BASEAL Getting on and falling out - 5

L.O.1 To know that I am responsible for the choices I make and the way I behave, even if I am very angry.

When Mia told Tom a joke in history and Tom got sent out for laughing, he said it was Mia’s fault – because she made him laugh. Who do you think is responsible? Why? Give your reasons.

When Richard said “ Your mum…… When Richard said “ Your mum…….” to Merle for the fifth time, she walked over and carried out her threat to punch him. “He made me do it….he just wouldn’t stop and I had warned him.” Who do you think is responsible? Why? Give your reasons.

Q. Can we blame others for what we do? Discuss this question within your group and be prepared to explain your conclusions to the class. It would be helpful if you produced a short play scene to illustrate your findings.

We are all responsible for our own actions.

Whether we like it or not we are responsible for our own actions even when we are pushed to the limit, even when we are angry.

You have many more skills to enable you to deal with anger now than when you were a toddler or in Year 2.

Such as……

Because of the way anger works on our bodies we may think we don’t care at the time but the long-term consequences will affect us. We need to find alternative ways to deal with situations that don’t end with us in trouble!