Now Eric's books are found in classrooms and homes across the country and world. These stories would become his first published books. He also began writing stories intended to help children build their reading foundation and develop a positive outlook.

What happened between kindergarten and third grade? Where did the love of reading go? He began blending early literacy with music to make reading more engaging and accessible for all his students.

Eric felt concerned and distressed and asked himself a simple question. Many of the students looked bored and nervous. A few halls down, in his third grade class, he asked the same question to his students. One little girl hugged her book like a baby. One day he walked past a kindergarten classroom and heard the teacher ask her students 'who wants to read a book?' The children cheered with delight. Individuals and teams will walk away ready and able to cultivate positivity even if they accidentally step into a large pile of strawberries.Įric is a former classroom teacher. In this enjoyable presentation, for busy adults, Eric uses his stories and songs to simplify and explain complicated happiness concepts found in neuroscience, psychology, and mindfulness. Happiness Simplifier ! Eric has been researching happiness for over twenty years and weaving the ideas into his bestselling children’s books. He also demonstrates how children who are immersed in joyful and engaging shared reading experiences throughout the day grow to love books and are prepared for successful reading instruction.

Joyful & Engaging Early Reading!Eric shares how to transform our classrooms and homes into 'reading playgrounds' - a space in which children read along to, sing to, dance to, and celebrate words and texts. Eric also shares how Pete the Cat and his other characters stay positive, loving, and resilient even as things get tough. Students sing along, move along, and dance along to the captivating musical stories. Because It's All Good! Eric shares his original Pete the Cat read aloud stories, as well as The Nuts, & Groovy Joe.

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