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The Words: Rilla and Billa

A fingerplay by Becca Lane

Rilla and Billa found two pumpkins
Up on a hill so high.
They wanted to take them home
And carve them by and by.

But how, they wondered,
Would they get two pumpkins
From up on a hill so high
All the way down to their home
To carve them by a...

Come along on a gentle nature field trip to Rich Mountain Fire Tower.

Every Wednesday during Storytime, we take a field trip. This week, join Ms. Becca and her family as they hike up to Rich Mountain Fire Tower, near the small town of Hot Springs, North Carolina.

Rich Mountain Fire Tower
Hot Spr...

An autumn kitchen project to make with your child — fill the house with the smell of the season while you and your child make a quart of delicious homemade applesauce.

Time: 30–40 minutes 
Yield: Makes a quart or a bit more.

I made applesauce every autumn with my Waldorf-inspired preschool program....

I watch the goldenrod every year to know when school is about to begin. The first days of school come around the same time the goldenrod starts displaying its bright yellow flowers.

During the days of my children’s garden program, one of our first craft projects was dyeing silk capes with golden...

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 and find the RSS feed.

Purple Day is a Podcast from Storytime in the Schoolhouse. Please note: Storytime is created for the screen, and some...

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 and find the RSS feed.
Purple Day is a Podcast from Storytime in the Schoolhouse. 

Please note: Storytime is created for the screen, and some...

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 and find the RSS feed.
Purple Day is a Podcast from Storytime in the Schoolhouse. 

Please note: Storytime is created for the screen, and some...

Listen to the Story

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

Purple Day is a Podcast from Storytime in the Schoolhouse. Each episode is the audio from a Monday Storytime episode. T...