Middle school lesson plan: SPAM and stair-step thinking

This is an Anger Management lesson plan for grades 5 to 9. It is built around a story called "SPAM and Stairstep Thinking." Links to all nine sections of the lesson are included.

Please note: This lesson is the sequel to the lesson plan built around the story called “Control your anger with SPAM.”

• Middle School lesson plan: Control your anger with SPAM
  
  

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:

1. A. Character Traits Addressed
2. B. Conflict Resolution Strategies Addressed
3. C. Other Concepts Addressed
4. D. Cognitive/Instructional Objectives
5. E. Emotional Objectives
6. F. Behavioral Objectives
7. G. Glossary of Terms
8. H. Lesson Length
9. I. Links for Teaching Posters for Classroom Use
10. J. 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 learning more about the anger management techniques of SPAM and Stairstep Thinking:

To introduce these concepts, 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.

• Click link: K-W-L MODEL Anger Management discussion questions

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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

D. Relaxation techniques

E. Anger Style called ‘Acting Out’

F. Anger Style called ‘Displaced Anger’

G. Anger Style called ‘Ignored Anger’

H. Anger Style called ‘Avoidance’

I. Anger Style called ‘Chain of Pain or Victim-Victimizer Cycle’

J. Your Habitual Anger Style and ten ways to change it

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Section 4: Anger Management Story

Anger Management story title: SPAM and Stairstep Thinking

• Click link for story: SPAM and Stairstep Thinking

A. Teacher reads story to the class called “SPAM and Stairstep Thinking.”

B. Story Description: The discussion questions are built into the story as Freeze Frame moments. This will help your students get the full benefit from the story as it progresses. What’s the story about?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.

Please note that SPAM is an acronym: S.P.A.M. = Stop-Ponder-Appreciate-Moment

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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.

Note to Teacher: For your convenience, the Popcorn Review has been built into the final Chapter 3 of this story.

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Section 6: Anger Management role-play

1. Click link for Anger Management role-play: SPAM and Stairstep Thinking

A. Students participate in scripted role-play called “SPAM and Stairstep Thinking.”

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: Story Discussion Questions

For your convenience, the discussion questions have been built into the three chapters of this story.

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Section 8: Anger Management writing assignment

Click link to get the writing assignment for story called "SPAM and Stairstep Thinking"

Directions: Students will write about the ten discussion questions for the Anger Management tale called “SPAM and Stairstep Thinking.”

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Section 9: K-W-L MODEL

Have the wrap-up K-W-L Model discussion about learning more about the anger management techniques of SPAM and Stairstep Thinking:

To close out the lesson on Anger Management, ask your students:

A. L questions – What have you LEARNED about this topic?

• Click link: K-W-L MODEL Anger Management discussion questions

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