Educator Resources

Free guides for teachers and home visitors, organized around our 3-Step Method of Story, Play, and Support. Use them alongside your Classroom Regulation Set or Home Visiting Kit, or share them with families to keep the learning going at home.

Story

Guided Reading QuestionsDiscussion questions for each book to help children name feelings and connect the story to their own lives.Read the guide

Play

Play GuidePretend play ideas for dramatic play, small groups, and learning centers.Read the guide Cape GuideWays to use the capes and badges so children can practice being brave, kind, calm, and gritty.Read the guide

Support

SOS GuideHow to use the SOS Kit strategies in calm down spaces, transitions, and one-on-one moments.Read the guide

Activities and Printables

Free printables to use after reading the books. Use them in small groups or one on one, and share them with families to keep the learning going at home.

Calm Book TemplateRead Chloe the Calm, then help children draw and write their own Calm Book.Download the PDFBrave Book TemplateRead Benny the Brave, then help children draw and write their own Brave Book.Download the PDFKind Book TemplateRead Keisha the Kind, then help children draw and write their own Kind Book.Download the PDFGrit Book TemplateRead Gen the Grit, then help children draw and write their own Grit Book.Download the PDFFeelings PortraitLook in a mirror and draw how you feel. What color is that feeling?Download the PDF

Calm Tip SheetFour ways to help kids handle big emotions, plus Balloon Breathing to try together.Download the PDFBrave Tip SheetThree steps to help kids face fears, plus Turtle Shell to try together.Download the PDFKind Tip SheetFour small ways to practice kindness at home, plus Sending Kind Wishes to try together.Download the PDFGrit Tip SheetFour ways to help kids keep trying, plus I Am... to try together.Download the PDF