Anger Management

 Calm Equation

Grades K-3 

Norelia shared this picture story via email last week. Here is her snipit: "..I put this together and taught to go along with the Taking Time Tool. It was from Michelle Borba-but I changed it a bit to include to include Toolbox. I taught it in using the Time In (checking in - stop and think about how you feel) and Time Away to calm down. I laminated a couple of them for the classes I go into."

Calming Down Poster

Grades K-3

This is a helpful visual when you visit the classrooms to discuss calming down strategies. 

Anger Management (misc)

Grades K+

Found this in the "archives" of my computer. Good conversation starters.

Anger Button Worksheet

Grades 2nd-3rd/4th

Here is something to use in the middle or at the end of covering ways to calm down. The kids could draw themselves or what they've written about (breathing, counting, their Quiet/Safe Place).

Think About it Later
Grades K/1st+

This is based on the Second Step model of reflecting on a conflict.

  

Calming Down Bracelets 

Grades 1st+

These are a tangible way  to remind the kids about different ways to calm down. Talk about the ways to calm down that are represented by the colored beads on the bracelet. The kids will come up to you all day asking, "what's this one mean again??" It's a great conversation piece :)

Red=STOP strong feeling

Orange=Check in/How does my body feel?

Green=self talk (calm down now, you can do this)

3 clear=take 3 deep breaths

10 blue=count backwards from 10

• sort colored beads (1 red, 1 orange..) into snack size zip-locked bags with a piece of stretchy craft string (found at Michaels) 
• before handing out, remind the NOT to dump all the beads out, cause if they do, they'll go EVERYWHERE.
• have them take out the string and with teachers help, taped the string to the table with masking tape. Remind them not to remove it when they're done, that's your job.
• give them each a book mark with how many beads 
• have them bead the bracelets one color at a time

Problem Solving/Calming Down

grades 2nd+

Another great one for group OR to throw on a projector to begin a class conversation. 

• Discuss what aggressive/assertive/ passive is
• Have the children mold each other into aggressive poses, assertive poses, and passive poses.
• what do these behaviors sound like? 
• practice using their "true voice." Standing up tall (like a string is attached to their head and pulling them to the sky), looking the person in the eye, using words that are impacting, and expressive.

 Have the students create their own story strip. Think of a situation, perhaps that they themselves have been in (without using names of those involved). 

How did you handle it? 

Could you have used better assertive skills?














BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS!!!! 

Blue Cheese Breath and Stinky Feet (Grades K-6)

Bootsie Barker Ballerina (Grades K-5)

Bullying in the Girl’s World (3-8)

Bully Busters (K-5)

Don’t Laugh at Me (Grades 1-6)

Eliminating Bullying (Grades PK-3)

Emily Breaks Free (Grades K-5)

How Do I Stand In Your Shoes? (PK-4)

My Secret Bully (Grades K-5)

Nah! Nah! Nah! (Grades 3-6)

Nobody Knew What To Do (Grades K-4)

“Please Stop, I Don’t Like That!” (Grades PK-5)

Seemor’s Flight to Freedom (Grades K-4)

Shrinking Violet (Grades K-5)

Simon’s Hook (Grades K-5)

Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon (Grades K-5)

Stop Picking On Me (Grades K-4)

The Bully Free Classroom (Grades  K-8)

The Recess Queen (Grades 1-5)