The Character Curriculum Homeschool Families Actually Love Using
40 weeks of kindness, self-control, and courage through interactive stories and songs. 10-15 minutes a day. Fully bilingual. Zero prep.
Try Be The Buffalo Right Now
Experience our activities before you commit. Try a printable, an interactive activity, or a choose-your-own-adventure story your kids will love.
Storm & Sunshine Cards
Help your kids identify challenges and discover positive outcomes. A great conversation starter about resilience.
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The Invisible Crew
Discover the hidden helpers who make everyday scenes possible. A gratitude activity your kids will love.
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The Lunch Table
A Choose Your Own Adventure story where your kids make decisions about kindness, inclusion, and standing up for others.
Opens in new tab • Make choices • Multiple endings
Our Framework
A Complete Approach to Growing Good Humans
Character, skills, and real-world practice — woven together into one curriculum.
The What
Who I want to be.
Who are we helping children become? Kind, responsible, honest, courageous, respectful, resilient people.
The How
The skills that help me do it.
How do children actually live those values? By learning to regulate emotions, communicate, solve problems, manage conflict, understand others, and make thoughtful decisions.
Putting It Into Practice
Using those skills when life gets hard.
When something is stressful, uncertain, or scary, children need to regulate themselves enough to think, listen, make safe choices, and respond appropriately.
"Be the Buffalo" — Just like buffalo face storms head-on together, your family learns to face life's challenges with courage, building character one adventure at a time.
What this looks like in practice:
Understand and manage emotions
Recognize feelings, calm down when upset, learn that mistakes are part of learning
Show kindness and empathy
Care for others, see different perspectives, support each other through hard moments
Resolve conflicts and push through challenges
Talk it out, find fair solutions, build the confidence to try new things
Make responsible choices with courage
Think before acting, own the consequences, face challenges that help them grow stronger
Sample Story
Stories Kids Actually Connect With
Read along with Benny in this fully interactive story—press play for narration and toggle to Spanish.Tap play to hear Benny's story narrated aloud. Toggle to Spanish anytime.
Drag pages or use arrows to flip through
Character & Emotion Activities for Your Family
Short, parent-guided activities that help kids understand feelings and build character—stories, songs, and discussions that fit your day.
80+ Interactive Activities
Do TogetherWatch stories together, talk about feelings, and practice calming techniques. Each activity takes just 10-15 minutes and works for one child or the whole family.
40-Week Curriculum
Full SystemA connected system—not random activities. Each week links stories, printables, songs, and discussion prompts together. Use at your own pace or follow the plan.
Songs Kids Love
Sing Together49 original songs about feelings and character with lyrics on screen. Perfect for singing together, movement breaks, or just because your kids ask for them!
151 Printable Activities
Ready-to-PrintColoring pages, conversation starters, and hands-on activities you can do together. Great for quiet time or extending a topic your child is interested in.
120 Narrated Stories
Choose Your PathInteractive stories where your kids make real choices with real consequences. Audio narration in English and Spanish so they can read along or listen.
One-Click Bilingual
EN ↔ ESEvery story, song, and printable in English and Spanish. Toggle instantly—perfect for bilingual families or helping kids build vocabulary in both languages.
Music That Teaches
49 original songs with on-screen lyrics. Your kids will ask to play these again and again!
I don't have to be perfect every day
I don't have to know just what to say
49 original songs • On-screen lyrics • Bilingual English & Spanish
Why Families Choose Us
What Makes Be The Buffalo Different
We solved the problems other character programs ignore.
The Problem
Most character programs are designed for classrooms, not families
Our Solution
Short 10-15 minute activities you do together. No lesson plans to decipher—just open and go at your own pace.
The Problem
Workbooks feel like school and kids lose interest fast
Our Solution
Interactive stories where your kids make real choices with consequences. They're engaged because they're in control.
The Problem
Finding good bilingual resources is nearly impossible
Our Solution
One-click toggle switches everything—stories, songs, printables—between English and Spanish instantly.
The Problem
Character education apps collect your child's data
Our Solution
Zero kid accounts. One parent login. No data collected on your children—ever. Privacy-first by design.
The Problem
You end up piecing together random activities from Pinterest
Our Solution
40 weeks of connected content. Each week links stories, printables, songs, and discussion prompts into one cohesive system.
Built for real families
Designed around what homeschool families actually need—not what looks good on a sales page.
What Educators Are Saying
Real Feedback from Real Educators
“This is exactly what I've been wanting, looking for, and hoping for! I used Character Strong for 1 year and was really disappointed with how much extra I had to supplement in order to keep the lessons fun and engaging. This one is so, so good!!!”
School Counselor
Arkansas
“The variety of implementation models; stories, projector, printables and songs are outstanding. Counselors and teachers have significant differences in what works best for their students. It is created for all students.”
Elementary Counselor
“My 4th graders practice kindness and self-control every day. My biggest behavior issues have declined due to the conflict resolution and empathy units we've used.”
4th Grade Teacher
Michigan
Fully Bilingual
Help Your Kids Talk About Feelings in Both Languages Matters
Every story, song, and activity available in English and Spanish
For Bilingual Families
If your family speaks Spanish at home, you know how hard it is to find good resources in both languages. Most character and emotional skills content is English-only.
But kids talk about feelings best in their heart language. And grandparents, aunts, and uncles who speak Spanish can join your conversations when the content works in both languages.
The Be The Buffalo Approach
Every story, song, and printable is available in both English and Spanish. Switch with one click—or use both languages together at home.
- One-click toggle between English and Spanish
- Help kids talk about feelings in both languages
- Include Spanish-speaking family members in conversations
Why This Matters for Your Family
Feelings in Their Heart Language
Kids talk about emotions more openly when they can use the language they're most comfortable with at home.
Whole Family Involved
Grandparents and relatives who speak Spanish can join in conversations and activities together.
Build Both Languages
Help your kids find words for feelings in English and Spanish—at the kitchen table, not in a classroom.
Did you know? Kids who can talk about feelings in both languages often have stronger emotional awareness—because they have more words for what they're experiencing.
Simple Pricing
One plan for your whole family. Use it whenever it fits your day.
How We Compare
Character Curricula Add Up Fast
Under $150/year for all grades, all content, your whole family
Full Access
Family Access
Everything you need for your family
Early Access — 25% off your first year
per year
First year only — renews at $149.99/yr
Early access: weeks 1–19 of 40 are available today, with a new week released as the curriculum rolls out. The 25% discount lasts until all 40 weeks are out.
- Short daily activities (10-15 min each)
- 30+ stories and guided discussions
- Songs your kids will ask for again and again
- Printable activities for hands-on time
- Use at your own pace — no schedule required
- 100% Bilingual (English & Spanish)
Free tier available — no credit card required
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Frequently Asked Questions
Building Character & Emotional Skills Together
Your kids face real challenges every day—frustration, sibling conflicts, disappointment, and big emotions. Be the Buffalo gives your family the tools to navigate these moments together.
Through Benny's adventures, your children discover that facing life's storms with courage isn't about being tough—it's about learning skills and facing challenges as a family.
Give your kids the character and emotional skills they'll use for life.
Sign Up Free"The greatest gift you can give your children is not to live their lives for them, but to equip them to live their own."
— Be the Buffalo