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Don't Get Mad... ActivityDon't Get Mad... Activity
Publisher
Social Skills Central
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4th - 6th
Subjects
Social & Emotional Learning
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Collaborative Learning
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Year
2011
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Don't Get Mad...

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Pupils discover important alternatives to expressing anger and how to better manage their emotions through a collaborative discussion activity with their classmates. This resource includes nearly 100 (99, to be exact!) hypothetical situations for students to evaluate and discuss.

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Concepts

anger management, emotional development, emotions, social skills, conversation skills, expressing feelings, feelings

Additional Tags

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Instructional Ideas

  • Have learners keep a list of their ideas and suggestions for anger management as they play the game; combine these lists into one larger reference sheet that you can later discuss as a whole group

Classroom Considerations

  • This type of game could also be used by learners on the autism spectrum or with special needs, who may struggle with social interactions or handling their emotions

Pros

  • Wide scope of situations provided for discussion
  • Game is easy to understand and execute

Cons

  • None

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