Reading & Play Guides

Free guides to help your family get the most out of Team Supercrew at home. Each one follows our 3-Step Method of Story, Play, and Support, with simple ideas you can use right away.

Story

Reading GuideTips for reading the books together and talking about the feelings in each story.Read the guide

Play

Plush GuideIdeas for using the plush characters to act out feelings and practice each superpower.Read the guide Cape GuideWays to use the capes and badges so children can step into being brave, kind, calm, and gritty.Read the guide Play GuidePretend play ideas that turn the stories into hands-on practice with emotional skills.Read the guide

Support

SOS GuideHow to use the SOS Kit strategies with your child when big feelings hit.Read the guide Feelings ChartA printable chart that helps children name what they feel.Download the chart

Activities and Printables

Free printables to use after reading the books together. Make your own book with your child, then try a tip from the doctors and an SOS card.

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