On Monday 4th March 2019 we focussed on the feeling of Anger. At the start of the assembly I asked the children if they felt that feeling anger was a ‘bad’ thing. Most of the children said that they felt it was bad.
With the help of some actors and the use of a volcano made by some boys in P2, we explored the feeling of anger and likened it to a ‘volcano in our tummy’. In the story a little boy ‘Sam’ found that during the day at school things annoyed him and made him angry. Slowly these things built up (we added bicarbonate of soda to the volcano each time he got angry) until eventually he tripped over someone who shouldn’t have been sitting on the floor and he exploded (we added vinegar to the volcano and there was a reaction). We saw Sam lash out and anger took control of him.
However we continued to discuss that we will feel anger at points, because it is a feeling and we are all human and can’t control what happens around us. Instead we discussed how ‘Sam’ could have taken control of anger instead of letting him take control of him. For example, the first thing that annoyed ‘Sam’ was when his friend ‘Mark’ didn’t sit next to him in the dinner hall. Instead of getting annoyed about it, this time ‘Sam’ used his feeling of anger to instead decide to start talking to the people around him and make new friends. Then ‘Sam’ started to feel better and this kept him in control of his anger.
For the times when we do get angry, we explored some strategies to use to help us calm down. In assembly we learned how to use a technique called square breathing. Ask your child to show you how to use this!
After exploring the feeling of anger I once again asked if it was a ‘bad’ thing. A lot of the children changed their mind and felt it didn’t have to be a bad thing as we realised that it is a normal feeling and if we learn to manage it rather than letting it control us, then we can still make positive behaviour choices even if we feel angry.
We then discussed the importance of using friendly hands outside in the playground even if a game doesn’t go our way and we get annoyed. There are green friendly hand reminders stuck to the outside doors to remind us to use friendly hands.
Finally we looked ahead to World Book Day on Thursday 7th March. We are looking forward to celebrating reading and I am very much enjoying the World Book Day Family Selfies that have come in so far! Such a great effort from everyone and it will help to create a real ethos for the love of reading at Cults Primary.
STAR ASSEMBLY CLASS – Congratulations go to my P1D class. They listen so well all the time and we had some confident actors and actresses up helping to explore the feeling of Anger. Well done P1D.
STAR PUPILS: Congratulations again to the star pupils for this week. I continue to be very proud of the children and the teachers are too! Lots of children making real improvements in their learning as well, which is great to see. Keep up the fantastic work everyone!
Got my weeks mixed up Miss C… last week was sad this week anger!! Anyways it’s been good prompter for home discussion as it’s helping wee Closey get a handle on feelings and sharing them.
It reinforces what I teach him about recognising and dealing with his emotions in a healthy way👍🏻Wonderful intro to lifelong learning journey that will be invaluable as the children grow into adulthood!! Wish I’d learnt it at that age … I would certainly have been better equipped to make wiser choices in difficult situations!!