Leo's Worry Cloud: Worry and Anxiety SEL Lesson, Ages 7 to 11

A complete, ready-to-teach 60-minute lesson built around a 4-minute animated film, with the full film included. Watch the film together, pause at three discussion points, then students complete worksheets at the level that suits them.

The story

Leo is asked to read at the class assembly, and a small grey worry cloud grows inside him. When he finally tells Ms Harper, the cloud shrinks a little. With slow breaths, a little practice each day and his friends' support, he reads his lines. It is not perfect, but he is proud.

What's included (23 pages)

• Teacher guide with story summary, learning objectives, curriculum links, key vocabulary and characters
• Full 60-minute lesson plan with timings and three pause points for discussion
• Answer key
• Levels and extension ideas
• 12 differentiated worksheets at three levels: ages 7 to 8, 8 to 9 and 10 to 11
• A printable certificate to celebrate students

Learning objectives

• Recognise worry as a normal feeling and notice how it can feel in the body
• Understand that sharing a worry with a trusted adult or friend can make it feel smaller
• Use slow breathing and small, practised steps to face something that feels hard

The full film is included

Your purchase includes the full animated film. Your personal access code and simple instructions are on page 2 of the teacher guide. A free preview is also available to watch online.

Part of a series

This lesson is one episode of Northbeam Kids: Stories That Shape Us, a series of animated stories with recurring characters, so students get to know Leo, Maya, Ben and Ms Harper across the year.

Save with the bundle: all ten Northbeam Kids lessons are also available together in this shop.