Lesson 6 - Anger Management

• What anger and low mood is and why we feel angry.
• Ways to control our anger.
• How we respond in situations.

Anger, management, coping, strategies, kind, help, support, care, moods, tired, worried, behaviour, thoughts and control.

• Understanding the consequences of their behaviour and actions.
  • Developing responsible, respectful, and active citizens who can play their part and become actively involved in public life as adults.

• Lesson PPT, paper, pen and colours.

• Introduce the session with the lesson objectives.
• Group activity: Ask pupils to work in groups and explain what anger is. Invite pupils to share their ideas with the class.
• Talk and explain what anger and bad behavior is using slides 4 and 5.
• Ask the class if they ever feel low and explain what it means and reinforce the message that it ‘is okay not to be okay’.

• Groups discussion: Ask pupils to explain why they get angry. Initiate a whole class discussion about what makes pupils angry.
• Role plays: Working in small groups ask pupils to work through the situations displayed on slide 10. Invite pupils to act out their role play to the class.
• Group discussion: Ask pupils to discuss how they can control their anger. Gain feedback from each group and create a list on the board.
• Talk through the top tips to control anger on slide 12.

• Remind pupils to be kind to themselves and to never be afraid to ask for help. Talk through who they could ask for help or support using slide 14.
• Recap the lesson and ask pupils to talk about 3 things they have learnt and what they will do differently from now on.