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Anger: Know Your Heat!

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Lesson Plan

Anger: Know Your Heat!

Students will be able to identify at least three physical signs of anger in their bodies and describe different levels of anger intensity.

Understanding anger helps students develop emotional vocabulary and self-awareness, leading to healthier emotional responses.

Audience

6th Grade

Time

30 minutes

Approach

Direct instruction, body scan activity, and group discussion.

Materials

Anger Thermometer Slides, My Anger Cues Worksheet, and Feelings Flashcards Game

Prep

Review Materials and Prepare Room

10 minutes

Step 1

Warm-Up: Emotion Check-In (5 minutes)

5 minutes

  • Begin by having students engage in the Feelings Flashcards Game.
    - Ask students to pick a card that represents how they are feeling right now and share one word to describe it. No need to elaborate.
    - Facilitate a quick discussion: "Why is it important to know how we're feeling?"

Step 2

Direct Instruction: The Anger Thermometer (10 minutes)

10 minutes

  • Present the Anger Thermometer Slides to introduce anger as a normal emotion and the concept of anger intensity.
    - Explain the different levels of the 'Anger Thermometer' using clear examples.
    - Introduce physical signs of anger and ask students for their initial thoughts on how their bodies might feel when angry.

Step 3

Activity: Body Scan (10 minutes)

10 minutes

  • Distribute the My Anger Cues Worksheet to each student.
    - Guide students through a brief body scan activity, asking them to think about different parts of their body and imagine how they might feel when experiencing low, medium, or high anger.
    - Instruct students to complete the worksheet, identifying at least three physical signs of anger and describing different intensity levels in their own words.

Step 4

Group Discussion: Normalizing Anger (3 minutes)

3 minutes

  • Facilitate a brief group discussion.
    - "Is anger always a 'bad' emotion?"
    - "How does knowing your physical signs help you?"
    - Emphasize that anger is a normal human emotion and that recognizing its signs is the first step to managing it effectively.

Step 5

Wrap-Up: One-Word Takeaway (2 minutes)

2 minutes

  • Ask each student to share one word that summarizes their main takeaway from the lesson.
    - Collect the My Anger Cues Worksheet for review.
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Slide Deck

Anger: Know Your Heat!

Understanding a powerful emotion!

Welcome students and introduce the topic of emotions. Start by asking what emotions they recognize.

What is Anger?

Anger is a normal human emotion.
Everyone feels angry sometimes.
It's how we respond to anger that matters!

Ask students: 'What comes to mind when you hear the word 'anger'?' Gather a few responses. Emphasize that anger is a natural human emotion.

The Anger Thermometer

Anger isn't always 0 or 100.
It comes in different levels, like temperature!
Learning to recognize these levels helps us understand ourselves better.

Introduce the idea of different levels of anger. Use an analogy like a thermometer to make it relatable. Explain that anger isn't always extreme.

Levels of Anger

šŸ”µ Cool/Calm: Feeling relaxed, content, peaceful.

šŸŸ¢ Annoyed/Irritated: Small things bother you.

šŸŸ” Frustrated/Agitated: Things aren't going your way, a bit stressed.

šŸŸ  Angry/Upset: Clear signs of anger, feeling mad.

šŸ”“ Furious/Explosive: Out of control, very intense anger.

Explain each level from cool/calm to red hot. Give simple, relatable examples for each level, e.g., 'annoyed' for a low level, 'frustrated' for a medium level, 'furious' for a high level.

Body Clues: Signs of Anger

Your body gives you signals when anger is building.

  • Tight muscles?
  • Fast heartbeat?
  • Clenched jaw?
  • Hot face?
  • Shaky hands?

Transition to physical signs. Ask students: 'How does your body feel when you start to get a little bit annoyed? What about really angry?' This leads into the body scan activity.

Why Listen To Your Body?

Knowing your body's signals helps you:

  • Recognize anger early.
  • Understand its intensity.
  • Choose how to respond before it gets too big.

Explain that recognizing these body clues is the first step to managing anger. Tell them they will practice this with a worksheet.

You've Got This!

Anger is normal. Learning to identify its signs and levels is a superpower!

Conclude the slides by reinforcing the main message.

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Worksheet

My Anger Cues

Name: ____________________________
Date: ____________________________

Part 1: What is Anger?

  1. In your own words, what do you think anger is?





Part 2: My Anger Thermometer

Think about the Anger Thermometer we discussed. Describe what each level might feel like for YOU.

  1. Cool/Calm (Blue): How do you feel when you are calm and peaceful?





  2. Annoyed/Irritated (Green): What does it feel like when small things start to bother you?





  3. Frustrated/Agitated (Yellow): How does your body feel when things aren't going your way and you start to get a bit stressed?





  4. Angry/Upset (Orange): When you are clearly angry, what does that feel like?





  5. Furious/Explosive (Red): What does it feel like when you are extremely angry and feel out of control?





Part 3: My Body Cues

When you start to feel anger, your body often sends signals. Think about yourself and list at least three physical signs you notice in your body when you are angry.

  1. Physical Sign 1:


  2. Physical Sign 2:


  3. Physical Sign 3:


  4. Physical Sign 4 (Optional):


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Game

Feelings Flashcards Game

Objective

To quickly check in with emotions and build emotional vocabulary.

Materials

  • A set of emotion flashcards (can be printed or drawn - e.g., happy, sad, surprised, scared, excited, calm, angry, confused, proud).

Instructions

  1. Preparation: Place the emotion flashcards face down or in a bag where students can easily pick one.
  2. Introduction: Explain to students that we all feel many emotions throughout the day, and it's good to notice what we're feeling.
  3. Picking a Card: Each student will pick one flashcard that best represents how they are feeling at that moment. It doesn't have to be a strong feeling; even a mild one is okay.
  4. One-Word Share: Going around the room (or in small groups), each student will show their card and share one word to describe why they feel that way, or simply state the emotion if they prefer not to elaborate.
    • Example:
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