“Hello, Anger” by Jessica Sinarski Companion Lesson

Description

This companion lesson to the story, “Hello, Anger” by Jessica Sinarski teaches students to cope with anger and big feelings.

♥️ STUDENTS LEARN the concepts from the story:

• We carry “heavy books in our backpacks” that hold big feelings and painful memories inside
• Which feelings hide under our anger (i.e. loneliness, stress, sadness, hurt, rejection, embarrassment, hunger, etc.)
• How anger looks in our body
• A 3-step process for coping with anger

✏️ THIS RESOURCE INCLUDES:

• A digital for Google Slides™ and PowerPoint presentation that teaches the concepts from the story and offers scenarios and discussion questions to spark conversation.
• 5 instructional posters
• Interactive “Under My Anger” bookshelf activity with 27 scenario cards. Students read the scenario on the “anger book” and decide which feeling(s) is most likely hiding under the child’s anger in that situation (i.e. hurt, shame, loneliness, stress, and sadness). Then, they place the book on the shelf that represents the hidden feeling.
• “Under My Anger” Quiz: use this tool with escalated students to help them identify their feelings, share what is triggering them, and explore which feelings are hiding under their anger
• Assorted worksheets and coloring pages
• Alignment to ASCA Mindsets & Behaviors

[This lesson was posted with permission from author Jessica Sinarski and Jennifer Deshler with publisher National Center for Youth Issues].