'Changing Angry Thoughts into Calm Thoughts': Anger & CBT inspired Worksheet

‘Changing Angry Thoughts’ is a worksheet that can be used to support with managing anger in safer and more helpful ways.

Rather than saying ‘I wanted that’ or ‘It’s not fair’ when the last cookie gets eaten, this activity encourages children to change their thoughts into calmer and more positive ones.

Children are invited to change their thoughts from angry, unhelpful thoughts to calmer helpful thoughts.

How could this resource be used?

To support emotional regulation.
To support emotional literacy and identifying feelings on a scale.
To support with managing big feelings, such as anger.
To support a child 1:1.

Relevant Curriculum Links

England PSHE Statutory Curriculum Strands:

KS1: H13. how feelings can affect people’s bodies and how they behave.
KS1: H15. to recognise that not everyone feels the same at the same time, or feels the same about the same things.
KS1:H18. different things they can do to manage big feelings, to help calm themselves down and/or change their mood when they don’t feel good.
KS1: H19. to recognise when they need help with feelings; that it is important to ask for help with feelings; and how to ask for it.

KS2: H18. about everyday things that affect feelings and the importance of expressing feelings.
KS2: H19. a varied vocabulary to use when talking about feelings; about how to express feelings in different ways.
KS2: H20. strategies to respond to feelings, including intense or conflicting feelings; how to manage and respond to feelings appropriately and proportionately in different situations.

Scottish Health and Wellbeing Curriculum Outcome(s):

I know that we all experience a variety of thoughts and emotions that affect how we feel and behave and I am learning ways of managing them. HWB 0-02a / HWB 1-02a / HWB 2-02a / HWB 3-02a / HWB 4-02a.
I understand that my feelings and reactions can change depending upon what is happening within and around me. This helps me to understand my own behaviour and the way others behave. HWB 0-04a / HWB 1-04a / HWB 2-04a / HWB 3-04a / HWB 4-04a.