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Recognizing and Managing Anxiety in the Classroom: Worksheets, Videos, and Resources
This collection offers a course and resources to support teachers in identifying the early signs of anxiety, supporting students through stressful situations, and next steps to helping students find. Click on any of the “Keywords” below or “Relevant categories” above right for even more resources.
Recognizing and Managing Anxiety in the Classroom
This course is designed to help educators navigate the nuances involved with recognizing and addressing anxiety and stress in K-12 students. John Piacentini, PhD, ABPP, Director, Center for Child Anxiety Resilience Education and Support (CARES) joins his colleagues, Monica Wu, PhD, Kate Sheehan, LCSW, and Emily Ricketts, PhD in discussing common manifestations of anxiety. Video vignettes engage the learner to better understand various ways in which anxiety may thwart a child’s academic, emotional, and social development. Practical strategies for individual and classroom use are offered ...
My Anxiety Monster
Create your own "monster" to show how your anxiety looks and feels. Open to all ages, this activity invites you to see anxiety as a separate thing with its own preferences and wants and needs (that might differ from your own). See some examples of anxiety monsters in our family training program. Click on any of the “Keywords” below or “Relevant categories” above right for even more resources.
Anxiety Checklist (blank)
This checklist builds awareness and control of the triggers, physical symptoms, behaviors, and coping skills associated with anxiety. Click on any of the “Keywords” below or “Relevant categories” above right for even more resources.
Box Breathing
This handout provides instructions on how to practice mindful breathing using the skill “Box Breathing.” Click on any of the “Keywords” below or “Relevant categories” above right for even more resources.
Noticing Anxiety Tracker (blank)
This worksheet encourages kids and teens to track their anxiety by noticing the triggers of an anxiety response, the symptoms of an anxiety response, and what helped get through it. Click on any of the “Keywords” below or “Relevant categories” above right for even more resources.
Grounding, Orienting & Resourcing Tips
This handout explains when, how, and why to use grounding and orienting skills when stress or anxiety are overwhelming. Click on any of the “Keywords” below or “Relevant categories” above right for even more resources.
My Anxiety Toolkit (blank)
This worksheet guides anyone of any age to identify their own anxiety warning signs and successful coping skills. Click on any of the “Keywords” below or “Relevant categories” above right for even more resources.
Soothing with Our Senses
This handout provides instructions to soothe anxiety or distress with our sense of smell, sound, touch, taste, or sight. Click on any of the “Keywords” below or “Relevant categories” above right for even more resources.
Understanding Your Child's School Reticence, Avoidance, or Refusal
This handout addresses anxiety's interference with attending school. Click on any of the “Keywords” below or “Relevant categories” above right for even more resources.