WE LOVE LIT!
Literacy Events
Children learn about the world through experiences connected with the text. We Love Lit! uses the research, and the supported approach of the Experience- Text -Relationship (E-T-R) framework to engage children and their families. These connections cultivate literacy in the community.
ANY moment CAN be a literacy moment!
2024
Healthy Halloween
In partnership with The Montessori School Crystal Lake and Rochester, We Love Lit!’s annual Healthy Halloween event brings families together for fun, learning, and healthy choices! Kids will explore healthy food options, enjoy hands-on STEM activities that boost their brainpower, and meet inspiring local authors. It’s a spooktacular celebration! Let us know if you would be interested in being a sponsor or vendor for this event.
2023
One Lit Summer!
In partnership with Pontiac READS, families engaged in STEM activities, such as making bubbles and catching fireflies. Children went home with informative/explanatory books to build knowledge from their experiences.
2023
Pontiac Farmers Market
In partnership with Pontiac READS! Families made smoothies with the Graduate Assistant of Pontiac Regional Chamber Afeez.
2022
Summer Lit Camp
We Love Lit! Partnered with Micah 6 and Pontiac READS! To create a summer literacy program for children in the community.
2022
Your Story Represented
In partnership with SCBWI-MI Equity and Inclusion Team families learned about Elizabeth Denison Forth, the first black property owner in Pontiac, Michigan through a mural created by Zach Curtis in downtown Pontiac. Mrs. Forth did not learn to read and write so someone else told her story. Children learned about the value of telling your own story. After this event, 100% of the children surveyed could see themselves as author and/or illustrator.
