Anger Management Skills

Aligns with CASEL 5 & The ASCA School Counselor Professional Standards & Competencies

Anger Management Skills

Anger Management Skills

Pausing Pablo is the seventeenth story from Powerful You (grades 2-adult.) Pablo helps children manage strong emotions and encourages personal safety skills. Pablo also fosters the development of whole self, including a healthy balance of mental, social/emotional and physical well-being. 

20-MINUTE LESSON PLAN

  1. Launch  Introduce the A-Z Powerful You theme.

  2. Breathe and Stretch  Practice self-awareness and self-management with the Powerful You free movement videos on this page. Simply hit play or gain a new movement idea for your toolbox.

  3. Connect  Read the true short story from the 8.5 x 11 laminated Powerful You Educator Cards.

  4. Promote a Positive Mindset Stand tall and practice each story’s positive self-talk.   

  5. Reflect  Social-awareness, relationship skills, and problem-solving skills escalate when students are given turn and talk time for each journaling prompt. Learn from them and allow optional sharing.

  6. Role-play  Students hold the Powerful You Educator Card and act out desired behaviors.

  7. Leave an SEL Footprint  Copy and display the Digital Powerful You Classroom Social Skill Sign.   

  8. Expand  Use the Powerful You Kit or resources below. Make it your own! Be You! You are more powerful than you know! 

Breathe and Stretch Exercised to teach children to PAUSE when they are frustrated.

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Pablo would often escape to Australia whenever he needed to recoup, think over something,  or cope with feelings of frustration.

Belly Breathing to calm the anger!