Michael Levine Brings Pete the Cat
Bring the magic of Pete the Cat to your school with Mr. Michael Levine, the music producer behind the original four Pete the Cat stories and songs!
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Michael Levine Brings Pete the Cat
Bring music, storytelling, and social-emotional learning to life with Michael Levine, the music producer behind the original four Pete the Cat stories and songs!
As co-founder of The Learning Groove with children’s author Eric Litwin, Michael combines his experience in music and education to create interactive programs filled with singing, movement, creativity, and hands-on participation.
Choose from three exciting programs designed to inspire students, encourage positive thinking, and make learning memorable.
Find Your Inner Pete
Building Resilience, Confidence, and a Positive Mindset Through Music and Storytelling
Grades: PrK–6
Program Length: 40–45 minutes
What makes Pete the Cat so cool? No matter what happens, Pete keeps moving forward with a song and a positive attitude!
In Find Your Inner Pete, Michael Levine helps students discover how they can approach everyday challenges with that same spirit. Through familiar stories, lively music, interactive activities, and playful audience participation, students explore practical ways to manage emotions, overcome setbacks, and develop confidence.
Rather than simply telling children to stay positive, Michael introduces techniques they can use when situations become frustrating, overwhelming, or unexpected. Students discover how breathing, music, flexible thinking, and a little creativity can help them respond to challenges more effectively.
The result is an entertaining, educational assembly that brings social-emotional learning to life while giving students and teachers strategies they can continue using throughout the school year.
Learning Objectives
Students will explore and practice:
- Emotional Awareness and Self-Regulation: Recognize feelings, respond calmly to frustrating situations, and develop healthy ways to manage emotional reactions.
- Mindfulness and Relaxation: Practice simple breathing and thought-management techniques that encourage focus and emotional balance.
- Resilience and Growth Mindset: Learn to view mistakes and setbacks as opportunities to adapt, improve, and try again.
- Positive Classroom Connections: Develop shared strategies that encourage cooperation, reduce stress, and maintain a supportive learning environment.
- Music and Emotional Expression: Discover how rhythm, tempo, and musical expression can influence mood and help students understand their feelings.
Educational Support Materials
The learning doesn’t end when the assembly is over!
Participating schools receive Michael’s Inner Pete Cheat Sheet, featuring practical activities and reminders that reinforce the social-emotional skills introduced during the performance.
Teachers can use these tools to revisit important lessons, encourage classroom discussions, and help students apply their new strategies to everyday experiences.
Pete the Cat Video Production Workshop
Where Storytelling, Creativity, and Technology Come Together
Grades: K–6
Workshop Length: 45 minutes–2 hours
Group Size: Up to 50 students; 20-25 recommended
What if students could become part of a Pete the Cat story while learning how videos are made?
In this hands-on workshop, Michael Levine introduces students to the exciting world of video production. Participants become actors, narrators, artists, and young media creators as they collaborate to transform a Pete the Cat story into their own video.
Students explore the creative process through performance, illustration, sound, and technology. The experience is adapted to different grade levels, giving younger children an accessible introduction while allowing older students to explore more advanced production techniques.
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Students gain firsthand experience with storytelling, dramatic expression, camera placement, microphone techniques, and digital editing. Their artwork and performances are combined with Pete the Cat music to create a finished production.
The workshop encourages collaboration, creative problem-solving, media literacy, and communication skills.
Schools also receive advance preparation materials to help teachers organize student roles, prepare artwork, and introduce the video-making process before Michael’s visit.
Music InterACTION!
A High-Energy Celebration of Music, Literacy, and Learning
Grades: Pre-K–2 and 3–6
Program Length: 40–45 minutes
Get ready to sing, move, laugh, and learn with Michael Levine!
Music InterACTION! combines the excitement of a live musical performance with interactive storytelling and literacy-building activities. Featuring songs from The Learning Groove and familiar Pete the Cat stories, this energetic assembly invites students to become active participants in the learning experience.
Through rhythm, movement, repetition, and creative audience participation, Michael helps students discover how music can strengthen listening, comprehension, language development, and imagination.
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Younger students explore sounds, patterns, rhymes, and musical repetition to strengthen early literacy and listening skills.
Older students discover how rhythm, melody, vocabulary, and storytelling work together. Interactive songwriting activities encourage creative language use and reinforce foundational grammar concepts.
Teachers and families can access additional songs, lyrics, coloring pages, and educational activities through The Learning Groove, extending the learning experience beyond the performance.
Multiple Programs and School Residencies
Schools interested in reaching several grade levels or providing more in-depth learning experiences can arrange multiple performances or extended residencies.
Michael Levine offers two- and three-day residency options that allow schools to combine assemblies with smaller-group workshops, creating a customized educational experience for their students.
