Purple Day / A Podcast from Storytime in the Schoolhouse ®

The Purple Day Podcast is the audio from our Monday episodes of Storytime in the Schoolhouse. Please note: Storytime is written and recorded for the screen. Some elements of Storytime will transfer better than others.    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. As the month progresses, we continue to learn new verses to our songs and poems. This week we learn the final verses to our songs and poems for this month’s circle time. We also practice a deep breathing exercise on Mondays.    After circle time, we hear a story together. We listen to nature stories and folk tales during the third and fourth weeks of the month. Today we hear the story of The Giant Turnip. A family is harvesting their vegetables when they find a giant turnip in their garden. It is so big that everyone in the family comes to help pull it out–dad, mom, son, daughter, and family dog. They pull, and they pull, but the turnip doesn’t budge. A wee mouse then scampers over to help, and they pull, and they pull…and the turnip comes out!  ✨Interested in more songs and stories?✨ Check out our Storytime Sampler, which includes a whole week of Storytime for each season, giving you new songs and stories to enjoy all year.👇🏼Click on the link below for four free weeks of Storytime.👇🏼 Click here to sign up, and we’ll send you four weeks of free stories!

The Purple Day Podcast is the audio from our Monday episodes of Storytime in the Schoolhouse. Please note: Storytime is written and recorded for the screen. Some elements of Storytime will transfer better than others.  Every Purple Day, or Monday, we are inside the schoolhouse for circle time and storytime.  During circle time, we learn seasonal songs and poems together. This week, we learn new lines and words to our poems, making our circle time slightly longer than last week. We also practice a mindful breathing exercise. This month we are learning balloon breathing. After circle time, we hear a story together. The second week of each month, we hear a pedagogical or teaching tale. These stories address an upcoming change, difficult event, or challenging behavior. Today we hear the story of The Possum Who Didn’t Like Anything New.  Peter Possum didn’t like anything new. He didn’t enjoy meeting new people, playing outside when it was rainy, or going to new places. He would rather stay inside his mother’s pouch. This is mostly what he did until, much to his surprise; he became too big for his mother’s pouch. Peter then learns (with encouragement and support) that going to new places and meeting new people can be a lot of fun, even when it initially feels scary.  This story can help support children who are hesitant or fearful to try new things and/or meet new people. ✨Interested in more songs and stories?✨ Check out our Storytime Sampler, which includes a whole week of Storytime for each season, giving you new songs and stories to enjoy all year.👇🏼Click on the link below for four free weeks of Storytime.👇🏼 Click here to sign up, and we’ll send you four weeks of free stories!

The Purple Day Podcast is the audio from our Monday episodes of Storytime in the Schoolhouse. Please note: Storytime is written and recorded for the screen. Some elements of Storytime will transfer better than others.  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 month. We also practice a deep breathing exercise on Mondays.  After circle time, we listen to a story together. Ms. Becca tells us a Grandpa Ivy story the first week of each month. This week, we hear a pedagogical or teaching story about a little deer covered in white spots who wishes he were all brown like his parents and siblings. This Impatient Deer learns that sometimes, all you can do is wait. ✨Interested in more songs and stories?✨ Check out our Storytime Sampler, which includes a whole week of Storytime for each season, giving you new songs and stories to enjoy all year.👇🏼Click on the link below for four free weeks of Storytime.👇🏼 Click here to sign up, and we’ll send you four weeks of free stories!

Purple Day Episode 50 About this Story: The Little, Small, Wee, Tiny Man This is an adapted version of the old English Nursery Tale by Diana Ross. In this story, a Little Small Wee Tiny Man is sad that he lives alone. Several folks in the community stop by to check on him and see if they can move in. Most are too big for the Tiny Man’s home, but he eventually finds the perfect companion–an ant! I love this story; most children find it endearing and silly. It also teaches a valuable lesson about the smallest creatures. About Purple Day The Purple Day Podcast is the audio from our Monday episodes of Storytime in the Schoolhouse. (Please note: Storytime is written and recorded for the screen, and some elements of It will transfer better than others.)  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 each month and slowly learn the songs and poems together throughout the month. We also practice a deep breathing exercise on Mondays.  After circle time, we listen to a story together.  Storytime Sampler Check out our Storytime Sampler, which includes a whole week of Storytime for each season, giving you new songs and stories to enjoy all year. Discover the Magic of Storytime's Rhythm—Download the Free Sampler Today

The Purple Day Podcast is the audio from our Monday episodes of Storytime in the Schoolhouse. Please note: Storytime is written and recorded for the screen. Some elements of Storytime will transfer better than others.  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 verses for our songs and poems. This week we learn the final verses to our songs and poems for this month’s circle time. We also practice a deep breathing exercise on Mondays.  After circle time, we hear a story together. We listen to nature stories and folk tales during the third and fourth weeks of the month. Today we hear the story of Buster Bear Goes Fishing. Buster Bear wakes up in the forest, and all he can think about is having trout for breakfast, so he heads to Laughing Brook River to catch a fish. However, Buster Bear isn’t the first one awake and trying to catch a fish for breakfast. Walking along the river, he surprises someone already there, causing them to drop their fish on the river bank and run away. As Buster Bear walks along, he finds a trout flipping and flopping on the sandy river bank! Buster Bear doesn’t realize what has happened and thinks he has the greatest luck–this morning; the trout are coming to him!  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ✨Interested in more songs and stories?✨ Check out our Storytime Sampler, which includes a whole week of Storytime for each season, giving you new songs and stories to enjoy all year. 👉🏼Click here to sign up, and we’ll send you four weeks of free stories!👈🏼

The Purple Day Podcast is the audio from our Monday episodes of Storytime in the Schoolhouse. Please note: Storytime is written and recorded for the screen. Some elements of Storytime will transfer better than others.  Every Purple Day, or Monday, we are inside the schoolhouse for circle time and storytime.  During circle time, we learn seasonal songs and poems together. This week, we learn new lines and words to our poems, making our circle time slightly longer than last week. We also practice a mindful breathing exercise. This month we are learning Pretzel Breathing. After circle time, we hear a story together. The second week of each month, we hear a pedagogical tale or a teaching tale. These stories address an upcoming change, difficult event, or challenging behavior. Today we hear the story of Shimmer and Glimmer’s New Home, a story about separation or divorce. Shimmer and Glimmer live with their fishy parents in a rocky cove in the sea. One day a big storm comes to the cove and causes it to change. Now it is two rocky coves instead of one, with one parent fish living on one side and the other living on the other. Thankfully, there is still a long path connecting the two coves. One of the first things the fishies do in their new home is gather some soft seaweed and make a cozy bed nestled in the rocks. Now they have a place to sleep in both coves. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ✨Interested in more songs and stories?✨ Check out our Storytime Sampler, which includes a whole week of Storytime for each season, giving you new songs and stories to enjoy all year. 👉🏼Click here to sign up, and we’ll send you four weeks of free stories!👈🏼

The Purple Day Podcast is the audio from our Monday episodes of Storytime in the Schoolhouse. Please note: Storytime is written and recorded for the screen. Some elements of Storytime will transfer better than others.  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. This week we learn the final verses to our songs and poems for this month’s circle time. We also practice a deep breathing exercise on Mondays.  After circle time, we hear a story together. We listen to nature stories and folk tales during the third and fourth weeks of the month. Today we hear the story of Absalom & the Bees. This folktale is about a young man named Absalom, who lives with a group of monks and is a friend of the bees. He cares for the bees in a large garden, giving them all they need to be happy and healthy. ✨Interested in more songs and stories?✨ Check out our Storytime Sampler, which includes a whole week of Storytime for each season, giving you new songs and stories to enjoy all year.👇🏼Click on the link below for four free weeks of Storytime.👇🏼 Click here to sign up, and we’ll send you four weeks of free stories!

The Purple Day Podcast is the audio from our Monday episodes of Storytime in the Schoolhouse. Please note: Storytime is written and recorded for the screen. Some elements of Storytime will transfer better than others.  Every Purple Day, or Monday, we are inside the schoolhouse for circle time and storytime.  During circle time, we learn seasonal songs and poems together. This week, we learn new lines and words to our poems, making our circle time slightly longer than last week. We also practice a mindful breathing exercise. This month we are learning Bumblebee Breathing. After circle time, we hear a story together. The second week of each month, we hear a pedagogical tale, sometimes called a teaching tale. These stories address an upcoming change, difficult event, or challenging behavior. Today we hear the story of Maisie’s New Mousie, about a little mouse who learns a new mousie sibling will soon join their family. This story helps validate any reservations a child may have about a new sibling while also focusing on the positive aspects of being a brother or sister.    ✨Interested in more songs and stories?✨ Check out our Storytime Sampler, which includes a whole week of Storytime for each season, giving you new songs and stories to enjoy all year.👇🏼Click on the link below for four free weeks of Storytime.👇🏼 Click here to sign up, and we’ll send you four weeks of free stories!

The Purple Day Podcast is the audio from our Monday episodes of Storytime in the Schoolhouse. Please note: Storytime is written and recorded for the screen. Some elements of Storytime will transfer better than others. 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 continue to learn new verses for our songs and poems. This week we learn the final verses to our songs and poems for this month’s circle time. We also practice a deep breathing exercise on Mondays. This month we learn Wind Breathing.  After circle time, we hear a story together. We listen to nature stories and folk tales during the third and fourth weeks of the month. Today we hear the traditional folk tale, The Boy Who Went to the North Wind. In this story, a child goes to the North Wind for help. The North Wind gives the child a magic tablecloth that gives its owner a full meal each time it’s placed upon a table, and the magic words are said. The child then has quite a journey home, needing to outsmart those who wish to take the magic tablecloth. -------- Are you interested in checking out a full week of Storytime? How about four full weeks? Our "Storytime Sampler" includes a free week for each season, giving you new songs and stories to enjoy all year round. Click here to sign up, and we’ll send you a link to four weeks of free stories!

The Purple Day Podcast is the audio from our Monday episodes of Storytime in the Schoolhouse. Please note: Storytime is written and recorded for the screen. Some elements of Storytime will transfer better than others. Every Purple Day, or Monday, we are inside the schoolhouse for circle time and storytime. During circle time, we learn seasonal songs and poems together. This week, we learn new lines and words to our poems, making our circle time slightly longer than last week. We also practice a mindful breathing exercise. This month we are learning Wind Breathing. After circle time, we hear a story together. The second week of each month, we hear a pedagogical tale or a teaching tale. These stories address an upcoming change, difficult event, or challenging behavior. Today we hear the story of Wilson Wild Wind, a wild wind who discovers he controls how hard he blows; he can blow softly and carefully or hard and fast. -------- Are you interested in checking out a full week of Storytime? How about four full weeks? Our "Storytime Sampler" includes a free week for each season, giving you new songs and stories to enjoy all year round. Click here to sign up, and we’ll send you a link to four weeks of free stories!

The Purple Day Podcast is the audio from our Monday episodes of Storytime in the Schoolhouse. Please note: Storytime is written and recorded for the screen. Some elements of Storytime will transfer better than others. 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 continue to learn new verses for our songs and poems. This week we are learning the final verses to our songs and poems for this month’s circle time. We also practice a deep breathing exercise on Mondays. After circle time, we hear a story together. We listen to nature stories and folk tales during the third and fourth weeks of the month. Today we hear the story of a little girl who hopes to find fresh peaches even though they aren’t growing on the trees yet. She has a heart full of hope and a pocket full of nuts she hopes to trade. Listen and see what happens. ----- Are you interested in learning more songs and stories? Check out our “Storytime Sampler,” which includes a whole week of Storytime for each season, giving you new songs and stories to enjoy all year. Click here to sign up, and we’ll send you a link to four weeks of free stories!

The Purple Day Podcast is the audio from our Monday episodes of Storytime in the Schoolhouse. Please note: Storytime is written and recorded for the screen. Some elements of Storytime will transfer better than others.  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. We start a new circle time at the beginning of the month, slowly learning the songs and poems together throughout the month. We also practice a deep breathing exercise on Mondays.  After circle time, we listen to a story together. Ms. Becca tells us a Grandpa Ivy story the first week of each month. This week we hear the story of Grandpa Ivy and the Leprechaun. In this silly story, the leprechaun takes Grandpa Ivy’s hat, and Grandpa Ivy builds a leprechaun trap to get it back. Don’t worry; no leprechauns are harmed in this story! This week’s story is an adaptation of an original tale by Suzanne Down. You can learn more about Suzanne’s storytelling and puppetry business on her website: junipertreepuppets.com. Are you interested in learning more songs and stories? Check out our “Storytime Sampler,” which includes a whole week of Storytime for each season, giving you new songs and stories to enjoy all year. Click here to sign up, and we’ll send you a link to four weeks of free stories!