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GRADE: SECOND

Core Cu rri c u l a : Su pp l em ents social stu d i e s ,l a n g u a ge art s

Foc u s : Tech n i ques for con tro lling anger, thinking cri ti c a lly, building te a m s

Overvi ew: More and more , we hear, s ee , or re ad of people being hu rt by others , people yelling angri ly at

o t h ers , people who seem to alw ays be upset or angry. We have become incre a s i n gly hostile in our soc i ety.

Ma ny factors come into play, su ch as overc rowd i n g, traffic snarl s , and stress within the work p l ace and

f a m i ly. An ger itsel f is not a bad em o ti on ; it is how we nega tively manage it that can become the probl em .

We need to begin te aching ours elves as adults and then our ch i l d ren tech n i ques for managing anger in

po s i tive ways .

G oa l s : S tu dents wi ll learn anger managem ent tech n i qu e s .

Ma teri a l s : D rawing paper, m a rkers or crayon s

Fa m i l y / Home Ac tivi ty: The family / h ome activi ty can also be found in the stu dent work book and is

for each stu dent to take home to do with their paren t / g u a rd i a n .

Lesson Plan

h u rt ou rselves or ot h ers . On ce we’re calm, we can then

talk about the anger with the person or pe ople we are

Ac tivi ty 1: Ask the stu dents and discuss: What is

a n gry wi t h . As k : What do you think some of t h e se step s

a n ger? W hy do we be come angry? How can we co n trol

m i ght be ? (You may have to prom pt the stu dents at

our anger? How do we fe el wh en we are angry? How do

the begi n n i n g. You might also want to list them on

we fe el wh en ot h ers are angry at us? What actions do

the boa rd or ch a rt paper to refer to later.) Po s s i bl e

we usu a lly take wh en we are angry? Is anger a bad or

a n s wers :

good thing? An ger, as an em o ti on , is fine; i t’s not

m a n a ging it po s i tively that can be bad .

• Walk aw ay.

G ive stu dents drawing paper and markers or

• Count to 10 slowly.

c rayon s . Ask them to think of a recent time that they

• Talk to som eone who is not invo lved in the

were angry and what they did (what acti ons they

probl em .

too k ) . Th en have them draw a pictu re of i t . Wh en

• Ta ke a walk.

s tu dents finish, h ave them share their drawi n gs .

• L i s ten to mu s i c .

Discuss with the stu dents how they felt abo ut draw-

ing their anger, h ow they felt abo ut the acti on(s) they

• Breathe slowly.

too k , h ow they think the other people who migh t

G ive stu dents drawing paper and markers or

h ave been invo lved may have fel t . No te : Wh en this

c rayon s . At the top of the paper, h ave them wri te

type of activi ty is con du cted , people of ten re - ex pe-

“ How to Ha n dle Our An ger.” Th en have them

ri en ce the anger they fel t . Process this activi ty unti l

ch oose one of the steps listed on the boa rd and cre a te

you feel that the stu dents have rega i n ed their calm.

a drawing of i t . Tell stu den t s : T h e se drawi n gs are fo r

our “ How to Ha n dle Our An ger ”b ook . (This book can

Ac tivi ty 2: Tell stu den t s : T h ere are some easy steps to

be kept in the cl a s s room or put in the libra ry as a

calming ou rselves wh en we’re angry so that we don’t

LEARNING FOR LIFE

ANGER/CONFLICT MANAG E M E N T

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