FREE Anxiety & Emotional Regulation Worksheets for Kids | 15 Printable Exercises

Help children understand anxiety, notice what is happening in their body and thoughts, and discover simple tools they can actually use when they feel worried, overwhelmed, or unsure.

This FREE printable resource includes 15 colorful, child-friendly exercise pages designed for individual work, counseling sessions, classroom SEL exercises, or home use.

WHAT’S INCLUDED

• Where Does My Confidence Live? - notice where confidence feels in the body
• The “Forgetting” Experiment - discover why trying not to think about something can make the thought return
• The Pink Elephant Practice - notice a worried thought without fighting it
• Belly Like a Balloon - visual belly-breathing practice
• My Super Breath - step-by-step calming breathing strategy
• My Calm Shield - identify supportive people, strengths, favorite things, animals, and safe places
• My Pocket Helper - create a small personal comfort/talisman tool
• How Do These Feelings Look? - explore joy, anxiety, and sadness through drawing
• Where Is My Attention Directed? - a fun attention experiment
• Breathe & Feel Better Experiment - compare anxiety before and after breathing
• How Do You Feel? - recognize emotions and locate them in the body
• What Helps Me When I Feel Anxious? - understand what different feelings may be communicating
• My Museum of Brave Steps - remember moments when the child felt scared but did something anyway
• My Success Diary - Part 1
• My Success Diary - Part 2

SKILLS CHILDREN PRACTICE

Emotional awareness • anxiety recognition • body awareness • self-regulation • breathing • attention shifting • identifying helpful thoughts • recognizing personal strengths • building confidence • taking small brave steps

These worksheets are visual, practical, and easy to use. Children are not simply told to “calm down.” They get opportunities to experiment, draw, notice, compare, think, and discover what helps them personally.

Perfect for:

School counselors • psychologists • therapists • teachers • SEL lessons • homeschool • parents • individual or small-group work

FILE DETAILS

21-page PDF
15 printable exercise pages
Full color
A4 vertical format
Print-and-go - minimal preparation needed

The central idea is simple: the goal is not for a child to never feel afraid. The goal is to learn: “I might feel scared - and I can still take the next step.”

Use this FREE resource as an introduction to practical anxiety and emotional-regulation work with children.