Anger, How Should I Deal with You? – A Series of Emotional Lectures for Primary School Students

“Is anger a bad emotion?”

“Every time I want to lash out, my mom tells me to hold it in. I try hard to suppress my anger, but I just end up feeling even angrier!”

“Every time I lose my temper, my classmates get scared and don’t want to play with me. I regret it afterwards. How should I deal with my anger?”

With these questions in mind, Ms. Candy from the “Heart Cottage” Psychological Counselling Centre, conducted a series of lectures on emotions for students of various grades throughout the semester.

Is Anger Always the Culprit?

Ms. Candy led lower-grade students through the picture book, “I Became a Fire-Breathing Dragon,” exploring the reasons for the dragon’s anger, ways to express anger, and the consequences that result when anger is not managed well.

For higher grade students, Ms. Candy used the picture book, “I Really Want to Shout,” to identify the triggers of the little girl’s anger, understand the signals the body sends when angry, and experience the consequences of constantly suppressing anger. Additionally, through the video, “The Camel’s Death,” students learned about the severe repercussions of letting anger control their actions without considering the consequences.

Children learned that anger is a normal emotional response. However, prolonged and frequent anger can negatively affect both body and mind. The way we express our anger is so important because it can lead to different outcomes.

Detectives of Anger

During the “Emotional thermometer” activity, lower-grade students had the chance to express their emotions. They tried to identify the causes of their anger and paid attention to the ‘message’ their emotions were trying to convey.

Higher-grade students recalled past incidents of anger during a time of meditation. They discovered that only 10% of life’s highs and lows are influenced by the events themselves, while the remaining 90% are influenced by our perceptions of those events.

Coexisting Peacefully with Anger

The emotion of anger itself is not wrong – the mistake lies in how we express it. Therefore, to alleviate anger, we should not suppress or eliminate it, but rather learn to soothe and express our anger in reasonable ways.

Lower-grade students found good methods to soothe their inner angry ‘monsters’ through the picture book, “There’s a Little Monster in My Belly.” They learned to use the “STDC” technique to calm down and practiced non-violent communication to express their anger appropriately.

Higher-grade students found ways to alleviate their anger through a “I Really Want to Shout” activity. They learned to use the “Emotional Traffic Light” technique to manage their anger, tried to rebuild rational beliefs by viewing the same situation from different perspectives, and followed the “Three Principles of Expressing Anger” to politely express their anger.

We hope everyone finds good methods to soothe their inner anger and learns to express their anger reasonably and politely. At the same time, we should understand and care for those around us who are troubled by anger. By reconciling with anger, we can experience positive emotions!

The students expressed that they gained a lot from the Emotional Magic Academy and hope to unlock more emotional magic through future psychology lectures. See you at the next Emotional Magic Classroom!