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Anger Management Adventure

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Anger Management Adventure

Develop and utilize anger management skills

This lesson uses a game-based approach to teach 3rd graders how to manage their anger effectively. Through an interactive game, students will learn to identify their emotions and practice strategies to calm down. This lesson is important as it equips students with essential social-emotional skills, helping them to handle conflicts and frustrations in a healthy way.

Audience

3rd Grade

Time

30 min

Approach

Game-Based Learning

Materials

Discussion Questions, Video: Anger Management Techniques For Kids, and Anger Thermometer Template

Step 1

Introduction

5 mins

  • Begin with a brief discussion on emotions, focusing on anger.
  • Show the Anger Management Techniques For Kids video to introduce coping strategies.
  • Ask students to share times when they felt angry and how they reacted.

Step 2

Anger Thermometer Activity

15 mins

  • Introduce the concept of an Anger Thermometer to help students identify their levels of anger.
  • Provide each student with an Anger Thermometer template.
  • Guide students in marking different levels of anger and associating each level with a coping strategy.
  • Discuss how recognizing their anger level can help them choose the right strategy to calm down.

Step 3

Discussion

5 mins

  • Gather students and discuss the strategies they used in the Anger Thermometer activity.
  • Ask questions like: "Which strategy do you think is most effective?" and "How can these strategies help you in real life?"

Step 4

Closure

5 mins

  • Summarize the key points of the lesson.
  • Encourage students to use these strategies whenever they feel angry.
  • End with a positive affirmation about managing emotions.
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Discussion

Discussion Questions

Questions to guide a discussion on anger management strategies.

Which strategy do you think is most effective?

Encourage students to think about why certain strategies work better for them.







How can these strategies help you in real life?

Discuss real-life scenarios where these strategies can be applied.







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Worksheet

Anger Thermometer Template

A template for students to identify their levels of anger and associate them with coping strategies.




Calm







Annoyed







Frustrated







Angry







Very Angry




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