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Anxiety Management Toolkit

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Anxiety Management Toolkit

Teach strategies for managing anxiety

This lesson aims to equip 6th-grade students with practical strategies to manage anxiety, particularly during anxiety attacks. By engaging in active and experiential learning, students will explore techniques such as grounding exercises and deep breathing. This lesson is crucial as it empowers students with tools to handle anxiety, promoting mental well-being and resilience.

Audience

6th Grade Students

Time

15 mins

Approach

Active Learning, Experiential Learning, Trauma-Informed Teaching

Materials

Video: So, You're Having an Anxiety Attack, Worksheet: Anxiety Management Strategies, Discussion: Understanding Anxiety, and Strategy Sheet: Quick Reference for Anxiety Management

Step 1

Introduction

2 mins

  • Briefly introduce the topic of anxiety and its impact on daily life.
  • Explain the importance of having strategies to manage anxiety.

Step 2

Video Viewing

5 mins

Step 3

Mindfulness Exercise

1 min

  • Guide students through a quick mindfulness exercise focusing on deep breathing.
  • Instruct them to inhale for 4 seconds, hold for 4 seconds, and exhale for 6 seconds.

Step 4

Discussion

3 mins

  • Facilitate a discussion using the provided questions to explore students' thoughts on the video and anxiety management.
  • Encourage students to share any personal strategies they use.

Step 5

Worksheet Activity

3 mins

  • Distribute the "Anxiety Management Strategies" worksheet.
  • Have students complete the worksheet, focusing on identifying and personalizing strategies that work for them.

Step 6

Closure

1 mins

  • Distribute the "Strategy Sheet: Quick Reference for Anxiety Management."
  • Encourage students to keep this sheet with them as a reminder of the strategies they can use.
  • Conclude with a positive note, emphasizing the importance of self-care and seeking help when needed.
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Discussion

Understanding Anxiety

This discussion helps students reflect on their understanding of anxiety and the strategies to manage it.

What did you learn from the video about managing anxiety?

Encourage students to mention specific strategies and how they might apply them.







Can you share a time when you felt anxious and what helped you?

Guide students to think about personal experiences and effective coping mechanisms.







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Worksheet

Anxiety Management Strategies

This worksheet helps students identify and personalize strategies to manage anxiety.

List three strategies from the video that you think would help you manage anxiety.

Consider grounding exercises, slow breathing, or sensory activities.







Describe a situation where you might use one of these strategies.

Think about a time when you felt anxious or stressed.







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Worksheet

Quick Reference Strategy Sheet

This strategy sheet provides students with a quick reference to anxiety management techniques.




Grounding Exercise: 5-4-3-2-1 technique







Deep Breathing: Inhale for 4, hold for 4, exhale for 6







Sensory Activity: Focus on a calming object or sound







Positive Affirmation: "I am in control of my feelings"




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