Anxiety & Fear
Ansiedad y Miedo
For Students in Grades 3 - 5
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Behavior Volcano.pdfBehavior Volcano
Behavior Volcano
The volcano metaphor is relatable to children to learn how to stay calm and to prevent an ‘eruption’ from happening. The visual of a volcano serves as a reminder to stay calm, and helps them know what to do when they notice their emotions are changing away from being calm.
Deep Breathing with Lester.pdfDeep Breathing with Lester
Deep Breathing with Lester
A fun and calming breathing exercise. Tracing with your fingers, follow Lester the Toucan as he flies up and down the page. While flying up, children will slowly breath in, and while flying down, children will slowly breathe out. Repeat as many times as they need or would like. Children can also make their own Deep Breathing exercise by drawing their favorite item, animal, or super hero as they fly up or down the page.
Fill Up your Worry Cup and Breathe.pdfFill Up your Worry Cup and Breathe
Fill Up your Worry Cup and Breathe
This lesson will help children identify issues that bring on anxiety. First, you will help your child express what may be giving them anxiety with a writing activity, and second, you will provide a coping strategy as a tool to help them deal with anxiety when it arises.
Good Day, Bad Day.pdfGood Day, Bad Day
Good Day, Bad Day
A simple activity where children can write or draw what having a good day or bad day means to them, and how they made (or can make) a bad day better. (Activities on pages 2 and 3.)
I Can Calm Down Anywhere (For Younger Students).pdfI Can Calm Down Anywhere (For YOUNGER Kids)
I Can Calm Down Anywhere (For YOUNGER Kids)
Eight simply written coping skills children can use anywhere to calm down.
I Would Like Someone to Help Me.pdfI Would Like Someone to Help Me
I Would Like Someone to Help Me
An activity to give your child a place to identify their fear(s), and have a place to ask for help. This simple activity has many applications, and can be used for children and their parents to talk about the importance of seeking help from a trusted adult when they’re feeling fearful or anxious.
Letting Go of Worries.pdfLetting Go of Worries
Letting Go of Worries
Children draw or write about their worries and hang them on the Hug Me tree. They can hang them up before going to bed, or anytime, so they don’t have to carry their worries around with them.
Eight Ways Kids Can Calm Down Anywhere (For Older Children).pdfEight Ways Kids Can Calm Down Anywhere (For OLDER Kids)
Eight Ways Kids Can Calm Down Anywhere (For OLDER Kids)
Eight simple coping skills children can use anywhere to calm down.
Mighty Moe1 Anxiety.pdfMighty Mo: An Anxiety Workbook for Children
Mighty Mo: An Anxiety Workbook for Children
This story and workbook is a fun, engaging, and child-friendly way to learn to manage anxiety. While simplified for children, they should not be expected to go through this on their own. An adult should read along, as support is needed for maximum benefit and understanding.
Positive Self Talk.pdfPositive Self-Talk
Positive Self-Talk
Self-talk is the thoughts that run through our heads. They’re automatic and everyone has them. Sometimes, negative self-talk can pull a child down into fear, anger, or worry. This activity helps children determine when they have negative self-talk, and how to replace those thoughts with stronger, positive self-talk
MindJar.pdfMind Jar
Mind Jar
Make a Mind Jar is a craft activity that intends to help children relax when he or she is feeling anxious. The materials used are craft based such as glitter, clear paint, water, other craft options, and of course a jar.
StarBreathing.pdfStar Breathing
Star Breathing
Star Breathing is a simple breathing exercise to help children calm down when feeling anxious. Each point of the star has the words breathe in, hold, and breathe out written five times. The objective is for the child or adult-child duo to use their index finger and follow the star outline.
Sesame Street: Feeling Scared (Video)
Sesame Street: Feeling Scared (Video)
The video features Sesame Street’s Zoe and actor James Gandolfini talking about feeling scared. The characters share what makes them scared and what tactics they use to calm themselves when scared.
Controlando el estrés (Video)
Controlando el estrés (Video)
El video es un video animado sobre una niña que no se puede controlar. De forma divertida y educativa, la niña encuentra soluciones para lograr dominar su ansiedad y estrés.
Manejando ansiedad (Video)
Manejando ansiedad (Video)
Paola es una niña que comparece de ansiedad cuando le llaman la atención. En el video Paola comparte situaciones que le causan ansiedad. Después de compartir sus preocupaciones, Paola aprende tácticas para controlar su ansiedad al final del video.
What can I do when I feel Anxiety or Fear?: 11 SIMPLE ACTIVITIES
What can I do when I feel Anxiety or Fear?: 11 SIMPLE ACTIVITIES
Eleven simple activities that children can do in just a few minutes to help calm themselves down and feel better. The first section involves different forms of movement, and the second section are other activities students can do anywhere in their house or outside.
British Council: Games & Videos About Feelings
British Council: Games & Videos About Feelings
This site has several links for videos, activities, and games in regard to feelings and expressing feelings. The site can be useful for adults navigating feelings their children may be encountering.
learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/category/topics/feelings
Match the Memory: The Feelings Memory Game
Match the Memory: The Feelings Memory Game
This is a short quick matching game of feeling that has the Disney Character Stitch expressing the emotions listed on a card with matching words. This tool would work well for a quick re-centering activity or in conjunction with other activities found on this page.
Scholastic: Feelings Game
Scholastic: Feelings Game
This game is a simple match emoji with a word that expresses a feeling. It has two levels and then rearranges as the player hits “New Game.” This game is simple but can be used as a segue to other activities found on this site.
www.scholastic.com/earlylearner/parentandchild/feelings/feelinggame.htm
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