Transcript WEBQUEST Anger Management in Children

WEBQUEST
Anger Management
in Children
Vanessa C. Lamb
Linda Aiello
INTRODUCTION
Students get angry! Classrooms get disrupted!
How would the quality of your classroom
improve if everyone used their anger in safe,
acceptable ways?
Let’s face it, this issue is on the rise in this day in age. Our
students are dealing with a variety of daily stresses. Come on
this journey to find ways to help our students learn the virtue of
self-control and calmness.
TASK
In this web quest, you will further your knowledge on the
topic of anger, identify the warning signs, and list
effective ways to handle anger in/out of the classroom.
You will develop a mini-lesson for your students on the
topic of anger management. Your lesson will include a
piece of children’s literature and activities to lead your
students in completing tasks of self-control and
appropriate release of emotions.
What can parents do? You will also provide a parent letter
connecting your lesson to effective home strategies.
PROCESS
1.Begin by exploring your background knowledge of Anger Management and decide
what you would like to know regarding this topic.
Complete a KWL graphic organizer from this link: (this is a type-in file)
http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonplans/graphicorg/pdfs/kwl.pdf
be sure to save this completed chart to your desktop in order to revisit and add
to what you’ve learned.
2. Use these guiding questions to further your knowledge on Anger Management:
What are some alternatives to conflict and violence?
How can one use their anger to empower themselves?
What are alternative appropriate ways of expressing anger?
What are some ‘trigger’ situations for kids and their anger?
3. Use these following websites to explore
http://www.safeyouth.org/scripts/teens/anger.asp
http://www.angriesout.com/
http://www.micheleborba.com/Pages/PRbmi01.htm
http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/strategy/strategy049.shtml
http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/issues/childsanger.html
4. Decide on a focus question dealing with the anger management in the classroom.
PROCESS cont.
5. Use your focus question to guide you in creating activities to do in
your classroom within your mini lesson.
Here is a sample : http://www.angriesout.com/bullylessons.htm
6. Choose a lesson plan template. Click here for some sample
templates: (be sure to include an assessment piece)
http://www.harlingen.isd.tenet.edu/forms/lessonplans.html
7. Create / plan your lesson and activities for your students.
8. Choose a piece of literature from our list of books to include in your
mini lesson on anger management in children. Book List
9. Create a parent letter based on this lesson. The purpose of your
parent letter is to provide a connection of the common language/
strategies in managing child anger. You could include a TIPS section
/list for an easy read or quick reference at home.
RUBRIC / EVALUATION
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CONCLUSION
In this web quest, you have furthered your knowledge on
the topic of Anger Management. You should have
identified the warning signs and listed effective ways to
handle anger in/out of the classroom.
With the development of a mini-lesson, you can now
effectively share this information with your students and
peers.
By becoming aware of connected children literature, you
have added to your classroom resources.
By creating a parent letter, you have provided a great
resource for effective home strategies as well as
strengthening the home school connection.
CREDITS / RESOURCES
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Scholastic KWL chart : http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonplans/graphicorg/pdfs/kwl.pdf
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Research Links: (websites to explore)
http://www.safeyouth.org/scripts/teens/anger.asp
http://www.angriesout.com/
http://www.micheleborba.com/Pages/PRbmi01.htm
http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/strategy/strategy049.shtml
http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/issues/childsanger.html
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A sample mini lesson: http://www.angriesout.com/bullylessons.htm
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Lesson plan templates: http://www.harlingen.isd.tenet.edu/forms/lessonplans.html
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Children’s Literature : Book List (book cover images – Amazon.com)
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Parent Letter Template (Microsoft Publisher)
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Microsoft Office Online ClipArt
Presenter’s Page
In order to effectively present this web quest, keep in mind that your audience
must possess knowledge of new literacies as they navigate through the web
quest’s links and complete the tasks.
Your audience is gaining personal knowledge on the topic is Anger
Management.
This web quest will allow your audience to “walk away with” a ready-to-use
lesson plan.
Feel free to navigate through other websites in addition to the provided links on
our TASK and RESOURCE slide.
You may also feel free to explore or use other children’s literature from your
personal library in order to be more appropriate to your grade level. Be sure
to have the actual books available in your presentation.
Keep in mind all the tasks that need to be completed. Below is an
approximation of time allotted for each:
KWL - 10 min
Research / focus question- 30 min
Lesson Plan ( objective; activities; assessment) – 20min
Children Literature selection – 15 min
Parent Letter -15 min
CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
• If You’re ANGRY And You Know It! By: Cecily Kaiser
• Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
by: Judith Viorst
• I Was So Mad by: Mercer Mayer
• The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Teasing
by: Stan & Jan Berenstain
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back to PROCESS cont.
Additional Research Links
• http://www.napa.ufl.edu/2002news/angermngmt.htm
• http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/video/index.html#divorce
• http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/emotions/anger/index.html
• http://www.enterthefreudianslip.com/100-child-angermanagement.htm