, or directly from the Purple Day Podcast, where you can download the episode.

About this Episode

This podcast episode includes a spring-themed circle time with songs, poems, and fingerplays, followed by a gentle, nat...

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Purple Day Podcast #27: Goodbye, Winter, Goodbye
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Purple Day Podcast #27: Goodbye, Winter, Goodbye purple day spring stories & storytelling

This Week on Purple Day

Every Purple Day, or Monday, we are inside the schoolhouse for circle time and storytime.
We enjoy singing and reciting nature-based, seasonal songs and poems during circle time. As the month progresses, we learn new song and poem verses. We also practice a deep breathing ...

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Purple Day Podcast #25: Grandpa Ivy & the Leprechaun purple day spring stories & storytelling

Every Purple Day, or Monday, we are inside the Schoolhouse for circle time and storytime.
During circle time, we enjoy singing and reciting nature-based, seasonal songs and poems. We start a new circle time at the beginning of the month, slowly learning the songs and poems together throughout the ...

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Purple Day Podcast #24: The Shoemaker & the Elves
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Purple Day Podcast #24: The Shoemaker & the Elves purple day stories & storytelling winter

About the Story: The Shoemaker & the Elves

An old shoemaker has enough leather left to make only one last pair of shoes. One evening he cuts out the leather and sets it on the bench with a thread and a needle, everything in its place so he can start work in the morning.

The next morning he wakes t...

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Poured Earth Candles craft project winter

Poured Earth Candles

February 2nd is the halfway point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. Most of us have gotten through the darkest days of winter, and spring's return feels just around the corner.
This time of year is celebrated worldwide and marked by many customs and tradition...

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FREE Full-Length Storytime Video circle time spring stories & storytelling

 

Welcome Spring

 

Spring is coming, spring is coming.

Birdies build your nest.

Weave together straw and feather,

doing each your best.

 

 

Friends, spring is just around the corner. Can you feel it?

In celebration of warmer weather, we at Little Round Schoolhouse wanted to share a FREE ...

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