Dealing with anger

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Dealing with anger

Anger is a common emotion. It is important to understand and be able to manage anger in a healthy way. Use these resources to support your class to explore the emotion of anger and ways to manage it.

Learning intentions

Explore feelings associated with anger
Discuss practical strategies for dealing with anger.

Level

Junior cycle
Senior cycle

Duration

40 mins plus discussion

Module

Minding myself and others
Emotional health
SE Communication

Activity

Exercise to understand anger

Sometimes we express anger in ways that are confusing to the people around us. Use these visualization exercise to think of how we react to anger.

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a screenshot of the task emotional thermometer

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an animation still of a boy in a kitchen about to fry an egg

This animation on anger was developed for Jigsaw by students in the Institute of Art, Design and Technology in Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin.
Watch this video in class and ask students to discuss what they just saw, write down reflections or answer a question from the discussion prompt below.

Animation discussion

What physical symptoms, that are a result of anger, are named in the animation?
List 5 exercises that you can try to relieve anger.

Activity

Coping card

This activity supports the class to think about things that they could try when they start to experience feelings that are difficult.

Ask the class to complete the printed card and personalise it for themselves.

You could suggest that they keep it and use it when they are feeling angry or overwhelmed.

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a still of a series of questions to answer

Reflection

Offer a chance of reflection after using the resources above by getting students to refer back to the following questions:
How do you define anger?
What physical feelings are generally associated with anger?
What emotions are generally associated with anger?