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Anger Meter Display

A printable dial displays four emotion levels — calm, frustrated, angry, and furious — for children to use as a visual, non-verbal way to indicate how they're feeling.
Grades
Not Grade Specific
Pages
2
File type
PDF
Preparation
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Updated Jan 12, 2024

Subject
Special Resources, Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Special Education Needs (SEN)
Topic
anger, behavior
Resource types
Activities
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What's inside this resource

A visual anger meter can be a great tool to help children with anger issues. It provides an easy way for children to express their feelings in a non-verbal way. This can be especially helpful for children who may not be able to communicate their feelings verbally. When children use their anger meter it can be used as a way to open discussion and help them understand the cause of their anger and how to manage it in a healthy way. Additionally, the anger meter can be used to teach children healthy coping strategies for managing their anger.

Acknowledging and talking about anger can be a helpful way for children to deal with their anger. Talking about their feelings in a safe environment can help children feel better about their anger and can also help them to figure out how to deal with it in a healthy way. Additionally, teaching children healthy coping strategies for managing their anger can also be helpful.

This anger meter can either be displayed on the wall for children to go to when they feel they need to or to be directed to by an adult or it can be laminated for them to have their own individual copy with them at their desk to pick up and use whenever it is needed.

PDF printable of anger meter and an arrow. Print and laminate and then use a split pin to make it work.

Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clipart

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Identify and name a personal emotional state (calm, frustrated, angry, furious) using a visual, non-verbal tool.

Teaching tips

  • Laminate both the dial and the arrow before attaching the split pin so the meter holds up to repeated use.

  • Keep the meter at a student's desk or on a wall for them to update independently, or use it to open a conversation about their feelings.

Skills covered

  • Emotional self-identification — students select the label that best matches their current feeling on a four-level scale.

  • Non-verbal emotional communication — the dial format lets students express feelings without needing to verbalize them.

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Questions teachers ask about this resource

Are all four emotion levels shown in the same file, or split across the updated and older versions?

All four levels (calm, frustrated, angry, furious) appear together on the same dial in the current, updated version of the file.

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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

  • anger scale

  • emotional self-regulation

  • non-verbal communication

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