Boris's knees have gone red hot... In this lesson Dave and Boris explore impulse control, self discipline, and how to effectively manage negative emotions.

Materials Required: pencil and paper (colored pencils optional)

Age Group: Late Elementary/KS2

This lesson cross references the SEL Core Competency: 'Self-Management' from the CASEL 5.

This lesson cross-references with B-SMS 2 M 1. from the ASCA Mindset and Behavior Standards.

UK:
CF2 : Caring Friendships - the characteristics of friendships, including support with problems and difficulties.
CF4 : Caring Friendships - that most friendships have ups and downs, and how to repair them.
MW2 : Mental Wellbeing - that there is a range of emotions that all humans experience in relation to different situations.
RR1 : Respectful Relationships - the importance of respecting others, even when they make different choices to us.

Biblical Insight:
Anger does not have to control you. There is good news, as Paul tell us in Romans 8: you do not have to be a slave of anger anymore! Under sin anger and other things like it had a hold over us. Under sin when Paul wanted to do good and not evil, he did not have any power to do so (Romans 7:19-20). But now under Christ Paul and all Christians can have the self control necessary to subdue anger (Romans 8:2). Anger is now a sin, but letting it master you is. We can now use different self control techniques to stay on top of anger.
Additional Scripture: Ephesians 4:26, 2 Timothy 1:7