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A group of children recognise that they have different levels of anger and that their ability to control it depends on how angry they are. The boys and girls also identify the physical changes that they notice taking place in their bodies when they get angry.

A classroom anger-ometer could be set up or simply drawn on the board and used to explore the different levels of anger explored in this clip, from annoyed to cross, to explosive. Students could give suggestions of things that make them feel each level of anger. They could also discuss how something that makes us just a little annoyed could make us become explosive if repeated over and over again, or if this happens on a day when we are already feeling upset or annoyed.

Ask students to explore strategies to manage these feelings in groups. Each student could write down a situation that makes them feel angry either at home or at school. They could then pass the paper around in their groups for each member to write a suggestion of what to do to control and avoid feeling that way. Students could then reveal the strategies suggested to them, and consider which they think would help them most. They could use these to create their own anger action plan.