Cai & Kate^®

Whether at home, school, or in the office, Cai & Kate® offers comprehensive support for addressing big feelings. This YouTube program, and it’s associated resources, are designed to reinforce foundational concepts, providing learners with tools to manage emotions and build essential life skills.

About Cai & Kate^®

'Cai & Kate' resources, including both videos and a comprehensive curriculum, are highly beneficial for a broad audience, encompassing caregivers, educators, and healthcare providers seeking tools to foster emotional well-being in children.

Educational focus per season

The show is structured across distinct episode series:

• Episodes 1-10: Focus on foundational emotional literacy, including the identification of core emotions (e.g., happiness, anger, sadness, fear), body clue recognition, and the introduction of practical 'Chill Skills®' for self-regulation.
• Episodes 11-20: Feature community-based social narratives, designed to prepare children for new experiences and transitions, such as travel to unfamiliar environments.
• Episodes 21-30: Address pertinent childhood topics through an engaging, news-desk style format.
• Cai’s Corner videos: Uses Imaginative storytelling to reinforce Chill Skill® practice.
  
• Minis for Minis videos: Highlights bite size bits of emotional learning intended for our earliest learners ages 0-5 years.

What comes with the curriculum

The curriculum features a range of flexible activities that can be adapted to meet the unique needs of each learner. All content is aligned with the following five core competencies: Self-awareness, self-management, responsible decision-making, relationship skills, and social awareness. For each episode, supplemental resources are provided to enhance learning:

• Introduction Scripts – Engage learners and introduce the lesson’s key concepts. 
• Body Clue Review – Reinforce self-regulation strategies by helping learners recognize and understand their emotions. 
• Chill Skill^® Practice – Offer practical exercises for developing coping strategies and enhancing self-management skills.
• Activities – Dive deeper into episode themes with psychoeducational exercises designed to promote CASEL competencies.
• Art Activities – Encourage creative exploration of lesson topics. Art serves as both a coping strategy (i.e., Chill Skill^®) and a therapeutic tool, aligning with the curriculum’s focus on emotional well-being.
• Supplemental Index– Reinforce key concepts and vocabulary through structured exercises and worksheets associated to each episode.

Preview of curriculum guides

Download Season 1 preview [PDF]

Download Season 2 preview [PDF]

Request full curriculum guides

For a full curriculum guide, please reach out to ChillProduction@ahn.org.

Made possible by

The AHN Chill Project™ and Chill Productions teams gratefully acknowledge the A. J. and Sigismunda Palumbo Charitable Trust for their pivotal role in funding the development of this curriculum and the broader Cai & Kate program. This partnership has enabled us to make these essential emotional well-being resources freely available to all, and we are proud to share the results of their impactful contribution.

Community Partnerships

Cai & Kate® has partnered with C&M Play Studio, an innovative early education and childcare facility. C&M goes beyond traditional childcare by blending a play-based curriculum with intentional large motor growth to support both physical and emotional development. Their expertise in 0-5 child development has been invaluable in expanding Cai & Kate's programming and resources.

Contact us

Please reach out to Chill Project Productions at ChillProduction@ahn.org if you have questions about the program.

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