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Anger Management Adventure

Lesson Plan

Anger Management Adventure

Develop coping skills for anger

This lesson focuses on helping second graders develop coping skills for managing anger through engaging activities. By using game-based learning and experiential exercises, students will learn to identify their emotions and practice strategies to cope with anger effectively. This lesson is important as it equips young learners with essential emotional regulation skills, fostering a positive and supportive learning environment.

Audience

Two Second Graders

Time

20 minutes

Approach

Game-Based Learning, Experiential Learning, Trauma-Informed Teaching

Materials

Drawing paper, Crayons or colored pencils, and Coping Skills Worksheet

Step 1

Introduction

3 minutes

  • Begin by discussing what anger is and why it's a normal emotion.
  • Ask students to share a time they felt angry and how they reacted.

Step 2

Coping Skills Game

7 minutes

  • Introduce a simple game where students pick a card with a coping strategy (e.g., deep breathing, counting to ten).
  • Role-play scenarios where they might feel angry and practice using the strategy from their card.

Step 3

Drawing Activity

5 minutes

  • Provide drawing paper and crayons.
  • Ask students to draw a picture of a time they felt angry and how they can use a coping strategy to feel better.

Step 4

Worksheet Activity

3 minutes

  • Distribute the Coping Skills Worksheet.
  • Guide students to complete the worksheet, reinforcing the strategies discussed.

Step 5

Closure

2 minutes

  • Recap the strategies learned and encourage students to use them when they feel angry.
  • Praise students for participating and sharing their feelings.
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Worksheet

Coping Skills Worksheet

This worksheet helps students identify and practice coping strategies for anger. It includes prompts to reflect on emotions and choose appropriate strategies.

Draw a picture of a time you felt angry. What happened?








Write or draw a coping strategy you can use when you feel angry.

Think about deep breathing, counting, or talking to someone.







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