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Anger Management Adventure

Lesson Plan

Anger Management Adventure

Lesson on Anger Management

This lesson introduces anger management techniques to 4th grade students through a fun and interactive game-based approach. Students will learn to identify their emotions and practice strategies to manage anger effectively. This lesson is important as it equips students with essential social-emotional skills, helping them to navigate their feelings and interactions with peers in a healthy way.

Audience

4th Grade Male Student

Time

20 minutes

Approach

Game-Based Learning, Project-Based Learning

Materials

Emotion Cards, Anger Management Worksheet, Markers, and Paper

Step 1

Introduction

3 mins

  • Briefly introduce the topic of anger management.
  • Explain the importance of understanding and managing emotions.
  • Set the tone for a fun and interactive session.

Step 2

Emotion Card Game

7 mins

  • Distribute emotion cards to each student.
  • Explain the rules: Students will take turns picking a card and acting out the emotion without speaking.
  • The rest of the class guesses the emotion.
  • Discuss how each emotion can be managed, focusing on anger.

Step 3

Anger Management Strategies

5 mins

  • Introduce simple anger management strategies (e.g., deep breathing, counting to ten).
  • Demonstrate each strategy and have students practice them.

Step 4

Worksheet Activity

3 mins

  • Hand out the Anger Management Worksheet.
  • Guide students to complete the worksheet, reflecting on what they learned.
  • Encourage them to write down one strategy they will use in the future.

Step 5

Closure

2 mins

  • Recap the key points of the lesson.
  • Ask students to share one thing they learned about managing anger.
  • Thank students for their participation and encourage them to practice the strategies.
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Worksheet

Emotion Cards

These cards are used for the Emotion Card Game to help students identify and express different emotions.




Happy







Sad







Angry







Excited







Scared







Surprised




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Worksheet

Anger Management Worksheet

This worksheet helps students reflect on the anger management strategies discussed in the lesson.

What is one strategy you can use to manage your anger?








Draw a picture of a time you felt angry and how you handled it.








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