Lesson Plan
Session 1 Lesson Plan
Students will learn to recognize anger as an emotion and identify their personal anger triggers through engaging discussion and a hands-on worksheet.
Understanding anger and its triggers helps young learners label their feelings, promotes self-awareness, and lays the groundwork for healthy emotional regulation and better peer relationships.
Audience
Time
Approach
Materials
Prep
Prepare Materials
10 minutes
Step 1
Introduction & Warm-Up
5 minutes
Step 2
Discussion: What Is Anger?
5 minutes
Step 3
Activity: Anger Thermometer
5 minutes
Step 4
Worksheet Activity: Identifying Triggers
10 minutes
Step 5
Quiz & Reflection
5 minutes
Activity
Activity
Worksheet
Discussion
Quiz
Session 1 Quick Quiz
Lesson Plan
Session 2 Lesson Plan
Students will recognize physical cues of anger in their bodies and practice a variety of coping-skills activities—charades, coloring, and breathing—to calm themselves before feelings escalate.
Adding interactive games and creative tasks reinforces students’ self-awareness of body signals and gives them hands-on practice with calming strategies, boosting retention and engagement.
Audience
Time
Approach
Materials
Prep
Prepare Materials
10 minutes
Step 1
Introduction & Warm-Up
5 minutes
Step 2
Discussion: Body Signals of Anger
7 minutes
Step 3
Activity: Body Signals Worksheet
8 minutes
Step 4
Activity: Emotion Charades
5 minutes
Step 5
Activity: Coping Skills Coloring
6 minutes
Step 6
Guided Practice: Mindful Breathing
7 minutes
Step 7
Quiz & Reflection
3 minutes
Worksheet
Activity
Quiz
Session 2 Quick Quiz
Activity
Activity
