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Attendance and School Anxiety

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Lesson Plan

Attendance and School Anxiety

Attendance, School Anxiety

This lesson aims to help 4th-grade students understand the importance of regular school attendance and address feelings of anxiety related to school. Through interactive discussions and activities, students will learn to express their feelings and develop strategies to manage anxiety. This lesson is crucial as it fosters a supportive environment where students feel comfortable discussing their emotions, leading to improved attendance and overall well-being.

Audience

4th Grade Students

Time

30 mins

Approach

Materials

Discussion Questions, Worksheet: My School Feelings, and Printable Cards: Coping Strategies

Step 1

Introduction

5 mins

  • Greet the students and introduce the topic of attendance and school anxiety.
  • Explain why attending school regularly is important and how it helps in learning and making friends.
  • Briefly discuss what anxiety is and how it can affect us.

Step 2

Discussion: School Feelings

10 mins

  • Use the Discussion Questions to facilitate a conversation about how students feel about coming to school.
  • Encourage students to share their thoughts and listen to each other.
  • Highlight common feelings and reassure students that it's okay to feel anxious sometimes.

Step 3

Activity: My School Feelings

10 mins

  • Distribute the Worksheet: My School Feelings to each student.
  • Ask students to draw or write about how they feel when they think about school.
  • Encourage them to include both positive and negative feelings.

Step 4

Closure: Coping Strategies

5 mins

  • Hand out Printable Cards: Coping Strategies to each student.
  • Discuss different strategies to cope with anxiety, such as deep breathing, talking to a friend, or drawing.
  • Encourage students to pick a strategy they would like to try next time they feel anxious.
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Discussion

Discussion Questions

A set of questions to guide a discussion on school feelings and anxiety.

How do you feel when you think about coming to school?

Encourage students to share both positive and negative feelings. Validate all responses.







What are some things that make you feel happy at school?

Guide students to think about friends, favorite subjects, or activities.







What are some things that make you feel worried or anxious at school?

Help students identify specific situations or subjects that cause anxiety.







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Worksheet

My School Feelings

A worksheet for students to express their feelings about school through drawing or writing.

Draw or write about how you feel when you think about school.

Include both things you like and things that worry you.







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Worksheet

Coping Strategies

Cards with different strategies to help students manage school anxiety.




Take deep breaths







Talk to a friend







Draw a picture







Write in a journal







Count to ten







Think of a happy place




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