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Lesson Four: Teaching Anger Management to Children

stressfreekids — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 17:21:04 +0000

This turnkey lesson plan comes with everything you need for teaching anger management to children. Parents and teachers introduce research-based anger management techniques to kids in a class, group, or home setting. Progressive Muscular Relaxation (PMR) and breathing is fun, effective and easy! This download package comes with 2 stories Angry Octopus and The Goodnight Caterpillar, 1 relaxation music download, worksheets, and Certificates of Completion making it effortless for any teacher or parent to implement. No prior teaching experience is needed.

Children are empowered when they learn to identify and manage anger. Progressive Muscular Relaxation and Breathing allow children to be active participants in managing their emotions. This solution focused strategy of teaching anger management to children decreases aggressive behavior and tantrums.

“ I highly recommend this story as it effectively teaches PMR skills in an engaging story format that kids will remember. The first time I read the book to my children, they both engaged in the progressive muscle relaxation without any prompting from me. Several days after having read the book, my six year old spontaneously talked about how he could manage his anger by doing what the octopus did. A must have for anyone with children or anyone who works with children.”
-Dr. L. Teegarden

Teaching anger management to children is structured in the following format:

1) Movement Activity: Class opens with a movement activity designed to help children learn about and release stress, anger, fears.

2) Explanation/ Lesson: Lesson and explanation of specific relaxation technique are provided.

3) Story time/Lesson: Children listen to an award winning story from Lori Lite that includes an actual research-based stress management technique .

4) Discussion: Lesson is continued with a discussion of the story and technique. Children learn how they can apply this specific technique to their lives.

5) Worksheet and Relaxation Music: Worksheet reinforces the lesson children learned in class and demonstrates how they can be active participants in decreasing stress and anger. Music soundtrack is an added bonus.

6) Certificate of Completion: Included and handed out.

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Lesson Three: Affirmations/ Positive Statements

stressfreekids — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 20:39:16 +0000

This turnkey lesson plan comes with everything you need to introduce a research-based, stress management technique to your class, group, or home. Affirmations or positive statements are fun, effective and easy and are used to build self-esteem, improve confidence and reduce test taking anxiety. This download package comes with 2 stories, 1 relaxation music download, 2 worksheets, and a Certificate of Completion making it effortless for any teacher or parent to implement. No prior teaching experience is needed. Each lesson plans teaching stress management can be used with the 2 included stories, giving you TWO COMPLETE LESSONS in ONE!

An affirmation or positive statement is one of the easiest self-esteem building and stress managing techniques available to children. Affirmations can be used to control feelings of fear and anxiety, to reach goals, maintain self-belief and reduce test taking anxiety.

“This wonderful story offers children the chance to learn relaxation skills and a positive psychological outlook like no other work I am aware of. The engaging dialogue surpass any other resources I have come across in my field of psychology.”
—Dr. R. Waters

Lesson to lower test taking anxiety is structured in the following format:

1) Movement Activity: Class opens with a movement activity designed to help children learn about and release stress, anger, fears.

2) Explanation/ Lesson: Lesson and explanation of specific relaxation technique are provided.

3) Story time/Lesson: Children listen to an award winning story from Lori Lite that includes an actual research-based stress management technique .

4) Discussion: Lesson is continued with a discussion of the story and technique. Children learn how they can apply this specific technique to their lives.

6) Certificate of Completion: Included and handed out.

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Lesson Two: Belly Breathing to Reduce Stress, Worries, Anger~Increase Relaxation

stressfreekids — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 15:57:38 +0000

This turnkey lesson plan teaching belly breathing comes with everything you need to introduce a research-based, stress management technique to your class, group, or home. Belly breathing is fun, effective and easy! This download package comes with 2 stories, 1 relaxation music download, 2 worksheets, and a Certificate of Completion making it effortless for any teacher or parent to implement. No prior teaching experience is needed. Each lesson can be used with the 2 included stories, giving you TWO COMPLETE LESSONS in ONE!

Deep Breathing better know as belly breathing is a powerful relaxation technique with profound impact. Belly breathing can help children improve concentration, relax muscles and anger, and calm the mind.

“I am a mental health therapist working with children and families. There are many books and resources to teach kids about relaxation and breathing, but few work for me to introduce the concepts to my younger clients – preschoolers and younger elementary school children. (Though it would also be good for older elementary schoolers.) The simplicity of this book is calming in and of itself.”
— T. Jalbert

Belly breathing class is structured in the following format:

1) Movement Activity: Class opens with a movement activity designed to help children learn about and release stress, anger, fears.

2) Explanation/ Lesson: Lesson and explanation of specific relaxation technique are provided.

3) Story time/Lesson: Children listen to an award winning story from Lori Lite that includes an actual research-based stress management technique .

4) Discussion: Lesson is continued with a discussion of the story and technique. Children learn how they can apply this specific technique to their lives.

6) Certificate of Completion: Included and handed out.

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Lesson One: Visualizing to Reduce Stress, Worries, Anger~Increase Creativity

stressfreekids — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 15:55:43 +0000

This turnkey lesson plan teaching visualization techniques comes with everything you need to introduce a research-based, stress management technique to your class, group, or home. This visualizing technique is fun, effective and easy! This download package comes with 2 stories, 1 relaxation music download, 4 worksheets, and a Certificate of Completion making it effortless for any teacher or parent to implement. No prior teaching experience is needed. Each lesson can be used with the 2 included stories, giving you TWO COMPLETE LESSONS in ONE!

Children that practice relaxation techniques achieve higher test scores. Visualizing stimulates creativity and relaxes the mind.

“”I work as a behavior specialist serving the needs of five public elementary schools. I used this curriculum to teach stress awareness lessons to 3rd & 4th graders prior to TAKS testing. The students loved the interactive lessons and they recalled the strategies from previous lessons each time I returned to their classrooms. The teachers were impressed as well and will continue reinforcing the stress reduction and relaxation strategies throughout the year.”
— A. Childers

Visualization techniques class is structured in the following format:

1) Movement Activity: Class opens with a movement activity designed to help children learn about and release stress, anger, worries.

2) Explanation/ Lesson: Lesson and explanation of visualization techniques are provided.

3) Story time/Lesson: Children listen to an award winning story from Lori Lite that includes an actual research-based stress management technique .

4) Discussion: Lesson is continued with a discussion of the story and technique. Children learn how they can apply this specific technique to their lives.

6) Certificate of Completion: Included and handed out.

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