Bringing Early Literacy, Music, & Positivity Together!
Performances, Keynotes, Workshops
Eric would love to make your next event joyful and memorable! Whether performing for students, families, or presenting professional development for educators, Eric creates highly interactive experiences filled with music, stories, movement, humor, and participation. His goal is to get people actively involved—singing, moving, thinking, laughing, learning, and connecting with one another. Eric strives to make every event meaningful, uplifting, and—just as importantly—FUN, so that students, families, and educators leave feeling energized and appreciated, with new ideas and renewed enthusiasm.
Concerts - Schools, Libraries, and Festivals
Because It's All Good! Eric shares his original Pete the Cat read aloud stories, as well as The Nuts, & Groovy Joe. Students and families sing along, move along, and dance along to the captivating musical stories. Eric also shares how Pete the Cat and his other characters stay positive, loving, and resilient even as things get tough.
Each Performance includes:
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A 45 minute interactive performance
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Perfect for schools, libraries, festivals
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Book signing options
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In person or virtual
Keynotes & Workshops
Joyful & Engaging Early Reading! Eric shares practical ways to transform classrooms and homes into “reading playgrounds,” where children read along to, sing to, dance to, and celebrate words and texts. He shows how immersing children in joyful and engaging shared reading experiences throughout the day can help them love books while preparing them for successful reading instruction. Using stories, songs, movement, humor, and highly interactive demonstrations, Eric brings these strategies to life and shows teachers how they can be woven naturally into the school day. Participants leave with simple, practical ways to increase joyful engagement while building the language and literacy foundations children need to become successful readers.
Teachers explore ways to:
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Up to 2 hour keynote or workshop presentation
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Can also be a half day or full day workshop
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Keynotes can be paired with breakout workshops
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Can include book signing for audience
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In person or virtual
May I Have Your Attention, Please! One of the biggest challenges teachers face in our distracted world is helping students notice where their attention has gone—and learn how to gently guide it back. In this interactive keynote/workshop, Eric introduces a simple, practical approach to mindfulness that helps teachers and students practice working with attention, awareness, thoughts, feelings, and everyday distractions. Using stories, humor, movement, and original meditation songs, Eric makes mindfulness easy to understand, remember, and put into practice. Participants leave with simple practices they can use right away, both personally and with students.
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Up to 2 hour keynote or workshop
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Also available as a 45 - 60 minutes presentation for middle and high-school students
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Perfect for teachers, upper elementary students, middle school students, and high school students
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Can also be a half day or full day workshop
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Can include book signing for the audience
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In person or virtual
In Person Family Concert
Lincoln Center Kids Storytime at the Atrium featuring Eric Litwin
Virtual Family Concert
It's "Because It's All Good!” with Eric Litwin — Scholastic Family Book Fest 2021.