CommonLit
Common Lit: Anger as Inspiration by Sami Awad
Sami Awad is the Founder and Director of The Holy Land Trust, a non-profit humanitarian organization dedicated to improving the lives of children, families and communities in the Middle East. The group identifies the cycle of violence as...
Read Works
Read Works: Blue Nail Polish
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a girl named Molly who learns that it's okay to be angry, but she still has to act appropriately. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Live Wire Media
Good Character: Teaching Guides for K 5
Guides for teaching life skills that range from trustworthiness to conflict resolution. These guides were created for use with a set of videos, "The Six Pillars of Character," but most of the information and ideas can be used without...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Feeling Angry
[Free Registration/Login Required] A flipchart describing different strategies for dealing with anger. Provides ideas for discussions on how we deal with anger and what we can do to control it.
Live Wire Media
Good Character: Dealing With Feelings
Through the exercises presented at this website, students with "Learn that other kids experience the same kids of emotions as they do," "That it's important to understand what we're feeling," and "That we can often benefit by discussing...
Live Wire Media
Good Character: Dealing With Disappointment
Children learn ways of dealing with feelings after being disappointed through simple exercises and tips, as well as questions for discussion and writing prompts. Includes ideas for home assignments and notes for parents.
Orca Book Publishers
Orca Book Publishers: 'Lockdown' Teaching Guide [Pdf]
Lockdown by Diane Tullson looks at what could happen when a student brings a gun to school, intent on revenge. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, discussion topics and teaching ideas.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: Eleven by Patricia Giff: Book Notes: Educator's Guide
A pre-reading activity and some thematic connections for class discussion are at the heart of this teacher's guide for Eleven by Patricia Giff.
Orca Book Publishers
Orca Book Publishers: Snitch Teaching Guide [Pdf]
This is a teaching guide for "Snitch," a book by Norah McClintock. Josh is trying to get his life back on track after being in trouble with the law. He attends an anger management course but has difficulty keeping his anger in check when...
Other
The Buddy System
The Buddy System is a show that "features songs about expression of feelings, friendship skills, peaceful problem solving, anger management and self-esteem. It is designed to support violence prevention programs through music in a fun...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Arthur: Definition of Cool
Talk with your children about what it means to be cool. Encourage them to realize that being cool means feeling good about your actions and yourself.