Purple Day Podcast #37: Absalom & the Bees
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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, nature-based story.
Our Purple Day Podcast is the audio from Storytime’s Monday episodes. Storytime in the Schoolhouse® is designed for the screen, and some elements will transfer better to audio-only than others. Sample our video episodes, and see what it’s like!
In this week's episode of Purple Day, we will sing songs about flowers and bees and hear a story about a beekeeper. This Storytime episode will teach you and your child seasonal songs, poems, fingerplays, and a nature-based story. Enjoy Storytime with your child and deepen your connection to each other and the world around you.
Circle Time Highlights
Buzz, buzz, buzz, unknown
Buzz, buzz, buzz, what do you suppose?
A bee landed on my nose.
And what do you think?
She gave me a wink and said
I beg your pardon, I thought you were the garden.
Buzz, buzz, buzz, she flew away, on that fine spring day.
About the Story: Absalom & the Bees
After circle time, 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.
Make this part of your daily rhythm.
In Storytime, the songs, stories, and crafts follow the rhythm of the seasons... and it's already laid out for you.
Each morning, open the day’s episode and enjoy it with your child. It’s one small moment at the same time each day that's meant to be enjoyed together.
Let that rhythm anchor you, and watch it grow from there with seasonal handwork and afternoon art projects.
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