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Author Visits, Programs & Events |
Growing With Greatness Lit Love Programs offer children a combination of social emotional tools, a brief lesson on writing/ editing, as well as a creative movement session using Let Me Be Great Children's Yoga tips & techniques. Each visit is uniquely designed for each the audience. The descriptions below are a general idea of the lesson outline.
Pre Kindergarten & Kindergarten
Length of Program: 1 hour
This program is power packed with tons of tools for your class. Children will have an opportunity to experience an interactive session with the author that includes social/ emotional tools, a reading of "Finnie's Magical Feather", a short creative movement activity using yoga, and a mindful activity to help create more peaceful places within the community. The Literature Love segment of the session covers topics on every teachers SOL wish list. Each lesson is customized to meet the needs of the children in the audience. We aim for inclusiveness at every event. Please let us know how we can best accommodate your students.Be sure to take a peek at the pre -visit teacher workbook to make your upcoming visit a success.
*All books purchased will be signed and distributed prior to the end of the visit*
This program is power packed with tons of tools for your class. Children will have an opportunity to experience an interactive session with the author that includes social/ emotional tools, a reading of "Finnie's Magical Feather", a short creative movement activity using yoga, and a mindful activity to help create more peaceful places within the community. The Literature Love segment of the session covers topics on every teachers SOL wish list. Each lesson is customized to meet the needs of the children in the audience. We aim for inclusiveness at every event. Please let us know how we can best accommodate your students.Be sure to take a peek at the pre -visit teacher workbook to make your upcoming visit a success.
*All books purchased will be signed and distributed prior to the end of the visit*
First & Second Grade
Length of Program: 1 hour
This program is power packed with tons of tools for your class. Children will have an opportunity to experience an interactive session with the author that includes social/ emotional tools, a reading of "Finnie's Magical Feather", a short creative movement activity using yoga, and a mindful activity to help create more peaceful places within the community. The Literature Love segment of the session covers topics on every teachers SOL wish list. Each lesson is customized to meet the needs of the children in the audience. We aim for inclusiveness at every event. Please let us know how we can best accommodate your students. Be sure to take a peek at the pre -visit teacher workbook to make your upcoming visit a success.
*All books purchased will be signed and distributed prior to the end of the visit*
This program is power packed with tons of tools for your class. Children will have an opportunity to experience an interactive session with the author that includes social/ emotional tools, a reading of "Finnie's Magical Feather", a short creative movement activity using yoga, and a mindful activity to help create more peaceful places within the community. The Literature Love segment of the session covers topics on every teachers SOL wish list. Each lesson is customized to meet the needs of the children in the audience. We aim for inclusiveness at every event. Please let us know how we can best accommodate your students. Be sure to take a peek at the pre -visit teacher workbook to make your upcoming visit a success.
*All books purchased will be signed and distributed prior to the end of the visit*
Third, Fourth & Fifth Grade
Length of Program: 1 hour
This program is power packed with tons of tools for your class. Children will have an opportunity to experience an interactive session with the author that includes a brief reading of "Finnie's Magical Feather", a short creative movement activity using yoga, and a mindful activity to help create more peaceful places within the community. The Literature Love segment of the session covers topics on every teachers SOL wish list. As the participants become older we begin to explore what changing the narrative of the story can look like using the "Finnie's Magical Feather" story. We teach children to apply different ways the outcome of the story could have changed by using different thoughts or actions. As a group children will recreate different scenes in within the book. This is super fun activity that allows children to imagine, create, and make good choices. It also teaches children to love the process of writing/ editing.
Each lesson is customized to meet the needs of the children in the audience. We aim for inclusiveness at every event.
Please let us know how we can best accommodate your students.
Be sure to take a peek at the pre -visit teacher workbook to make your upcoming visit a success.
*All books purchased will be signed and distributed prior to the end of the visit*
Sixth Grade & Up
Length of Program: 1 hour
This program is power packed with tons of tools for your class. Children will have an opportunity to experience an interactive session with the author that includes a brief reading of "Finnie's Magical Feather", a short creative movement activity using yoga, and a mindful activity to help create more peaceful places within the community. The Literature Love segment of the session covers topics on every teachers SOL wish list. As the participants become older we begin to explore the journey of self publishing vs traditional publishing. This is super fun activity that allows children to reflect on their love for literacy via reading, writing, and art. This lesson teaches children to love the process of authorship. We aim for inclusiveness at every event. Please let us know how we can best accommodate your students. Be sure to take a peek at the pre -visit teacher workbook to make your upcoming visit a success.
*All books purchased will be signed and distributed prior to the end of the visit*
This program is power packed with tons of tools for your class. Children will have an opportunity to experience an interactive session with the author that includes a brief reading of "Finnie's Magical Feather", a short creative movement activity using yoga, and a mindful activity to help create more peaceful places within the community. The Literature Love segment of the session covers topics on every teachers SOL wish list. As the participants become older we begin to explore the journey of self publishing vs traditional publishing. This is super fun activity that allows children to reflect on their love for literacy via reading, writing, and art. This lesson teaches children to love the process of authorship. We aim for inclusiveness at every event. Please let us know how we can best accommodate your students. Be sure to take a peek at the pre -visit teacher workbook to make your upcoming visit a success.
*All books purchased will be signed and distributed prior to the end of the visit*