Sometimes I Feel Angry - A Social Story About Anger

Name: Sometimes I Feel Angry - A Social Story About Anger
SKU: sometimes-i-feel-angry-social-story
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Common triggers and physical signs of anger lead into five calming strategies in a first-person social story that acknowledges the feeling as normal.

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Year levels: Pre-school (Early Years), Foundation–Year 2
File type: PDF
Preparation: Print ready

Updated Sep 27, 2026

Subject: Social Skills, Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Special Resources
Topic: Social Story, Anger
Preparation: Print ready

From the author

About this resource

This social story is to support children who get angry. It covers feeling angry and frustrated and that it is okay to feel this way however what is not okay is to hurt others or break things. It goes on to give suggestions for calming techniques.

These books should be used over and over to reinforce the point so I would suggest either putting the pages into a display book or laminating and binding them.

Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Identify personal triggers and physical signs of anger
Recognise that feeling angry is normal but that hurting others or breaking things is not acceptable
Apply a self-selected calming strategy (deep breaths, counting, stress ball, quiet space, or talking to someone) when feeling angry

Teaching tips

Read one or two pages at a time in a small group or one-on-one setting rather than the whole book at once, given its simple one-line-per-page format
Pause after the strategies section to have the child pick their preferred calming strategy from the five offered, reinforcing personal choice
Pair with a physical stress ball or designated quiet space in the classroom so the strategies described can be practised immediately, not just discussed

Skills covered

Emotion identification — students recognise personal triggers and physical signs of anger such as frowning or crossed eyebrows.
Self-regulation strategy selection — students learn and can choose among five specific calming techniques, including deep breathing and counting to ten.