EARLY CHILDHOOD SUMMER PROGRAM
July 12th - August 13th
What is the Early Childhood Summer Program?
The WITS Early Childhood Summer Program (ECSP) is an online literacy program that supports young learners as they enter elementary school. To keep children engaged, the program includes singalongs, dancing, puppets, real-life animal visitors, animation, and interactive call-response dialogue that invites young viewers to participate.
Students practice emergent literacy skills such as letter name and sound recognition, book and print awareness, and early writing skills.
Who will be teaching this program?
The WITS Early Childhood Summer curriculum was developed by educators and is delivered by our full-time Program Team members. The Program Team has a combined 60+ years of experience delivering early childhood programming, and we are thrilled to be able to showcase their expertise with a wider audience this year. To read more about our Program Team, click here.
WITS is excited to partner with long-time WITS advocate and CPS Kindergarten teacher, Ms. Rosalba Granados. Ms. Granados has a M.A. Ed in Early Education, bilingual certification from the Erikson Institute, and has been the lead teacher for ECSP at Talcott Fine Arts and Museum Academy.
Why Early Childhood Summer Program?
The video series includes:
- 10 fairy-tale read-alouds in English
- 10 fairy tale read-alouds in Spanish
- 5 movement activities
- 15 mini-lessons (“morning messages”) in English
- New this year: 5 morning messages in English and Spanish!
There are two versions of each fairy tale, and the morning messages are all related to the fairy tales: this repetition and consistency helps children gain a deeper understanding of the stories and lessons.
Why Fairy Tales?
WEEK 1: The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Monday: The Three billy goats gruff by carol ottolenghi
lectura en voz alta en Español: Los Tres Chivitos por Carol Ottolenghi
WEDNESDAY: The Three Billy Goats fluff by rachael mortimer
lectura en voz alta en Español: Los Tres Chivitos Gruff por Mary Finch
WEEK 2: Little red riding hood
MonDAY: little red riding hood by Candice ransom
lectura en voz alta en Español: Caperucita Roja por Candice Ransom
WEDNESDAY: Little Red Reading Hood by Lucy Rowland
lectura en voz alta en Español: La Caperucita Lectora por Lucy Rowland
WEEK 3: The Three little pigs
Monday: The Three Little Pigs by James Marshall
lectura en voz alta en Español: Los tres cerditos por NINA FILIPEK
WEDNESDAY: The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
lectura en voz alta en Español: La Verdadera Historia de los Tres Cerditos by Jon Scieszka
Did you enjoy The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka? Chicago Residents can check out this book from their local library. If you don’t have a library card, click here for information on how to get one. Check out this book now!
WEEK 4: The Little Red Hen
MonDAY: The Little Red Hen by Paul Galdone
lectura en voz alta en Español: La Gallinita Roja by Lucinda McQueen
WEDNESDAY: The Little Red Fort by Brenda Maier
lectura en voz alta en Español: El Fuertecito Rojo por Brenda Maier
Did you enjoy The Little Red Fort by Brenda Maier? Chicago Residents can check out this book from their local library. If you don’t have a library card, click here for information on how to get one. Check out this book now! This books is also available as an e-book.
WEEK 5: Goldilocks and the Three Bears
MonDAY: Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Valeri Gorbachev
lectura en voz alta en Español: Ricitos de Oro y Los Tres Osos por Valeri Gorbachev
WEDNESDAY: Abuelo and the Three Bears by Jerry Tello:
lectura en voz alta en Español: Abuelo y los Tres Osos por Jerry Tello:
Enjoying these books? Check them out from your local Chicago Public Library. ¿Disfrutando estos libros? Sacalos de tu Biblioteca Pública de Chicago local.
Did you know you can access most of the read-aloud books for free through the Chicago Public Library using your library card account? If you don’t have a library card, see here for information on how to get one!
¿Sabías que puedes acceder a la mayoría de los libros de lectura en voz alta de forma gratuita a través de la Biblioteca Pública de Chicago utilizando tu cuenta de tarjeta de biblioteca? Si no tienes una tarjeta de biblioteca, ¡consulte aquí para información sobre cómo obtener uno!
