Anger: what is anger?

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Anger: what is anger?
4 minK1st2ndSocial-Emotional Learning
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Summary

Helps children recognize anger, understand it's a normal feeling, and learn calm-down strategies before acting on it.

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Teaching resources

Discussion questions

Talk about it

Anger is a normal feeling, but it can push us to act too fast. Noticing it early lets us cool down before we do something we'd regret.

  1. How does your body feel when you're angry?
  2. What is one thing that helps you calm down?
  3. Why is it better to cool off before you react?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: anger, calm down, feeling, breathe.

Try it: Practice 'smell the flower, blow the candle' breathing three times. When could you use it?