1. Strategies for Handling Anger

2. Angry Words
What Goes Around Comes Around

3. Video

4. Read Andrew’s Angry Words to the class to show children how words can have a lasting effect on others.
(Lachner, 1995)

5. Take a ball of yarn and cover it with strong-smelling powder.
Point out, as the class passes it around the room, how the angry words have left residue
Angry Words Words Last
(University of North Carolina School of Education, 2001)

6. Angry Words How can each group avoid using angry words?
Take a ball of yarn and cover it with strong-smelling powder.
Point out, as the class passes it around the room, how the angry words have left residue
Angry Words
(University of North Carolina School of Education, 2001)

8. Spin a Web
Group Cooperation

9. Start in a big circle, hold your ball of yarn tightly, and toss the ball of yarn to a friend: "I pick John to help spin our web”, or “I like how John shares with his friends”.
(Faine, 2010).
Spin a Web

10. Continue passing the yarn and using kind words until the ball of yarn runs out. Try standing up with your life-size web!(Faine, 2010)
Spin a Web

11. All About Me
Similarities and Differences
A Way to Build Self-Esteem

12. All About Me Posters Examples to include on your poster: Pictures
Hobbies
Family
Culture
Travel
Describing Words
Pearson Education. (2010). Retrieved on March 22, 2010 from Family Education website
All About Me Posters

13. Content: Pre-Kindergarten – 2nd Standard: Exhibit responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others in physical activity settings. SSS: PE.K.R.1.1 Treat others with respect during play Service Delivery Mode: Classroom instruction or small group instruction Embrace the Future. (2007). Social skills. Retrieved on March 22, 2010 from Embrace the Future: Resiliency Resource Centre websitehttp:// Jalongo, M. (2006, May). Professional development: Social skills and young children. Working with teachers to develop social competence in the classroom. Early Childhood Today. Retrieved from
Spin a Web

14. Embrace the Future. (2007). Social skills
Embrace the Future. (2007). Social skills. Retrieved on March 22, 2010 from Embrace the Future: Resiliency Resource Centre websitehttp://
Faine. (2010). Group cooperation. Retrieved on March 22, 2010 from A-Z Teacher Stuff website
Fish, L. (2009). Building blocks: The first steps to creating a multicultural classroom. Retrieved on March 22, 2010 from Research Room: EdChange Multicultural Pavilion website
Lachner, D. (1995). Andrew’s angry words. Gossau Zurich, Switzerland: Nord-Sud Verlag AG.
Pearson Education. (2010). Retrieved on March 22, 2010 from Family Education website
University of North Carolina School of Education. (2001). Angry words: What comes around goes around. Retrieved on March 22, 2010 from the Learn North Carolina website
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