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gression or disruptive behaviors—appear to be more effective with younger students than older students. The Good Behavior Game and Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies (PATHS) are examples of universal interventions that can benefit all students and reduce anger.
Teach basic anger management techniques (using modeling, rehearsal, and reinforcement) such as: Take 3 deep breaths before speaking or acting when angry. Count to 10 (or 100 if really angry) Imagine a peaceful, relaxing image. Tell yourself “It’s not worth it.” Write in a journal. Encourage the child to express his or her anger verbally.
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Together we will explore the essential skills needed to work with angry, aggressive and impulsive students. We’ll review ways to recognize what part of the brain an aggressive student is in and learn helpful strategies to move him quickly to an area of the brain that is conducive to problem-solving.
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Teach anger management strategies that students can use when they begin to feel angry, such as: using positive visualization prior to a dificult activity or situation. recognizing stress in their bodies and taking time to calm down. using self-talk to calm themselves down (e.g., “I am calm” or counting to 10).
This cycle has five phases: (1) Trigger; (2) Escalation; (3) Crisis; (4) Recovery; and (5) Post-Crisis. How a teacher chooses to respond to an episode of significant student anger or aggression should vary, depending on what phase of the aggression cycle the student happens to be in when that the instructor intervenes.
An inability to effectively and appropriately express feelings of anger can lead to behavior problems, aggression, bullying and other disruptive and unhealthy behaviors. However, meta-analyses of anger management programs for young children have shown to increase social-emotional outcomes.
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Lesson Plan: Tame Your Temper. Feeling angry is normal. It’s what you do with the feeling that can get you in trouble. This story gives students a plan for dealing with their anger so that they don’t find themselves acting in ways they’ll regret.
