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Sometimes things happen that make us feel angry.
Everyone gets angry, little monsters and people too.
But what is anger? And what do you do when you get angry or mad?
Let's talk about it because we all get mad sometimes.
I, I'm not.
Everyone has emotions. You have emotions. Emotions are
also known as feelings. At different times you can have different feelings,
like happy or sad. Other times you can feel
excited and proud of something you've done. Then suddenly
something can happen that makes you feel mad or angry.
Anger is just another kind of feeling we have, and it's OK to feel
angry sometimes, but how do you know when you're angry?
Let's find out. One day Sarah was getting ready
to go outside and play. It
took her a little while to find socks that matched.
And when she finally did, there was a hole in one of the socks.
Then she found one shoe, but couldn't find the other.
She looked all over the place.
After looking everywhere, she found her shoe.
But the laces were tied in knots, knots she couldn't get
out. The harder she tried to untie the knots, the
more angry she got. When you get angry, your body
begins to change. When you're happy,
you feel like a quiet and safe, warm, sunny day
where everything is pleasant and OK. Happy makes you feel
good inside. But when you get angry, that safe and
quiet warm, sunny day can turn into a loud and
dangerous, gloomy, horrible day. Angry
makes you feel yucky inside. When
you get angry, you may begin to breathe faster. Your muscles
may begin to tighten and tense up, your face may turn bright
red. Your tummy may begin to ache. You may grind
your teeth, you may even scream.
You may feel like you want to break something or hurt someone.
Anger can make you do things that can be hurtful to yourself and other people
or things. That's why it's important to know
what anger feels like and what makes you angry. What
makes you angry? How does your body feel when you get angry?
Think about it. Talk about it, because everyone gets
angry. Great.
OK Angry.
Lots of things can get you angry. Angry feelings inside our bodies
make us feel really yucky and crummy inside. Our bodies want to
get rid of the angry feelings, and sometimes those angry feelings can make
us do things that can hurt others or ourselves.
I'm so mad. Anger can make
you lose control, but it doesn't have to be that way. There are
ways that you can control your angry feelings. That's something Mike
learned. One day, Mike went to the playground.
First, he played on the playscape for a while. He went down the slide too.
Then Mike wanted to play on the swings, but they were all being used.
So Mike decided to play the playscape a little longer until a swing
opened up. Then he could take a turn. A little while later,
Mike saw that the same kids were still sitting on the swings, and the two
kids weren't swinging at all. They were just talking. Mike
started to feel angry. It wasn't fair that the kids were sitting on the
swings and not swinging. They were just talking, and he
couldn't take a turn. I want to turn. I'm gonna go tell him to get off.
Mike was so angry he was about to lose control.
What can Mike do? He could use stop and think.
Let's see how Mike could have used stop and think to control his angry
feelings. I wanna turn. I'm gonna go tell him to get off.
Hold on, stop and think. Hmm,
maybe I can ask them if I can take a turn instead.
That's what I'll do.
Hi, hey, can I have a return? Sure, we'll get a
baseball cards somewhere else. Thanks. Welcome.
See how much better things can turn out when you use stop and think.
Stop and think helped Mike to control his angry feelings. That gave him
time to think of a better way to handle the situation.
No one got hurt, and Mike spent the rest of the afternoon having lots
of fun. Stop and think is a great way to
control your angry feelings.
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Trying to do something new can be hard to do. You can become
very frustrated. Frustration can turn to angry
feelings. If you don't get rid of your angry feelings, you could
blow your top.
It's not good to keep angry feelings inside. So, how can you
get rid of your angry feelings? That's something Beth learned.
Beth enjoyed taking dance lessons. Today they're learning a new dance
move. 5th
position Tandu Grand deja
pler, 2 turns full up nice and tall.
Step Tandu arabesque.
Good finish. Beth tried it,
but she didn't do it very well. She tried it
again, but she still couldn't do it.
Some of the older girls in the class laughed at her. That made Beth
really angry.
Girls, you did a very nice job today. I'm very proud of you, but remember, practice
makes perfect, so over the weekend I need you to practice, OK? And I'll see you on
Monday. Bye.
Beth practiced at home. She tried and tried, but she stumbled
every time. That made her angry.
Then she thought of the girls laughing at her, and that made her feel even
more angry. She began to feel horrible inside.
Her angry feelings were taking control.
She began to cry. Some people cry when they get angry.
Beth was so angry that she gave up.
Beth is so angry, she's blowing her top. Her angries
are in control. And it only makes things worse for
Beth. She needs to get rid of her angry
feelings in a safe way.
How? She can relax.
When you're mad, sometimes the best thing you can do is find a
comfortable place, relax and breathe.
Breathe the way you would if you were blowing bubbles. Take a
deep breath and let it out through your mouth. You can
also close your eyes and think of your favorite color or something
else that makes you happy. Beth likes flowers and
butterflies. They make her happy.
Relaxing can help make your anger go away.
After Beth relaxed, she began to practice again.
After a while, she was able to do it.
Yeah.
Today we learned that anger is a feeling. If happy is a
sunny day, anger is a stormy day.
We also learned that everyone gets angry sometimes. Your body
tells you when you're angry. But you can control your
anger and stay safe by using stop and think.
One way to help get rid of your angry feelings is to relax,
breathe deeply and think about things that make you happy.
Now you know what anger is and how it feels. You
learned how to control your angry feelings so you don't hurt yourself or
others, and you know what to do to make your angry feelings go
away so you can feel better. That's important because