Purple Day is a podcast from Storytime in the Schoolhouse. Our Purple Day podcasts are the audio from Storytime’s Monday episodes. Purple Day is a podcast program for preschoolers and young children and includes a weekly rhythm of nature-based songs and stories. Purple Day will teach you...

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...

February 2nd is the halfway point between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox. Humans have recognized this point in the turn of the seasons throughout time. The celebrations for this time of year have many names depending on your beliefs: Candlemas, St. Brigid’s Day, Imbolc; there is...

September is officially here and we can really feel the seasons shifting in the southern Appalachians. Daylight is quickly decreasing and our mornings and evenings are much cooler. For many of us, we are shifting back into school year routines and trying to find our rhythm again.

Many families...

Enjoy this free puppet show from Miss Becca and Storytime in the Schoolhouse! The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle is an old story written by Beatrix Potter. You can see the written version of the story here. 

This puppet show was originally a part of a full week of Storytime. I consider this tale...

Developmentally Appropriate Chores for Children

An important part of what we teach our children is the care for their home and belongings. In my Waldorf-inspired preschool program, we worked together to do the chores each day. Parents often ask me what chores are appropriate for their child....

This video shares with you the process I follow to plan and create circle times for my early childhood Waldorf classroom. I will walk you through the steps I take to create, plan, and practice my circle times. It is my hope that you can follow these same steps and create a circle time for your...

Circle time is present in every Waldorf class I have visited and seems foundational to the educational model. But what is circle time and why do we do it?

In this video, I will paint a picture of what circle time looked like in my early childhood classroom and then share the benefits of...