Angry-10 Ways Worksheets

Student Workshop:
Angry?
Ten Ways to Cool Off
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Table of Contents
About the Program
Introduction....................................................................... 1
Learning Objectives........................................................... 1
Viewing the Video ............................................................ 2
Discussion Questions........................................................ 5
Bulletin Board Starters ...................................................... 7
Suggested Activities .......................................................... 8
Send-Home Pages ............................................................ 11
K-1 Take Home Book ................................................. 12
Grade 2 Take Home Book .......................................... 13
Bibliography
General Reading .............................................................. 14
Fiction for Grades K-2..................................................... 16
Nonfiction for Grades K-2............................................... 18
Related Materials from Sunburst ..................................... 19
Script
Program Script .................................................................. 20
Stop. . . So You Can Think ......................................... 21
Use Your Words .......................................................... 23
Get Busy ..................................................................... 28
Activities
Activities Table of Contents............................................. 30
Credits
Credits.............................................................................. 47
Student Workshop: Angry? Ten Ways to Cool Off
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Introduction Introduction
Introduction Introduction Introduction
Student Workshop: Angry? Ten Ways To Cool Off is a three part work-
shop which deals with anger and how to deal with it. Children in
grades K-2 are going through a period of transition in which they are
learning how to behave outside of their homes. They are faced with
demands to cooperate with other children, work and play in groups,
and control unacceptable impulses like shouting, pushing, hitting, and
breaking things. Learning how to socialize with other children, can be
a strain on their often immature, fragile emotions. Angry outbursts
are common among children in the early grades, and this anger can
cause harm to themselves or to others. This program gives children
some ways to cope with their angry feelings and cool them off
before they get out of control.
Learning Objectives Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives Learning Objectives Learning Objectives
Children will:
understand that getting angry is normal and that everyone
gets angry at times.
understand that actions like hitting, kicking and pushing are
not acceptable.
learn how to control their bodies in angry situations.
learn how to think about and verbalize their feelings of anger
and frustration.
understand that the energy caused by being angry has to be
handled.
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Using the Video Using the Video
Using the Video Using the Video Using the Video
Video Content
a host introduces and narrates each of the three sections.
each section contains short, realistic vignettes depicting angry
situations which all viewers will find familiar.
each section of the video is followed by a discussion period and an
opportunity to complete written worksheets related to that video
segment.
Viewing the Video
Introduction
Opening scenes show children displaying anger in different ways:
breaking things, hurting someone else, even hurting themselves. The
host explains that everyone gets angry at times, and children often
describe angry feelings as hot, burning, boiling, etc. This video
will present some ideas for cooling off that heat.
Stop...So You Can Think
Michael has a lot of homework and he wants to use his special dinosaur
pencils, but he cant find them. He searches the entire house, getting
angrier all the time. He finally goes to his brothers room, and finds
Andrew building a fort with his special pencils. Michael yells at his
Andrew, kicks over the fortand then pushes him. This display of
anger gets Michael nowhere. His mother takes the pencils away from
him.
Program Running Time: Program Running Time: Program Running Time: Program Running Time: Program Running Time:
Introduction 1:00 minute
Stop. . .So You Can Think 6:15 minutes
Use Your Words 6:50 minutes
Get Busy 2:40 minutes
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The host explains that it was natural for Michael to be mad at his
brother. But it was not okay to kick and push. There were better ways
that Michael could have handled his angry feelings, and the scene is
replayed to illustrate these ideas. When Michael discovers Andrew
with the pencils he freezes, that is, he stops and stands completely
still, giving himself time to think. Then he takes some deep breaths,
and counts to ten. Finally, he walks away from the situation com-
pletely to give himself a cooling off period. The host explains how
these steps can help to calm an angry person and enable the person to
use his/her brain to solve the problem, without being destructive. The
video is stopped here so that viewers can complete the worksheets for
this section.
Scene 2: Use Your Words
The host reviews the previous scene and then goes on to the next step:
talking about the problem. Once Michael has calmed down, he still
wants to get his pencils back. He does this by talking to his brother,
explaining that the pencils are his and that he wants to use them. He
then helps Andrew find a replacement to use in the fort he built.
Michael also explains to Andrew that it is wrong to take someone elses
things without asking; this helps the younger boy understand why
Michael got angry, and he promises not to do it again.
In another example, Andrea is playing dress-up with her friends. She
tries on an old hat, and Dori tells her she looks really stupid. Andrea
gets furious, pushes and shoves Dori and tells her to go home. The
host explains that all this could have been avoided if Andrea had sim-
ply asked Dori what she meant when she said You look stupid. Dori
would have explained that the hat was really funny-looking and would
look stupid on anyone, and the girls would not have gotten angry at
each other.
Another way to use your words is to talk to someone about angry feel-
ings. Andrea is seen telling her mother what happened and how bad
she feels about the fight with Dori. She cant tell Dori shes sorry be-
cause the other girl wont speak to her, so Andreas mom suggests that
she write to Dori about the way she feels.
A final scene about using your words shows Jason having a very bad
day. Everything seems to be going wrong, but with each incident Jason
talks to himself and this helps him to calm down. The video is stopped
here to do the Use Your Words activity sheets.
Scene 3: Get Busy
Jason wants to play with his favorite video game, but he discovers that
the wires are all tangled. Jason gets mad and starts wildly yanking at
the wires, and ends up breaking the game. The host explains that a
person who feels angry has a lot of energy inside, and this energy
needs to be used in ways that are not destructive. We see Jason doing
a series of things to use up his angry energy: pounding clay, drawing a
picture, playing the guitar, riding a bike, doing exercises. The host
points out that any type of physical activity will burn up angry energy
so that it doesnt get out of control. The video is stopped to do the
worksheets for this section.
Conclusion
The host recaps the ways to cool off:
1. Freeze.
2. Count to ten.
3. Walk away.
4. Ask a question.
5. Talk about how you feel.
6. Write about how you feel.
7. Talk to yourself.
8. Kick a ball.
9. Draw a picture
10. Climb up high!
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Discussion Questions Discussion Questions
Discussion Questions Discussion Questions Discussion Questions
Preview Questions
Have you ever hit or shoved someone you were angry at? Has any
one ever hit you? What happened? How did you feel afterward?
What are some of the things that make people angry?
What are some of the ways that hitting or shoving somebody can
make things worse?
Part One: Stop. . . So You Can Think
Can you think of some things that have made you very, very angry?
Tell about them. How did your anger make you feel? How did you
show that you were angry? Did this help you?
Did Michael deserve to have his mom scold him for the way he
treated his brother? How would you have felt if you were Michael?
How do you think Andrew felt?
Did you ever get angry at someone in your house for taking some-
thing that belonged to you? How was the problem solved?
Why do you think that anger is often described as a hot feeling?
How would you describe anger?
Part Two: Use Your Own Words
What are some of the ways you can use words to deal with angry
feelings?
Is there a special person that you like to talk to when you are feeling
angry? How does it help to talk to this person?
Did Michaels little brother learn anything when Michael yelled at
him and kicked over his fort? How about after Michael sat down and
talked to him? What made the difference?
Why can we sometimes describe our feelings better when we write
than when we speak? Do you think Andreas note to Dori helped the
girls to make up? Why?
Did you ever have a day when everything seemed to go wrong? Tell
about it.
Part Three: Get Busy
What is energy? Why do we need it?
Can you think of some machines that use energy? How is your body
like a machine?
What are some things you do that use up energy?
Do you think it was silly for Jason to get angry at a game? Why do
you think he got so mad? Did you ever get mad at a thing, not a
person? Tell about it.
We saw Jason doing different things to use up the angry energy that
was inside him. Can you think of any other ways to do this?
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Bulletin Board Starters Bulletin Board Starters
Bulletin Board Starters Bulletin Board Starters Bulletin Board Starters
After children have completed Part 3: Get Busy Activity 4, collect
their responses for display on a bulletin board. The display could
be titled When Im Angry, I.....
Invite children to draw comic strips about a person who is having
one of those days when everything goes wrong. They should in-
clude dialogue balloons for each section of the strip. Display the
completed comic strips on a bulletin board.
Ask children to write or dictate letters they would send to a friend
with whom they have had an angry misunderstanding. Display
these letters on the bulletin board.
Invite children to think of reasons why its important to keep their
anger under control. Then give them large cut-outs of book jackets.
Ask children to make up a name for their books about anger. Have
children write their titles on their book jackets and then decorate
the covers. Display the jackets on the bulletin board.
Have children go through old magazines and newspapers and cut
out pictures of children and adults in situations that are making
them angry. Make a group collage of the pictures and display it on
the bulletin board.
Ask children to think of a time when being angry got them into
trouble. Have children write or dictate a few sentences about what
happened. Display these short stories on the bulletin board.
Suggested Activities Suggested Activities
Suggested Activities Suggested Activities Suggested Activities
Creative Expression; Language Arts Creative Expression; Language Arts Creative Expression; Language Arts Creative Expression; Language Arts Creative Expression; Language Arts Ask children to role play
the following situations:
1. You are building a beautiful castle out of blocks or tinker
toys, and a classmate walks by and knocks it over. You
are so mad you want to hit her. What do you say? What
do you do?
2. Your mom made cookies and you put two of them away
to take with your lunch tomorrow. Your brother finds
the cookies and eats them; there are no more left. You
get really mad at him. What do you say? What do you
do?
3. You are at a birthday party and youre playing pin the
tail on the donkey. While you are blindfolded you acci-
dentally walk into the wall. Some of the kids laugh, and
this makes you angry. What do you say? What do you
do?
4. Youre getting on the school bus and you accidentally
bump into someone. He turns around and shoves you
really hard. What do you say? What do you do?
5. Youre making a jelly sandwich and you drop it on the
floor. The dog eats it. Theres no more jelly left, and
you really get mad. You start to pour yourself some milk
and you accidentally knock the carton over. Theres milk
all over the place. You try to clean up the mess, but you
cant find a towel. By now youre steaming! What do you
say? What do you do?
Language Arts; Science Language Arts; Science Language Arts; Science Language Arts; Science Language Arts; Science Write the word energy on the
chalkboard. Conduct a brainstorming session in which children
contribute all the facts they know about energywhat it means,
where it comes from, what its used for. Write their ideas on the
chalkboard.
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Language Arts; Movement Language Arts; Movement Language Arts; Movement Language Arts; Movement Language Arts; Movement Have children make up exercises
that they can do to get rid of angry energy. Set aside five-minute
periods in which the children can all do their exercises together.
Art Art Art Art Art Have children draw pictures of some things that can happen
when you let your anger get out of control, like hurting yourself
or someone else, or breaking something. Ask them to write a
caption for their picture. Then have them draw another picture
showing how they could have handled the situation.
Language Arts; Creative Expression Language Arts; Creative Expression Language Arts; Creative Expression Language Arts; Creative Expression Language Arts; Creative Expression Ask children to describe
what anger feels like. Encourage them to imagine the feeling
spreading throughout their bodies. Does it make their head
hurt? Do they feel a knot in their stomach? Do they get a hot
feeling? Help them to verbalize as much as possible.
Creative Expression; Music Creative Expression; Music Creative Expression; Music Creative Expression; Music Creative Expression; Music Help students compose a class
song about how to handle angry feelings. Each child might con-
tribute a different verse; the verses can then be set to music. Any
musical instrument available in the classroom can be used to
help the children compose their tune.
Creative Expression Creative Expression Creative Expression Creative Expression Creative Expression Designate a spot in your room as a Cool-
ing Off Place. Ask children to bring in things to place in this
area which they can use to help them get rid of anger. You might
have clay, a punching bag, a jump rope, books, musical instru-
mentsanything that could be used to get rid of angry energy.
Put up calming pretty pictures, add attractive books, art and
writing materials. Encourage children to visit the Cooling Off
Place when they feel themselves getting too angry about some-
thing.
Art; Creative Expression Art; Creative Expression Art; Creative Expression Art; Creative Expression Art; Creative Expression Ask children to use their imagina-
tions to create something that looks angrya person, a tree, a
tower, etc. Then have each child create his or her own angry
figure out of empty cereal boxes, cardboard tubes, scraps of felt,
yard, buttons, beads, cotton balls, etc. Ask children to label their
creations. Display all the completed figures on a table or win-
dowsill in your room.
Art Art Art Art Art Divide the class into teams. Ask each team to make a be-
fore and after mural to illustrate the scenes in the video. Pic-
tures may show the events that made a character angry, the first
angry response to the problem, and the final happy ending.
Display the murals.
Language Arts Language Arts Language Arts Language Arts Language Arts Ask each child to write the letters in the word
anger on a piece of paper. Then have them write all the words
they can think of that have to do with anger. Compare the lists
and make one large list on the chalkboard.
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Send-Home Page
Dear Family Member,
Your child has viewed a video called Ten Ways to Cool Off. The video dealt with
the problem of anger, and ways to keep it from getting out of control. Here are
some ways that you can help your child when he or she is feeling angry.
Ask your child to tell you why he or she is angry. If your child is reluctant to talk
to you, suggest that he or she discuss the problem with another parent, or an
older sibling. Emphasize the point that talking about the anger will help.
If your child seems unaware of what is causing the anger, help him/her identify
the problem. You might ask, When did you start to feel angry? What hap
-pened just before that? or Can you describe the way you are feeling? Why
do you think you feel this way?
Here are some ways to cool off that your child learned in the video. Reinforce
these points by discussing them with your child.
Stop
Count to ten
Take deep breaths
Walk away and take time to think about the problem
Ask questions when you are angry with someone
Talk to the someone about how you feel
Write about how you feel
Burn up the angry energy inside you by riding a bike, jumping rope, or
doing something else active.
Role play different situations with your child, practicing
techniques that your child can use in actual situations.
Suggested Reading
Viorst, Judith. Ill Fix Anthony. New York: Harper & Row, 1969.
Certain that his older brother is being mean to him, a
young boy dreams up the imaginative ways hell get
revenge when he is finally six.
K-1 Take Home Book K-1 Take Home Book K-1 Take Home Book K-1 Take Home Book K-1 Take Home Book
Cut and staple the pages to make a book. Then draw pic-
tures to go with the words.
I feel like punching someone.
Im so mad, I could explode!
I think Ill jump rope instead. I feel much better now.
1 11 11 2 22 22
3 33 33 4 44 44
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Grade 2 Take Home Book Grade 2 Take Home Book Grade 2 Take Home Book Grade 2 Take Home Book Grade 2 Take Home Book
Cut and staple the pages to make a book. Then draw pic-
tures to go with the words.
Kims brother spilled juice on her book. Kim felt like hitting him.
She froze and counted to ten. Then she walked out of the room.
When Kim came back, she felt better. She asked her brother to be more careful.
1 11 11 2 22 22
3 33 33
4 44 44
5 55 55 6 66 66
General Reading General Reading General Reading General Reading General Reading
Bakunas, Boris. Count to Four When Youre Ready to Blow! Learning
Magazine, April/May 1995, p.37. Tips to stop anger from erupt-
ing.
Brown, Lyn Mikel. The Politics of Girls Anger. Harvard University
Press, 1998. Corrects misperceptions about girls anger that have
crept into the picture of female adolescence; shows how some
girls adopt some expectations about gender and strenuously
resist others.
DeFoore, Bill, Ph.D. Anger: Deal With It, Heal With It, Stop It from
Killing You. Health Communications, 1991. How to acknowledge,
express, and manage anger in a healthy way.
Dentamaro, Christine and Rachel Kranz. Straight Talk About Anger.
Facts on File, 1995. Offers fascinating insights into the nature of
anger, as well as some solid self-help tips.
Eastman, Meg and Sydney Craft Rozen. Taming the Dragon in Your
Child: Solutions for Breaking the Cycle of Family Anger. John
Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1994. How to deal with your childs anger
from toddler stage to adolescence.
Ellis, Albert and Arthur Lange. How to Keep People from Pushing Your
Buttons. Birch Lane Press, 1995. How to defuse anger and control
your reaction when people keep pushing your buttons.
Freeman, Lucy. Our Inner World of Rage: Understanding and Trans-
forming the Power of Anger. Continuum, 1990. How to distin-
guish between destructive anger and productive anger, and how
to transform the latter into a positive assertiveness that is in our
best interest.
Gillis, Barrie. Anger: How to Express It, Not Suppress It. Cosmopoli-
tan, May 1997, p. 174.
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Hankins, Gary, Ph.D. and Carol Hankins. Prescription for Anger. Warner
Books, 1994. How to understand angers source, defuse rage, and
handle the anger of others.
Horton, Amy. Teaching Anger-Management Skills to Primary-Age Chil-
dren. Teaching & Change Magazine, Spring 1996. How one
teacher developed a program to teach anger-management skills
to primary-school students who were easily frustrated and who
acted out in a disruptive fashion.
Kreidler, William J. When Anger Rears It Ugly Head. Instructor Maga
zine, April 1996, p.24. Anger-management concepts for helping
kids who heat up with anger cool down.
Lee, John. Facing the Fire: Experiencing and Expressing Anger Appro-
priately. Bantam Doubleday, 1995. Why we need anger, why we
avoid it, and how to deal with it appropriately.
Paul, Henry A. When Kids Are Mad, Not Bad: A Guide to Recognizing
and Handling Your Childs Anger. Berkley Publishing Group,
1999. Pointing out that anger may underlies many behavior
problems of children, shows parents how to detect hidden anger.
Potter Efron, Ronald T. Angry All the Time: An Emergency Guide to
Anger Control. New Harbinger Publishing, 1994. How to under
stand the problem and then take action.
Samalin, Nancy. Love and Anger: The Parental Dilemma. Viking, 1991.
Constructive advice for parents for dealing with that most de-
structive of human emotions anger.
Stearns, Carol and Peter Stearns. Anger: The Struggle for Emotional
Control in Americas History. University of Chicago Press, 1986.
How Americans began in the 18th century to see anger as a prob-
lem and attempt to set limits to it.
Tavris, Carol. Anger: The Misunderstood Emotion. Simon & Schuster,
1983. Why venting anger may do more harm than good.
Fiction for Grades K to 2 Fiction for Grades K to 2 Fiction for Grades K to 2 Fiction for Grades K to 2 Fiction for Grades K to 2
Bang, Molly. When Sophie Gets Angry. Scholastic/Blue Sky, 1999. What
happens when Sophie gets angry, real angry, and then deals with
her anger on her own terms.
Clifford, Eth. I Hate Your Guts, Ben Brooster. Boston: Houghton, 1989.
Charlie absolutely hates the fact that his cousin Ben, a self-
anointed genius, will be sharing his room for a year.
Duncan, Riana. When Emily Woke Up Angry. Barrons, 1989. When
Emily gets angry, she gets rid of her anger by making the sounds
that animals make.
Goodsell, Jane. Tobys Toe. New York: William Morrow, 1986. A boy
gets angry and sets off a chain reaction of angry events that af-
fect many people all day long. A comical lesson in cause-effect
relationships.
Hautzig, Deborah. Why Are You So Mean to Me? New York: Random
House, 1986. Features Sesame Street characters. Grover becomes
hurt and angry when he is taunted for not being good at sports.
Hogan, Paula Z. Sometimes I Get So Mad. Milwaukee, WI: Raintree Publ-
ishers, 1980. Rejected by Janet, Karen strikes back. With her
mothers help, Karen learns to accept her anger and express it
honestly. Useful for discussing how to express feelings construc-
tively.
Hopper, Nancy J. Ape Ears and Beaky. New York: Dutton, 1984. Scott, a
boy with a hair-trigger temper, learns not to overreact to teasing
and perceived slights. A fast-moving, clever and funny story.
Joosse, Barbara. Dinahs Mad, Bad Wishes. New York: Harper & Row,
1989. Dinah wishes terrible things for her mother when the two
have a fight.
Lasky, Kathryn. The Tantrum. Macmillan, 1993. All about Gracies
terrible tantrum, and everyones response to it.
Lindgren, Astrid. Lotta on Troublemaker Street. New York: Macmillan,
1984. Suffering from an excess of bad temper and guilt, Lotta
runs away to the sympathetic neighbor next door. She later ret -
urns home and apologizes for the misdeed that sparked her flight.
McGovern, Ann. Scram, Kid! New York: Viking Press, 1974. Joe gets
angry when he isnt allowed to join the baseball game and yells at
the children who are rejecting him. A good discussion starter.
Orgel, Doris. Whiskers, Once and Always. New York: Viking Kestrel,
1986. The death of her beloved cat makes it difficult for Rebecca
to vent her anger and accept comfort from her mother.
Sharmat, Marjorie. Rolla and Juliet, Forever. New York: Doubleday,
1981. A delightful account of the friendship between two cats, a
quarrel that interrupts the friendship, and how the friendship
gets renewed.
Sharmat, Mitchell. Come Home, Wilma. Nilea, IL: Albert Whitman & Co.,
1980. Imaginative Wilma works out her anger at her mother by
taking a fantasy journey on a fantasy horse. She refuses to come
back until her mother admits to missing her.
Viorst, Judith. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad
Day. New York: Atheneum, 1972. The title tells the story, in
which things go from bad to worse for the frustrated, disgusted
Alexander. A delightful book that strikes a responsive chord in
children and adults alike.
Viorst, Judith. Ill Fix Anthony. New York: Harper & Row, 1969. Certain
that his older brother is being mean to him, a young boy dreams
up the imaginative ways hell get revenge when he is finally six.
Viorst, Judith. Rosie and Michael. New York: Atheneum, 1974. Two
friends tell what they like about each other, even the bad things.
Wilhelm, Hans. Lets Be Friends Again. New York: Crown, 1986. A boy
overcomes his anger and learns to forgive his sister for setting his
pet turtle free.
Nonfiction for Grades K to 2
Aaron, Jane. When Im Angry (The Language of Parenting 2). Golden
Books Publishing, 1998. Helps children see anger as a normal
part of life. Includes a parents guide in a question-and-answer
format with examples and suggestions.
Amos, Janine. Angry; Feelings. Raintree Steck-Vaughn, 1991.
Crary, Elizabeth. Dealing with Feelings, Im Mad. Seattle: Parenting
Press, 1992.
Lalli, Judy, M.S. Feelings Alphabet: An Album of Emotions from A to Z.
Rolling Hills Estates, CA: B.L. Winch & Associates, 1984.
LeShan, Eda. What Makes Me Feel This Way? Growing Up With Human
Emotions.New York: Macmillan, 1972. The author uses typical
childhood situations involving love, hate, fear, anger and jeal-
ousy to help children understand and accept their feelings.
Simon, Norma. I Was So Mad! Niles, IL: Albert Whitman & Co, 1974.
Describes events in childrens lives that provoke anger and frus-
tration. Acknowledges childrens feelings while encouraging them
to handle their anger in acceptable ways. A good discussion-
starter.
Watson, Jane Werner, Robert E. Switzer, M.D., and J. Cotter Hirschberg,
M.D. Sometimes I Get Angry. New York: Crown, 1986. What
childrens anger means, and how parents can help. A read-to-
gether book for parents and children.
Related Materials from Sunburst
Ten Things to Do Instead of Hitting
21-minute video for Grades K to 2
Student Workshop: Working It Out
I Get So Mad!
Use Your Words!
Script Script
Script Script Script
Jason: Jason: Jason: Jason: Jason:
I hate when I miss! Ahhh!
Andrea: Andrea: Andrea: Andrea: Andrea:
Fine! If you dont want to play with me, I dont want to play with
you, either.
Ouch! Look what you made me do!
Michael: Michael: Michael: Michael: Michael:
You stupid! You got me all wet!
Host: Host: Host: Host: Host:
Everybody gets angry sometimes. Anger is a feeling that just
comes. But sometimes its hard to know what to do about it.
Some people may hurt other people when they get angry.
Some people may break things.
And some people even end up hurting themselves when they get
angry.
In this program, were going to show you some ways to handle
angry feelings without hurting other people, other things or
yourself. So, next time youre burning up with angeryoull
know ten ways to cool off.

Student Workshop: Angry?
Ten Ways to Cool Off
When people get angry the feeling spreads all through their body
and makes them feel like they just have to do something. That
feeling is so strong sometimes they cant even think.
When Im really mad, I feel like Im going to explode.
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I get a burning feeling right here and it just spreads all over.
When I get mad I just feel like Im boiling!
Explode! Burn! Boil! Pretty hot words to describe anger. Thats
why were going to give you some ideas about how to cool off
that heat. First Ill show you a story about one time when
Michael got boiling madand then Ill show you what he learned
to do about it. Then youll have a chance to practice what we talk
about.

Stop . . . So You Can Think
One day after school, Michael had lots of math homework to do.
He didnt like math very much, so he decided he would make it
fun. He would use the special star pencils he got for his birthday.
However, when he went to get them out of his deskhe discov-
ered they werent there. He looked all through his desk and just
about everywhere in his room. Then he thought that he might
have left them in the kitchen.
The more places Michael looked and didnt find his pencilsthe
angrier he got.
Finally he thought he would ask his brother Andrew if he had
seen them. By the time he found Andrewhis body was boiling
mad. And oh, no! What did he see?
There was Andrew playing with them. He was using his special
pencils to make a fort and a ship! Wow!
Michael was so angry, he stomped into the room and knocked
down his brothers stuff. And then he pushed him over!
It was okay for Michael to be angry with Andrew. After all, he
took Michaels pencils without asking! But it wasnt okay for
Michael to knock over his brothers stuff and push him. Worst of
all, the way Michael handled his anger didnt help him get his
pencils back. His mother yelled at him for pushing Andrew, and
she took away the pencils until Michael could calm down. And
that made Michael even madder.
Michael was so boiling mad that his brain couldnt think of a way
to solve the problem and his feet and hands just went ahead and
kicked and pushed before he could even think. So what else
could Michael have done about his angry feelings? How could he
have cooled off enough to think of a better way?
Well, when Michael first saw his brother using his star pencils
instead of attackinghe could stop - so he could think, and a
good way to stop is to freeze. Freezing cools things off in a
hurry!
Do you know how to freeze? You just stand still and dont move
anythingnot an foot, not an arm, not your lips, just like in the
game of Statue.
Next, you let yourself thaw out a little and think. Think of your-
self as an icicle. Think about the anger slowly dripping off you,
like drops of water.
Now you let yourself breathe. Take some deep breaths and let
them out slowly, and that will help a little more of the anger drip
away.
By this time, you should be cooled off enough to think what
would be a good way to solve the situation without hurting any-
thing or anybody. This might sound like it would take a long
time, but lets see Michael do the whole thing, and you can see
that it only takes a few seconds, and no one even needs to notice
what you are doing.
Another good way to stop so you can think is to count to ten. But
lets see if we can put that together with freezing to make it work
even better.
Well go back to Michael and see how he uses counting to ten
when he sees Andrew with his pencils.
First Michael freezes. Then he presses his fingers together quite
hard, first squeezing his thumbs together, then his pointers, then
the rest of his fingers all they way to his pinkies. When he gets
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to the pinkies he goes back the other way to his thumbs. Each
time he presses he says a number to himself. Pressing his fingers
together and counting at the same time helps drain some of the
anger away. Then hes ready to think what to do.
Another good way to cool off is to walk away. Some people just
walk a little way and they feel better. But others might have to
walk longer. If you need to, breathe in and out while you walk.
You can count while you walk, too.
There. You have some good ways to stop, so you can think.
Theyll help you cool off. And once youre coolyou can use
your brain and think of a good way to solve the problem thats
making you angry. Later well talk about what you can do after
you cool off, but first lets stop and practice cooling off.
Pause for Activity Sheets

Use Your Words
Remember Michael? His brother took his special pencils without
asking, and Michael got boiling mad.
He kicked over the fort Andrew was making and then pushed him
over. He was so mad, his brain couldnt work, and he wasnt able
to figure out that kicking and pushing wouldnt solve the prob-
lem of getting his pencils back.
Then he learned some ways to cool off.
But then what? What can you do once you cool down a little?
What Michael wanted was to have his pencils to use. How could
he make that happen? He could use his words. That means talk
to Andrew and tell him he needs his pencils.
Hey, youve got my pencils. I need them for my homework.
Andrew: Andrew: Andrew: Andrew: Andrew:
But I need them, too.
But, I need them too, and they are mine.
Yeah.
Tell you what. Ill help you find something else to use. Okay?
Okay.
When Michael used his words instead of his feet and hands, ev-
erything worked out the way he wanted. But it would be a good
idea too if Andrew understood why Michael got mad. Well,
Michael could use his words for that too.
You know, Andrew, I dont like it when you take something of
mine without even asking.
Im sorry. I saw them and they looked so cool.
Still, you shouldnt do it.
I wont do it again. Ill ask if I want to use your stuff.
So you see, Michael could use his words to make Andrew under-
stand what made him mad and ask him not to do it again. He
didnt need to yell, or kick, or push. Now lets see how using her
words can help Andrea.
One day, Andreas friends, Shayna and Dori, came over to play.
They were upstairs in her attic playing dress-up with clothes
from an old trunk. At first they were having a great time.
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Hey Dori. How do I look?
Dori: Dori: Dori: Dori: Dori:
You look really, really stupid.
I do not!
You do, too. You cant even see your face.
Shayna: Shayna: Shayna: Shayna: Shayna:
Thats just the way hats used to bethat doesnt mean its stupid.
See? Shayna doesnt think I look stupid.
Well, you do.
Lets see how it looks on you!
Leave me alone!
Take that dress off! You cant play any more.
I dont want to anywayIm going home.
Come on, you guys. Stop it.
Andrea got angry when Dori said the hat looked silly. Her feel-
ings were hurt. How could Andrea have handled her angry feel-
ings without getting into a fight with her friend?
Well, she could have used her own words. One way to use your
words is to ask a question.
Hey, Dori. How do I look?
You look really, really stupid.
I dont think I look stupid. What do you mean?
I mean that hat is really funny looking. See? It looks stupid on
me, too.
Youre right. How about this one?
Hey. That hat makes you look really cool!
Yeah! Let me try it.
When you use your words and ask a question, sometimes you
find out that there really isnt anything to get mad about. Thats
what happened with Andrea and Dori. But what if Andrea didnt
ask Dori what she meant and they had the fight. How could she
use her words then?
She could talk to someone about her angry feelings. Andrea
decided to talk to her mom about what happened.
I feel really bad about the fight with Dori. Shes mad at me, and I
dont know what to do.
Mom: Mom: Mom: Mom: Mom:
You could talk to her and apologize. Tell youre sorry and tell
her why you got mad...how you thought she meant you were
stupid.
She doesnt want to talk to me.
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Can you think of some other way you could tell her, besides talk-
ing to her?
You mean, like, maybe write a letter?
I bet that would work. Just let her know you misunderstood her
and say youre sorry.
Ill make her a card.
Using your words to talk to a grown up is a very good way to help
you handle your angry feelings. And by talking about it with her
mom, Andrea found another way to use her words.
Dear Dori. Im sorry I got so mad. I thought you meant I was
stupid. I hope you can come over and play dress-up again soon.
Theres one more way to use your words when you get mad and
thats when you use them to talk to yourself! Lets see how Jason
does it.
One dayJasons day got off to a bad start, or should we say a
mad start?
He was looking forward to pancakes and syrup for breakfast. But
the syrup was all gone. Jason had to settle for jam. But he told
himself it was okay because he likes jam also. So that wasnt too
bad.
In school, it was his turn for show and tell. He had been looking
forward to it all week, because he was going to show the starfish
he got from the aquarium.
But when he reached into his bookbag to get the starfish he
found out it was broken. He was angry, but what could he do? It
was no ones fault. So he talked to himself...not out loud...in his
head.
Well that was an accident and now its broken. I feel bad but
theres nothing I can do.
Then at recess he got hit with a ball. He started to get mad.
Then he told himself it was no ones fault.
It wasnt on purpose...and Im okay...even if it hurts a little.
So Jason used his words to talk to himself without saying any-
thing out loud. And it helped him calm down each time. Now
youre going to have a chance to practice using your words. Stop
the video here and do the Use Your Words activity sheets.

Get Busy
When we feel angry theres a lot of energy inside us and we need
to do something with it so we dont end up breaking something
instead.
One day when Jason came home from school he decided to play
with his favorite game, but the wires were all tangled.
Jason was so angry when he couldnt untangle the wires that he
pulled on them so hard he actually broke the video game.
Lets look at what else Jason could have done to use up all that
energy. We call it Get Busy!
Playing with clay can help use up that energy! And you cant
break anything.
Or Jason can draw a picture. Or play his guitar. And the next
thing you know, he wont even remember he was mad at all!
You can also use your muscles to get rid of that angry energy.
You know, climb, swing or kick a ball.
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Sowhen your anger is about to boil over, use it up: get busy and
do something else. Pretty soon, you will find your angry energy
burned up, and you will be all cooled off.

Music Video
Conclusion
Well there you have it. Now, when you get angryyou know 10
ways to cool off. Remember you can Stop, so you can Think.
Heres how:
1. Freeze.
2. Count to Ten.
3. Walk Away.
You can also use your words.
4. Ask a question.
5. Talk about how you feel.
6. Write about how you feel.
7. Talk to Yourself.
You can get busy and use your angry energy and do things like
8. Draw a picture.
9. Kick a ball.
10. Climb up high!
Angerit can make you feel like you want to explode, blow up
and boil over. But now you know a lot of ways to cool off.
The End
Activities Table of Contents
Stop . . . So You Can Think
Cool Numbers ................................................ 31
The Cooling Off Path ............................... 32
I Was So Mad! ............................................... 33
Find the Words ............................................ 34
Use Your Words
Talk About Angry Feelings .......................... 35
Ask Questions ............................................... 36
Who Can You Talk To? ................................. 37
Send a Card................................................... 38
Get Busy
How Do You Look When Youre Angry? ..... 39
One of Those Days ....................................... 40
Angry Energy ................................................ 41
Getting Busy.................................................. 42
After Viewing
What Can You Do When Youre Angry? ...... 43
What Would You Say? .................................. 44
Can You Do Something About It?................ 45
Cooling Off Check List .............................. 46
Cool Numbers
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Part 1: Stop . . .So You Can Think Activity 1
The Cooling Off Path The Cooling Off Path The Cooling Off Path The Cooling Off Path The Cooling Off Path
1. Draw something hot that shows how you feel when you are
angry.
2. Now draw something thats cool, like the way you feel when the
anger is gone.
On each step, write one of the things you can do to help you go
from hot to cold.
I Was So Mad! I Was So Mad! I Was So Mad! I Was So Mad! I Was So Mad!
There is a saying, I was so mad I saw red! In the first space be-
low, draw something that would make you mad, but use only a
red crayon. In the middle space, draw a picture of yourself
freezing, maybe with icicles dripping off you.. In the last space,
draw the same picture as in the first space, but use the right col-
ors. You can use the back of this paper or a larger sheet of paper
if you want.
Find the Words! Find the Words! Find the Words! Find the Words! Find the Words!
All of the words in the box have to do with getting angry and
cooling off. See if you can find where the words are hidden in the
puzzle. Draw a line around each word you find. Use different
colors if you would like it to look pretty. The first word is done
for you.
Word Box:
angry burn problem
boil cool ten
brain count walk
breathe freeze yell
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Talk About Angry Feelings Talk About Angry Feelings Talk About Angry Feelings Talk About Angry Feelings Talk About Angry Feelings
Read these stories about three kids who were angry. Choose
something they could say from the bubbles on the left. Cut out
the bubble and paste it where it belongs.
Part 2: Use Your Words Activity 1
1. Eve was drawing a picture and Sally
said it looked finny. This made Eve
mad. She said:
2. Luis came home and found his little
sister playing a game on the computer.
He needed it for a big homework
assignment. He said:
3. Franny wanted to play dress up, so
she took her sister Ellens favorite
blouse without asking her. Ellen said:
What do you
mean by that?
You should have
asked me first.
Youre a pain in
the neck!
What do you say
we take turns?
Wait till I get
my hands on you!
Ask Questions Ask Questions Ask Questions Ask Questions Ask Questions
Andrea got very angry when
Dori said the hat looked stupid
on her. Draw a picture of
Andreas face.
Now draw a face to show
how Andrea would have
looked if she had stopped
to ask what Dori meant.
Who Do You Like to Talk to? Who Do You Like to Talk to? Who Do You Like to Talk to? Who Do You Like to Talk to? Who Do You Like to Talk to?
How does talking to someone make you feel? Write about it.
Andrea went to talk to her mom about the fight she had with Dori.
Who do you like to talk to when you are angry about something?
Draw a picture of that person.
A Card for a Friend
Andrea made a card to let Dori know she was sorry for getting
angry. Using the box below, make your own card to send to a
friend. First cut out the box. Then fold on the dotted line. Draw
a picture on the front of the card, and write a message on the
inside.
How Do You Look When Youre Angry? How Do You Look When Youre Angry? How Do You Look When Youre Angry? How Do You Look When Youre Angry? How Do You Look When Youre Angry?
Draw a picture of yourself under the sentence.
Part 3: Get Busy Activity 1
I am angry.
How Can You Make the Anger Go Away? How Can You Make the Anger Go Away? How Can You Make the Anger Go Away? How Can You Make the Anger Go Away? How Can You Make the Anger Go Away?
Draw a picture of yourself under the sentence.
I am using up my angry energy.
One of Those Days One of Those Days One of Those Days One of Those Days One of Those Days
Have you ever had a day like Jason had, when everything went
wrong? Tell about it by filling in the blanks below. (If you want
to have some fun, you can make up things that went wrong on
that awful day.)
I got up as usual that day, and everything went fine until
I told myself it couldnt be helped, but then
I was starting to get bugged, but I tried to stay calm. And then
I didnt think anything else could go wrong. But the last straw
came when
I was so mad I felt like
and I wanted to
What did you do after all this happened?
Did this make your anger go away?
What else could you have done?
Angry Energy Angry Energy Angry Energy Angry Energy Angry Energy
Energy is something that builds up inside us when we get angry.
How would you describe this energy? Draw a picture of what you
think angry energy might look like. Then write a sentence or two
to explain your drawing.
Many of the things we need on our every day lives are powered
by different kinds of energy. For example, automobiles run on
the energy from gasoline; your toaster works on the energy from
electricity.
List five other things you can think of that need energy in order
to work.
Getting Busy Getting Busy Getting Busy Getting Busy Getting Busy
Jason got very angry because the wires on his video game were
tangled. So he broke the game. Then Jason thought of other
things he could do to get rid of his anger.
Write about some of the things that Jason did.
How did these things help Jason?
Can you think of some other things that you could do to use up
angry energy? Write them below. You can draw a picture if you
like.
What Can You Do When Youre Angry? What Can You Do When Youre Angry? What Can You Do When Youre Angry? What Can You Do When Youre Angry? What Can You Do When Youre Angry?
Read each idea below. Make a check if you think that it will help to
solve the problem.
1. Break a pencil.
2. Slam a door.
3. Stop and stand still.
4. Hit the person who made you
angry.
5. Take deep breaths.
6. Count to ten.
7. Throw something.
8. Walk away.
Write a paragraph about one of the sentences above and why you
think it is a good thing to do. Draw a picture to go with your para-
graph, if you like.
Part 4: After Viewing Activity 1
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What Would You Say? What Would You Say? What Would You Say? What Would You Say? What Would You Say?
Write down what you would say if it happened to you.
1. You tell your brother its his turn to put out the trash.
He says he has a lot of homework and you will have to do
it for him. You say:
2. Carla borrows your favorite colored markers and loses
two of them. You say:
3. Lonnie yells at you for making a mess in her room. You
werent even home at the time. You say:
4. As you are getting on the school bus, Doug sticks his foot
out in the aisle and you trip and fall. You say:
Can You Do Something About It? Can You Do Something About It? Can You Do Something About It? Can You Do Something About It? Can You Do Something About It?
Sometimes people get mad at things they really cant do anything
about. Next to each sentence below, color the yes box green if
there is something you can do about it; color the no box red if
you cant do anything about it. Your answers may not be the
same as others. Talk about it.
Your friend borrowed two videos from
you, and lost both of them.
Your little sister went into your room
when you werent home and took your
good crayons.
You reached for the milk at breakfast
and it slipped and spilled all over you.
The electricity went out during a
storm and you couldnt watch your
favorite TV show.
One of your classmates copied your
answers during a test.
You wanted to have cookies for a
snack but the cookie jar was empty.
Your dad took you to pick up your new
bike, but the store was closed.
One of the girls in your class told
everyone a lie about you.
You wee walking down the steps when
you suddenly slipped on a patch of ice.
You were walking down the steps and
you tripped over your brothers skates.
Yes No
Cooling Off Check List Cooling Off Check List Cooling Off Check List Cooling Off Check List Cooling Off Check List
Make a list of the ten things you can do to help you cool off
angry feelings. Look at the list next time you get angry. Decorate
the page with any drawings or des igns you like
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