Purple Day Episode 17: Grandpa Ivy & King Winter
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About the Episode
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 to a nature-based, Waldorf-inspired tale.
During circle time, we enjoy singing nature-based, seasonal songs.
"Winter's cold, there's snow in the sky
The squirrels gather nuts and the wild geese fly."
After circle time, we listen to a story together.
This week, we hear the story of Grandpa Ivy & King Winter.
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Circle Time Highlights
Episode 17 includes a winter-themed circle time with songs, poems, and fingerplays about snow, animals, and cold weather.
Today we want to build a snowman
Yes, a person made of snow!
Hoopa–hoh! Hoopa-hoh!
Hoopa–hoopa–hoopa- hoh!
This sweet verse and fingerplay from Wilma Ellersiek joyfully engages children. Check out more of her wonderful work in her book “Gesture Games for Autumn & Winter.”
About the Story
In this story, Grandpa Ivy wakes up one January morning with everything much colder, windier, and snowier than usual at his house. He worries about the animals staying well-fed and warm when everything is cold and frozen. King Winter shows Grandpa Ivy how he cares for the animals throughout the winter.
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