Anger Body Mapping Activity

Description

This body mapping exercise teaches students of all ages to identify the physical signs of anger in their bodies.

✅ This activity is perfect for individual counseling, small group counseling, and centers. It can also be used in large groups/classrooms.

⭐ To play, students choose a metaphor card that explains how anger feels in their body. Then, they place the card on the part of the body on the printed body cut-out where they most experience that feeling.

⚡ For example, they may place the drum beating fast on the chest, the knot on the stomach, the spark zapping on the hand, and the speedometer reading 100 mph on the brain.

✨ THIS RESOURCE INCLUDES:

• A poster that shows 10 physiological signs of anger (i.e. furrowed eyebrows, clenched teeth, hands in fists)
• 3 posters that teach 24 different metaphors for anger. These are objects, items, animals, etc. that are ways people often describe how anger feels. Examples include a heavy rock, a fire (rush of heat), a pot of water boiling over, a tiger locked in a cage, a bear growling, a balloon about to pop, a rocket blasting off, and popcorn popping.
• 24 different metaphor cards that represent how anger feels in the body in full color and black/white
• 4 different body cut-outs (3 different races as well as black/white included)
• Detailed directions for use and sample discussion questions
• Alignment to ASCA Mindsets & Behaviors