Bye Bye Butterflies

A professional development curriculum for North Star educators focusing on co-regulation, proactive connection, and mental health support.

A gentle, highly visual lesson for kindergarten students to learn about everyday conflicts, explore their emotions, and practice the 'Bug and Wish' strategy. Students will watch a conflict video of the teacher's choice, use discussion cards to analyze it, and complete a hands-on activity pack.

Printable 2-page student activity packet for kindergarteners. Page 1 features an interactive drawing and sentence-writing activity to practice the 'Bug and Wish' strategy. Page 2 contains a visual scenario sorting activity using color-coding to identify peaceful versus conflict behaviors.

A 6-week small group curriculum designed to build executive functioning skills in transitioning 6th graders. Covers organization, time management, planning, distraction management, goal setting, and stress coping using a highly engaging space-mission theme.

A comprehensive lesson planner and instructional setup designed specifically for adult cosmetology instructors and students. Features a structured daily schedule, practical lab prep tracker, and a professional guidelines document optimized for state board hours alignment.

Printable teacher discussion cards and facilitation guide to use after watching any conflict video. Features 6 highly visual, colored prompt cards to help kindergarten students analyze feelings, identify problems, and practice the 'Bug and Wish' communication strategy.

A foundational unit designed to establish essential routines, behavioral expectations, and self-regulation skills in Pre-K students during the critical first weeks of school. Features visual supports, structured practice, and school-to-home partnership resources.

A 2nd-grade social-emotional learning lesson focused on identifying emotions through facial expressions. Students act as 'Face Detectives' to examine eyebrows, eyes, and mouths as non-verbal clues to build empathy and social awareness.

A highly engaging, visual slide deck for teaching kindergarten students how to identify conflicts, understand big feelings, and use the 'Bug and Wish' communication strategy. Includes visual prompts and a dedicated slide to pause and watch a conflict video.

A comprehensive unit on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) mindfulness skills, taking students from somatic anchoring and cognitive understanding to collaborative, station-based performances that demonstrate 'What' and 'How' skills.

A comforting, highly visual toolkit designed to help young children manage separation anxiety through predictability and loving physical connections. It includes step-by-step visual routines, transition trackers, and pocket-sized coping strategy cards.

A professional facilitation and implementation guide for adult cosmetology instructors, outlining strategic daily pacing for the 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM schedule, state board core competency frameworks, and lab prep best practices.