Anger Control And Conflict Management For Kids

This learning guide for the elementary grades teaches your students how to reduce and control anger and to settle disputes in a pro-social manner. These student-tested activities help children to:

¦ understand the dynamics of conflict and anger

¦ improve communication skills

¦ examine the cause and effect of conflict

¦ become aware of their sources of anger

¦ appreciate different perspectives

¦ distinguish between the language of anger escalation and effective resolution

¦ develop tolerance

¦ manage anger and aggression

¦ achieve win-win outcomes.

This book is chock full of enjoyable, challenging activities that include step-by-step guidelines, reproducible experience sheets, and relevant discussion questions that encourage higher order thinking and collaborative problem solving. A highlight of this book is the section presenting a unique role-playing process that makes positive behavioral rehearsal easy, fun and relevant. This is a must have book for all educators who want to develop in their students the important social-emotional skills of creative conflict resolution and anger management. Use these high-impact lessons to teach your students to become conscious of the choices they typically make in anger and conflict situations, and to learn real-life strategies to replace ineffective behaviors with those that work.

Grade Levels: K-6