Do you wish to teach your middle school students about some great ways to deal with their Anger Management issues? Here are the links to six lesson plans that could help.

Anger Management Lesson Plan (Grades 6-8) – Angry Blake

Story Description: Here is a story scenario you can use to help teach about Anger Triggers, Anger Cues, our Fight or Flight Instinct, and Self-Mentoring techniques. The story is called “Angry Blake.” Blake was filled with fury. You could have cut the tension between his parents with a knife. They yelled at each other half the night, as Blake lay trembling and angry in his room. At school, he felt the need to vent that anger on some of the other students.

Anger Management Lesson Plan (Grades 6-8) – Pranks, Idle Threats, & Promises

Story Description: Here is a story scenario you can use to help teach about Anger Triggers, Anger Cues, and Anger Management techniques. This story demonstrates that it is not appropriate to make threats or promises to administer bodily harm at school. The action of making threats or pulling pranks can often backfire as it did for Greg, Tim, and Bruce in this story called “Pranks, Idle Threats, And Promises.”

Anger Management Lesson Plan (Grades 6-8) – Sam Self-Mentors versus Psychological Warfare

Story Description: Here is a story scenario you can use to help teach about Anger Triggers, Anger Cues, and Anger Management techniques. The story is called “Sam Self-Mentors rather than giving in to Psychological Warfare.” Sam was overwhelmed. Due to his Dad’s drinking and rage, Mr. Duncan lost his job, his wife, and moved his son to a new town. Adding to all the other losses, Sam’s new best friend Drew deserted him to join Shawn’s gang. What will Sam do now that Shawn and his gang are starting to play their psychological warfare games on him?

Mini Lesson Plan: Matt Falsely Accuses Jonathan of Stealing

Story Description: Here is a story scenario you can use to help teach about Anger Triggers, Anger Cues, our Fight or Flight Instinct, and Self-Mentoring techniques. The story is called “Matt Falsely Accuses Jonathan of Stealing.” This story is about a boy not only making a false accusation of a good friend, he punches him in the nose. Will his friend agree to forgive him? Find out in the story called “Matt Falsely Accuses Jonathan Of Stealing.”

Anger Management Lesson Plan (Grades 6-8) – Control your anger with SPAM

Story Description: Here is a story scenario you can use to help teach about a unique Anger Management method. The story is called “Control Your Anger With SPAM.” Emily and Mike have a great deal of trouble keeping control of their temper. A guidance counselor teach them a method of Anger Management that works called SPAM, like the meat, only it is not something to eat. (S.P.A.M. = Stop-Ponder-Appreciate-Moment)

Mini Lesson Plan: SPAM and Stairstep Thinking

Story Description: Here is a story scenario you can use to help teach further details about a unique Anger Management method called S.P.A.M. The story is called “SPAM and Stairstep Thinking.” Jason is offended and angry that Blake put him down. The rest of the morning went from bad to worse. At lunch, his best friend Lee taught him how to use the SPAM method of anger management and Stairstep Thinking to psych himself into feeling better again.