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A Stargazing Racoon
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A Stargazing Racoon

The Secret Kindergarten Radio Show for Young Children Ep. 49

The Star card in the tarot is about acceptance and “shining bright” with what you have and with what you cannot change. We explore this theme by reading about a blind racoon, which also highlights the difference between good actions, evil actions and the effects that they cause. This links from Manly P. Hall’s words of wisdom for the day (which are paraphrased to be more palatable for young children).

We end by getting down to brass tacks by suggesting that stargazing is a fantastic family activity on a clear night. Staring at the stars helps us to make sense of our place in the world and who we are…. which circles all the way back to the symbolism of The Star card in the tarot.

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MUSIC

by Nancy Stewart of https://nancymusic.com/
Slow-Fast Song
Jump
Rub a Dub Dub

AUDIO STORIES

Babbit. Ellen C. (1922). “The Elephant and The Dog”. More Jataka Tales.
Read by Jill Engle for librivox.org
https://librivox.org/more-jataka-tales-by-ellen-c-babbitt/

BOOKS

Miller, Kyle, L. (2012). Trouper: The True Adventures of a Blind Racoon. Jungle House Publications.
https://www.amazon.com/Trouper-True-Adventures-Blind-Raccoon/dp/097693325X

Hawthorn, Phillip (2006). The Usborne Little Book of Poems for Young Children. Usborne Publishing.
https://www.amazon.com/Little-Book-Poems-Young-Children/dp/0746075057

Hubbard, Alice & Babbitt, Adeline. (1932). “Stars”. The Golden Flute: An Anthology of Poetry for Young Children. The John day Company.
https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.88235/page/n195/mode/2up?q=stars

Conner, Bobbi (2020). Unplugged Play: 233 Activities & Games for Ages 3-5. Workman Publishing.
https://www.amazon.ca/Unplugged-Play-Preschool-Activities-Games/dp/1523510196/

BED TRACKS AND OTHER AUDIO

Chill Relaxing Lo-Fi Hip Hop | Born by Alex-Productions
https://onsound.eu/ | Music promoted by https://onsound.eu/

“Jungle Stream” by Kirk Osamayo
From https://freemusicarchive.org/
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/kirk-osamayo/season-4-green/jungle-stream/
https://www.kirkosamayo.com/

“Children’s Theme” by Denys Kyshchuk
From https://freemusicarchive.org/
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International
(CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
Music by Denys Kyshchuk: https://www.audiocoffee.net/

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The Secret Kindergarten is here to support parents of young children. A podcast for the whole family that is thought provoking, fun and encourages connecting with our young. Gino is an ex-ECE teacher who wants to see children grow up into a free world.