ANGER MANAGEMENT Kids Activities Worksheets Impulse Control Activities SEL

Are you looking for a meaningful and engaging way to teach young students about physical aggression and positive behavior choices? Our hands-on Helping Hands vs. Hurting Hands SEL Workbook is the perfect addition to your school counseling activities and SEL curriculum, helping children build essential coping skills, anger management, emotional regulation, and social awareness.

Designed for early childhood and elementary students, this resource supports emotional development by teaching the impact of physical aggression and guiding students toward more thoughtful, kind, and safe behaviors.

Our comprehensive SEL and counseling resource includes:

• What is Physical Aggression? – Clear, student-friendly definitions with age-appropriate discussion prompts to help children understand what physical aggression looks like and why it matters.
• Helping Hands vs. Hurting Hands – Visual supports and real-life examples to teach the difference between actions that help and actions that harm.
• Calm Down Strategies – Practical tools to help students self-regulate, including techniques for anger management and reducing physical reactions.
• Behavior Reflection Activities – Reflective worksheets that promote empathy, accountability, and social-emotional growth.
• Creative & Interactive SEL Activities:

– Cut-and-sort worksheets to identify helpful and hurtful behaviors

– Feelings thermometer, feelings wheel, and impulse control questionnaires

– Dice games and scenario cards for decision-making practice

– “Promise Pledge” activity to promote responsible behavior

– Coloring pages and a find-a-word puzzle to reinforce key concepts in a fun
and accessible way

– And more…