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Anger Management Game Time

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Anger Management Game Time

Anger Management Strategies

This lesson introduces middle school students to effective anger management strategies through a short video and an engaging game-based activity. The lesson aims to equip students with practical skills to recognize and manage their anger in a healthy way. By using game-based learning, students can actively participate and apply these strategies in a fun and memorable manner, promoting emotional regulation and healthy coping mechanisms.

Audience

Middle School Students

Time

15 minutes

Approach

Game-Based Learning

Materials

Video: Anger Management Techniques For Kids, and Printable Cards: Anger Management Strategies

Step 1

Introduction

2 minutes

  • Briefly introduce the topic of anger management and its importance.
  • Explain that students will watch a short video and participate in a game to learn strategies for managing anger.

Step 2

Video Viewing

5 minutes

Step 3

Game-Based Activity

6 minutes

  • Distribute the printable cards with different anger management strategies.
  • Organize students into small groups.
  • Instruct each group to pick a card and act out a scenario using the strategy on their card.
  • Encourage groups to discuss how the strategy can be applied in real-life situations.

Step 4

Closure

2 minutes

  • Recap the strategies discussed in the video and activity.
  • Ask students to share one strategy they found most useful and why.
  • Encourage students to practice these strategies in their daily lives.
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Worksheet

Printable Cards: Anger Management Strategies

These cards contain different anger management strategies for students to use in a game-based activity. Each card presents a strategy that students can act out and discuss in groups.




Deep Breathing







Counting to Ten







Taking a Walk







Talking to a Friend







Writing in a Journal







Using an Anger Thermometer




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