SEL WORKSHEETS Worry Brain Dump Anxiety Coping Skills Lesson Craft Counseling
$6.00
What can your students do when their worries start piling up? Our Worry Brain Dump Lesson teaches a simple coping skill for anxiety: write every worry down, sort it, then throw away the ones you can’t control.
This mini-lesson and craft is perfect for school counselors, social workers, psychologists and teachers. Students learn to clear the mental clutter that builds up when they have too many worries, using a fun garbage truck theme they will remember.
What’s included in our Worry Brain Dump Lesson:
- 15 pages of lesson slides, worksheets and craft templates
- What is a brain dump? A simple explanation of the coping skill
- 3-step “What to do” guide: set aside 15 minutes, write it all down, then throw it away
- 2 “Brain dump your worries” worksheets with garbage bags to write worries on
- “When worries pile up” discussion questions
- Sorting my worries: “Dump in the bin” (can’t control) or “Keep and take action” (can control)
- Dump your worries craft with a trash can template and sorting piles page
- Taking your worries away and recycling your worries visualization and reflection pages
- Ruminating on your worries plus 3 helpful tips: distract yourself, reach out and take action
Ways to use our brain dump worksheets:
- Individual or small group counseling for anxiety and worry
- Whole-class SEL lessons before tests or big events
- A calm down corner activity students can repeat on their own
- Send home so families can use the same strategy
Why you’ll love it:
- A hands-on craft makes an abstract coping skill concrete
- Teaches students to separate worries they can control from ones they can’t
- Print and go, with no prep
Help your students clear their minds and feel lighter with our Worry Brain Dump Lesson, a practical anxiety coping skills activity!
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| Grade Level | Elementary (Grades 1–5), Middle School (Grades 6–8) |
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This has been a helpful visual to use to help kids understand how to cope with anxiety.
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Loved this activity for working with students on worries
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Engaging activity for students with lots of worries!
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Great resource to use to help students with their worries//stress!
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Third grade small group loved this resource! Great visual– easy to explain and show with the visual!
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This is a great resources. I use it during my individual sessions with students.
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SO HELPFUL with students for individual counseling! Also planning to provide to teachers for very frequent flyers to help with independent coping and filter number of visits to the counseling office
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Great and engaging activity!!!
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