Guided Practice Activity - 8

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MODULE 8   |   Mental Health & Mindfulness for Students 
Guided Practice Activities 
Anger Management and Emotional Regulation 
Complete the activities below to apply and deepen your learning from this module. 
Activity 1: My Anger Thermometer 
Type: Self-Awareness Activity   ·   Estimated Time: 20 minutes 
What to do: 
1. Draw a large thermometer on your page. Label the levels: Cool (0 –3), Warm (4 –6), Hot (7 –8), 
Boiling (9 –10). 
2. For each level, write: What does your body feel? (physical signs) What thoughts do you have? 
What do you tend to do? 
3. Think of a recent situation where you felt angry. Where on the thermometer did you reach? 
4. Now map out your 'escalation path' — what happened step by step that led your anger to rise. 
5. Mark the 'intervention point' — the moment at which a coping strategy would have been most 
effective. 
6. For that point, write 3 strategies you could use to bring your temperature down. 
7. Discuss with a partner: What triggers move you from 'Warm' to 'Hot' quickly? 
Reflection Questions: 
• What early warning signs tell you that your anger is beginning to rise? 
• What is one strategy you want to practice this week? 
?  Teacher Tip: Catching anger early — at 'Warm' — is much easier than trying to regulate 
it at 'Boiling'. Practice awareness. 
 
Activity 2: STOP Technique Practice 
Type: Mindfulness Regulation Activity   ·   Estimated Time: 10 minutes 
What to do: 
8. Learn the STOP technique — a 4-step tool for emotional regulation. 
9. S — STOP. Whatever you are doing, pause completely. 
10. T — TAKE A BREATH. Take one slow, deliberate breath in and out. 
11. O — OBSERVE. Notice your thoughts, feelings, and body sensations without judging them. 
12. P — PROCEED. Choose your next action thoughtfully rather than reacting automatically. 
13. Practice by reading the following triggering scenario and applying STOP: 'A classmate publicly 
laughs at your answer in class.' 
14. Write what you would observe (thoughts and feelings) and what you would choose to do next. 
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MODULE 8   |   Mental Health & Mindfulness for Students 
Guided Practice Activities 
Anger Management and Emotional Regulation 
Complete the activities below to apply and deepen your learning from this module. 
Activity 1: My Anger Thermometer 
Type: Self-Awareness Activity   ·   Estimated Time: 20 minutes 
What to do: 
1. Draw a large thermometer on your page. Label the levels: Cool (0 –3), Warm (4 –6), Hot (7 –8), 
Boiling (9 –10). 
2. For each level, write: What does your body feel? (physical signs) What thoughts do you have? 
What do you tend to do? 
3. Think of a recent situation where you felt angry. Where on the thermometer did you reach? 
4. Now map out your 'escalation path' — what happened step by step that led your anger to rise. 
5. Mark the 'intervention point' — the moment at which a coping strategy would have been most 
effective. 
6. For that point, write 3 strategies you could use to bring your temperature down. 
7. Discuss with a partner: What triggers move you from 'Warm' to 'Hot' quickly? 
Reflection Questions: 
• What early warning signs tell you that your anger is beginning to rise? 
• What is one strategy you want to practice this week? 
?  Teacher Tip: Catching anger early — at 'Warm' — is much easier than trying to regulate 
it at 'Boiling'. Practice awareness. 
 
Activity 2: STOP Technique Practice 
Type: Mindfulness Regulation Activity   ·   Estimated Time: 10 minutes 
What to do: 
8. Learn the STOP technique — a 4-step tool for emotional regulation. 
9. S — STOP. Whatever you are doing, pause completely. 
10. T — TAKE A BREATH. Take one slow, deliberate breath in and out. 
11. O — OBSERVE. Notice your thoughts, feelings, and body sensations without judging them. 
12. P — PROCEED. Choose your next action thoughtfully rather than reacting automatically. 
13. Practice by reading the following triggering scenario and applying STOP: 'A classmate publicly 
laughs at your answer in class.' 
14. Write what you would observe (thoughts and feelings) and what you would choose to do next. 
15. Practise the STOP technique in at least one real situation this week and journal about it. 
Reflection Questions: 
• What was the hardest part of the STOP technique? 
• How does pausing change the outcome of a difficult situation? 
?  Teacher Tip: The STOP technique creates a gap between stimulus and response. In 
that gap is your power to choose. 
Module 8: Anger Management and Emotional Regulation  ·  Mental Health & Mindfulness for Students  ·  Guided Practice 
Activities