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Calm and Confident: Managing Anxiety

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Lesson Plan

Calm and Confident: Managing Anxiety

Overcoming Anxiety

This lesson focuses on helping a 4th-grade girl understand and manage anxiety through experiential and inquiry-based learning. The lesson includes a discussion on anxiety and a video that demonstrates controlled breathing techniques. This lesson is important as it equips students with practical tools to manage anxiety, promoting emotional well-being and resilience.

Audience

4th Grade Girl

Time

20 minutes

Approach

Experiential Learning, Inquiry-Based Learning

Materials

Discussion Questions, and Video: Keeping Calm - Building Resilience with Hunter and Eve

Step 1

Introduction

3 mins

  • Begin by asking the student if she knows what anxiety is and if she has ever felt anxious.
  • Explain that anxiety is a normal feeling that everyone experiences, but there are ways to manage it.

Step 2

Video Viewing

3 mins

Step 3

Discussion

7 mins

  • Discuss the video using the provided questions.
  • Ask the student how she thinks controlled breathing can help when feeling anxious.
  • Encourage her to share any personal experiences with anxiety and how she managed them.

Step 4

Breathing Exercise

5 mins

  • Guide the student through the controlled breathing exercise shown in the video.
  • Have her place her hands on her belly, breathe in through her nose for three seconds, and then exhale through her mouth.
  • Repeat the exercise until she feels calm and relaxed.

Step 5

Closure

2 mins

  • Summarize the key points of the lesson.
  • Encourage the student to practice controlled breathing whenever she feels anxious.
  • Remind her that it's okay to feel anxious and that she can always talk to someone about her feelings.
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Discussion

Understanding Anxiety

A discussion to help the student explore her understanding of anxiety and how to manage it.

What is anxiety and how does it feel?

Encourage the student to describe anxiety in her own words and share any personal experiences.







How did Hunter calm down in the video?

Discuss the steps Hunter took to manage his anxiety and how controlled breathing helped him.







Can you think of a time when you felt anxious? How did you handle it?

Allow the student to share her experiences and discuss different ways to manage anxiety.







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