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Anxiety Busters

Lesson Plan

Anxiety Busters

Decrease anxiety in school activities

This lesson focuses on helping a 4th-grade student practice and demonstrate ways to decrease personal anxiety associated with school activities and peer interactions. Through experiential learning and game-based activities, the student will learn practical techniques to manage anxiety. This lesson is important as it equips the student with essential skills to navigate school life more comfortably and confidently.

Audience

4th grade individual student

Time

20 minutes

Approach

Experiential Learning, Game-Based Learning, Project-Based Learning

Materials

Worksheet: Anxiety Busters, Activity: Breathing Techniques Game, and Quiz: Anxiety Management Check

Step 1

Introduction

3 mins

  • Briefly discuss what anxiety is and how it can affect us in school.
  • Explain the importance of learning techniques to manage anxiety.

Step 2

Breathing Techniques Game

7 mins

  • Introduce a simple breathing exercise game where the student practices deep breathing.
  • Use a timer to guide the student through 3 rounds of deep breathing (inhale for 4 seconds, hold for 4 seconds, exhale for 4 seconds).
  • Encourage the student to notice how their body feels before and after the exercise.

Step 3

Worksheet Activity

5 mins

  • Provide the student with the 'Anxiety Busters' worksheet.
  • Guide the student to complete the worksheet, which includes identifying situations that cause anxiety and writing down the breathing technique as a strategy to use.

Step 4

Quiz and Reflection

5 mins

  • Administer the 'Anxiety Management Check' quiz to assess understanding.
  • Discuss the quiz answers and encourage the student to reflect on how they can use these techniques in real-life situations.

Step 5

Closure

2 mins

  • Summarize the key points of the lesson.
  • Encourage the student to practice these techniques regularly and remind them that it's okay to feel anxious sometimes.
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Worksheet

Anxiety Busters Worksheet

This worksheet helps the student identify anxiety-inducing situations and practice a breathing technique to manage anxiety.

List two situations at school that make you feel anxious.

Think about times when you feel nervous or worried.







Describe the breathing technique you learned today.








How do you feel after practicing the breathing technique?








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Quiz

Anxiety Management Check Quiz

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