Anxiety School Counseling Small Group ASCA & CASEL Aligned Stress Fear & Anxiety
Anxiety School Counseling Small Group ASCA & CASEL Aligned Stress Fear & Anxiety
Elementary (2nd-5th)
Researched Based
ASCA & CASEL Aligned
Easy to Implement
Digital Download
Looking for a ready-to-use small group for students that struggle with anxiety? You'll love this complete 8-week anxiety and stress management group that includes weekly outlines with objectives aligned to CASEL Standards and ASCA Mindsets and Behaviors. This resource includes everything you need to run a successful school counseling small group including self-assessments to make data tracking easy.
Students will learn the brain/body connection behind their anxiety, and how to prevent anxiety through problem-solving, grounding techniques, and calming tools. This group has a ton of fun and memorable activities to keep students engaged. Think charades, movement-based activities, and board games!
Anxiety Group Outline:
Week 1: Body Brain Connection
Week 2: Fear Response
Week 3: Facing Fears
Week 4: Fake or Factual
Week 5: Grounding Techniques
Week 6: Coping Skills
Week 7: Calming Box
Week 8: Healthy Habits
Here is what's included each week:
- Outlines: Easy to implement outlines with ASCA and CASEL-aligned objectives
- Group Rules: Suggested and DIY Group Rules poster so students can take ownership of the creation of the group rules and norms.
- Feelings Check: Feelings Check Poster to serve as a visual aid for students to self-reflect on their emotional state at the start of each session.
- Self-Assessments: Pre and post-group self-assessments to track student growth and make data collection easy!
- Engaging games and activities: I include everything you need to run each session. Simply print each week before the students arrive and you are ready to go.
Lessons/Activities Included:
- Matching Game
- Movement Based Game
- Card Game
- Sorting Activity
- Grounding Games
- Charades
- Sort and Paste
- Craft Box
- Board Game



















