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Managing Anger in Classroom Situations

The teacher notices that a student named James is becoming frustrated while doing math problems. Another student accidentally knocks James' pencil case off his desk, angering James. The teacher stops James and has him take deep breaths to calm down. She asks James what happened and helps him understand it was an accident. The teacher encourages James to think of alternatives to pushing the other student, like ignoring it or taking deep breaths. James agrees to try these strategies next time he feels angry.

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Managing Anger in Classroom Situations

The teacher notices that a student named James is becoming frustrated while doing math problems. Another student accidentally knocks James' pencil case off his desk, angering James. The teacher stops James and has him take deep breaths to calm down. She asks James what happened and helps him understand it was an accident. The teacher encourages James to think of alternatives to pushing the other student, like ignoring it or taking deep breaths. James agrees to try these strategies next time he feels angry.

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Scenario: James is a year 7 boy with a learning difficulty who tends to become frustrated and angry when he is

struggling to complete work in class. Today he is seated at the front of the room and is attempting to complete some
maths problems. The teacher is busy helping another student, and she doesn’t see that James is becoming increasingly
frustrated. Another student gets out of his seat to collect a calculator from the teacher’s desk. The student rushes past
James’ desk and accidentally brushes his pencil case off the desk. The noise causes the teacher to look up, and she
rushes over as James gets out of his seat, a very angry look on his face.
Teacher: Hey James, stop and take a deep breath. (STOP)
James’ attention turns away from the student and towards the teacher.
Teacher: Everything’s okay James, just take a deep breath.
James breaths in and out slowly.
Teacher: Wonderful, would you like to sit down and tell me what happened?
James sits.
James: She knocked my pencil case off the table!
Teacher: I can see that. And that made you angry?
James: Yes, I was going to push her for knocking my pencil case!
Teacher: I think she might have done it accidentally, James. Would it be fair for you to push her if she had done it
accidentally? (THINK)
James: No Miss…
Teacher: What might have happened if you had pushed her?
James: Well. She probably would have pushed me back, or been hurt.
Teacher: That’s true, so what’s something you can do instead of pushing her?
James: Maybe just ignore it.
Teacher: That sounds like a good idea. And if you still felt angry, what could you do? (DO)
James: Take a deep breath and try to think of something else?
Teacher: Absolutely! How do you feel now James?
James: I feel okay now Miss.
Teacher: Great, now how about I help you with these maths problems?

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