This is an Anger Management lesson plan for grades 5 to 9. It is built around a story called "Angry Blake." Links to all nine sections of the lesson are included.
Section 1: Lesson Objectives for Teaching about Anger Management Concepts
Click link: Anger Management Lesson Objectives
Clicking on this resource link leads you to the following 10 items:
- Character Traits Addressed
- Conflict Resolution Strategies Addressed
- Other Concepts Addressed
- Cognitive/Instructional Objectives
- Emotional Objectives
- Behavioral Objectives
- Glossary of Terms
- Lesson Length
- Links for Teaching Posters for Classroom Use
- Links for all the Anger Management stories and lesson plans
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Section 2: K-W-L MODEL
K-W-L Model discussion about Anger Management concepts
To introduce the concepts of Anger Management, ask your students:
A. K questions – What do you KNOW about this topic?
B. W questions – What do you WANT TO KNOW about this topic?
Please note: The L discussion questions are reserved for the end of the lesson.
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Section 3: Anger Management Vocabulary terminology
Class will discuss any still unclear Glossary of Terms.
- Click link: Anger Management Vocabulary Discussion
A. Anger Triggers
B. Anger Cues
C. Anger Styles
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Section 4: Anger Management Story
Anger Management story title: Angry Blake
- Click link for story: Angry Blake
A. Teacher reads story to the class called “Angry Blake.”
B. Story Description: 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.
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Section 5: Popcorn Review
- Click link: Popcorn Review
Directions: After reading each target story, spend a minute or two conducting a quick story wrap-up called a Popcorn Review. This gives students an opportunity to share their reactions to and impressions of the story characters and events.
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Section 6: Anger Management role-play
- Click link for Anger Management role-play: Angry Blake
A. Students participate in scripted role-play called “Angry Blake.”
B. By clicking this link, you will get directions plus the link to the PDF file for the scripted role-play to print for classroom use.
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Section 7: Bloom's Taxonomy Discussion Questions
- Click link to get Bloom's Taxonomy discussion questions for story called "Angry Blake"
There are six levels in the Bloom's Taxonomy discussion question process. After reading "Angry Blake," the teacher will ask questions from all six levels. The links to each level are included below:
- Level 1 - Ask the Knowledge Questions.
- Level 2 - Ask the Comprehension Questions.
- Level 3 - Ask the Application Questions.
- Level 4 - Ask the Analysis Questions.
- Level 5 - Ask the Synthesis Questions.
- Level 6 - Ask the Evaluation Questions.
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Section 8: Anger Management writing assignment
- Click link to get writing assignment for story called "Angry Blake"
Directions: Students will write about the six Bloom’s Taxonomy Questions for the Anger Management tale called “Angry Blake.”
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Section 9: K-W-L MODEL
Have the wrap-up K-W-L Model discussion about Angry Blake
To close out the lesson on Anger Management, ask your students:
A. L questions – What have you LEARNED about this topic?
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