This is an Anger Management lesson plan for grades 5 to 9. It is built around a story called " Pranks, Idle Threats, and Promises." 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
B. Anger Cues
C. Anger Styles
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Section 4: Anger Management Story
Anger Management story title: Pranks, Idle Threats, and Promises
- Click link for story: Pranks, Idle Threats, and Promises
Teacher reads story to the class called “Pranks, Idle Threats, and Promises.”
B. Story Description: 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.”
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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: Pranks, Idle Threats, and Promises
A. Students participate in scripted role-play called “Pranks, Idle Threats, and Promises.”
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 " Pranks, Idle Threats, and Promises "
There are six levels in the Bloom's Taxonomy discussion question process. After reading " Pranks, Idle Threats, and Promises," 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
Directions: Students will write about the six Bloom’s Taxonomy Questions for the Anger Management tale called “Pranks, Idle Threats, and Promises.”
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Section 9: K-W-L MODEL
Have the wrap-up K-W-L Model discussion about Pranks, Idle Threats, and Promises
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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