Team Blend Playbook

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

Professional development modules for North Star School staff focusing on cultivating co-regulation, addressing student anxiety, and building strong student rapport.

A compact, high-impact one-page facilitator guide handout designed for school staff professional development. It is structured as a balanced grid matrix mapping out slide numbers, time allotments, core messages, and clear facilitator cues and logistics to deliver a 30-minute session on Classroom Strategies for supporting students with anxiety and depression in High School (9th-12th Grade).

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 compact, high-impact one-page facilitator guide handout designed for school staff professional development. It is structured as a balanced grid matrix mapping out slide numbers, time allotments, core messages, and clear facilitator cues and logistics to deliver a 30-minute session on Regulate. Relate. Learn. A Brain-Based Approach to De-escalation (9th-12th Grade).

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 compact, high-impact one-page facilitator guide handout designed for school staff professional development. It is structured as a balanced grid matrix mapping out slide numbers, time allotments, core messages, and clear facilitator cues and logistics to deliver a 30-minute session on Rapport Mechanics: Building and Sustaining Positive Connections with Students (9th-12th Grade).

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 compact, high-impact one-page facilitator guide handout designed for school staff professional development. It is structured as a balanced grid matrix mapping out slide numbers, time allotments, core messages, and clear facilitator cues and logistics to deliver a 30-minute session on When Students Shut Down or Shut Us Out (5th-8th Grade).

A comprehensive systems-based study skills sequence designed to transform 9th-grade students' planning and project management habits. Over multiple targeted sessions, students master backwards planning, time allocation, and systematic progress tracking.

A compact, high-impact one-page facilitator guide handout designed for school staff professional development. It is structured as a balanced grid matrix mapping out slide numbers, time allotments, core messages, and clear facilitator cues and logistics to deliver a 30-minute session on The Co-Regulation Connection: De-escalation & Brain-state Safety Strategies for our Youngest Learners (K-2nd Grade).

A compact, high-impact one-page facilitator guide handout designed for school staff professional development. It is structured as a balanced grid matrix mapping out slide numbers, time allotments, core messages, and clear facilitator cues and logistics, with explicit developmental differentiation notes for 3rd-4th Grade vs. 5th-8th Grade staff.