Task Cards

Ideas of How to Use Task Cards:

Conversation
Prompts for games
starters

Group Use for teaching

activities new vocab
 Alexis often wondered “what if”
and this made her very worried.

Next time she had one of these

thoughts what could she do?

Talking with someone about

Some people feel calmer when how you are feeling can be
they listen to music. What songs helpful. Who is someone you
help you relax? can talk about your anxiety
with?

When you feel worries

Think about the things that coming, touch something
you are thankful for. Share and focus on as many things
3 things... as you can about what you
feel.

Try give yourself a little break

Talk about the differences
when you feel anxious: drink of
between worries, nervousness
water, stretching or going for a
and anxiety.
little walk.
 A trigger is a word that means Coping skills are things that make
“something that makes you feel a you feel better when you are
feeling.” Talk about one of your anxious or upset. What are some
triggers of anxiety. of your favorite coping skills?

Talk about a time when you had

Think of your favorite smell.
anxiety and were able to cope
Now close your eyes and
with it (make your anxiety go
imagine smelling it.
away).

Self-talk is how we talk about

our situations to ourselves.
When you are feeling
Positive self-talk is “I can do
anxious count the number
this.” Negative self talk is “I
of blue things you see.
can’t do anything right.” Say
something about your self-talk.

Jack gets anxious when he is

around new people.
Talk about how your body feels
when it is calm.
What do you think he can do to
feel confident?
 What do you think it means to
Practice taking 3 deep breathes “have butterflies in your
stomach?”

Talk about things that make you Talk about a time when you
worry. had a “what if” thought.

Imagine somewhere
Practice being mindful of
relaxing. Talk about the
how it feels when you take a
sights, sounds and smells of
deep breath.
this place.

Think about a time when you

thought something was too
Talk about where in your body
hard. What could you think next
you feel anxiety.
time something seems like it is
too hard?
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