Anxiety and Worry Worksheets — Multiple-Choice Scenarios
“What if I spill on the white couch?” Thoughts like Omar’s follow kids everywhere, and these anxiety and worry worksheets give Grades 2–5 a calm place to practice what to do with them.
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About this resource
“What if I spill on the white couch?” Thoughts like Omar’s follow kids everywhere, and these anxiety and worry worksheets give Grades 2–5 a calm place to practice what to do with them. Each of the 180 scenarios ends with three choices and a line to explain the pick. The skills belong to Self-Management: noticing a worry, sizing it up and taking one brave step.
What students practice
- Noticing worry signals like butterflies or racing thoughts
- Spotting a “what if” thought and letting it pass
- Sharing a worry with family or a friend in time
- Taking one small step toward something scary
- Writing a worry and a plan on a worry page
- Checking the facts to see whether a worry is likely
What’s inside
- 30 printable worksheets, each in one place, such as At the Beach, Pet Care or With Siblings
- 180 scenarios with A, B and C choices and a “Why did you choose this option?” line on each
- 4 teacher pages, including a discussion guide with a scoring note on what makes the strongest choice
- 35 pages
A look inside
- Community Parks: “Hiro keeps picturing ants all over his picnic food. Hiro can:” (A) Keep eating and tell himself it’s a what-if. (B) Swat wildly at every bug on the blanket. (C) Stop eating and check each bite for ants.
- Worry pages show up across the set. At a friend’s home, Zara can “Draw the worry and one thing she could say.”
- Some worries are bigger: “The night before her sister’s surgery, Margo’s thoughts race.” Her strongest option is to notice them and tell her dad.
How to use these anxiety and worry worksheets
- Morning meeting: read Hiro’s scenario, then ask the guide’s question: what is one small thing you could do the next time a “what if” thought shows up?
- Before a test or a read-aloud, use the In the Classroom page, where Tessa’s heart thumps three turns before her turn to read
- Small groups: when two choices both notice the worry, decide which one also handles it
- Independent reflection during SEL time or early finishers, since each worksheet stands alone
Grade fit
The worries are the size children carry: a hot metal slide, a tall restaurant stool, a fitting room door that might stick. Each stem is a sentence or two, so younger students can hear these anxiety and worry scenarios read aloud, and older students can write a fuller plan on the why line.
Digital version
The interactive digital version shares as one link: students pick A, B or C and type their reason, or just pick if you choose the choices-only format, on any device with no student logins. At the end they download an answer sheet to hand in.
Good to know
A few scenes touch heavier worries, like a sick grandma or a sister’s surgery, so read ahead if a student is living through something similar.
Pairs well with
Keep the practice going with Anxiety and Worry Scenario Cards or Anxiety and Worry What Would You Do? Cards.
Questions teachers ask
Do the scenarios ever tell students to keep a worry to themselves?
No. When a worry is big or about safety, the strongest choice always involves a trusted adult. Putting a worry page away counts as fine only once there is a plan or a grown-up has seen it.
Is there an answer key?
There is no answer key. The teacher pages include a scoring note that explains what separates the strongest choice from the passable one.
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