DONUT STRESS Coping with Anxiety – Worry SEL Anxiety Worksheets Coping Skills

Are you looking for a gentle, engaging way to help students manage anxiety without overwhelming them? Supporting students with anxiety, stress, and big worries can feel challenging—especially when they struggle to explain how they feel or don’t yet have tools to calm their bodies. My Donut Worry Box – Lesson & Craft is a trauma-informed, hands-on SEL resource designed to help students identify worries, explore anxiety coping skills, and practice stress management strategies in a creative, non-threatening way.

As students create their own personal worry box, they practice naming worries, externalizing anxious thoughts, and developing healthy coping tools they can return to again and again – making this resource ideal for school counseling sessions, small groups, individual therapy, and SEL lessons. The combination of creative expression and evidence-informed reflection helps normalize worry while empowering students with practical, age-appropriate strategies for managing anxiety.

Perfect for school counseling, small groups, classroom SEL lessons, or individual sessions, this activity supports students in building practical skills for managing anxiety in a safe and empowering way.

WHAT’S INLCUDED IN THIS RESOURCE:

• Detailed Lesson Plan – A step-by-step lesson plan with clear objectives, materials, discussion prompts, reflection guidance, and optional extensions.

• Donut Worry Box Handout – A student-friendly information sheet that explains worries and introduces coping skills in a calm, accessible way.

• Exploring My Worry Donut: Self-Reflection Questionnaire – An questionnaire that helps students reflect on worries, body signals, and anxiety coping strategies without pressure to share.

• Donut Worry Box Craft Materials – A printable donut box template that students assemble to create their own coping skills container.

• 16 Donut Templates (Easy Cut) – A variety of donut designs with simple cutting lines for students to color, cut, and personalize as coping reminders.

• End-of-Session Reflection Questions – 10 Thoughtful discussion and reflection prompts that help students consolidate learning and connect coping strategies to real-life situations.

This donut-themed anxiety coping activity gives students a concrete, comforting way to understand worries and practice calm strategies – while giving educators a structured, meaningful lesson that truly supports emotional wellbeing.