BOOKS FOR EDUCATORS
152.47 CAR
Carr, Tom. 131 creative strategies for reaching angry children : A
Practical resource of approaches and activities for helping chronically
angry children (K-8). Chapin, SC: YouthLight, c2000.
152.47 076 STE
Stewart, Jan. The Anger workout book for teens. Torrance, CA:
Jalmar Press, c2002.
303.6 PIC
Pickering, Peg. How to handle conflict and confrontation.
Shawnee Mission, KS: National Press
Publications, c2000.
305.2352 BRO
Brown, Lyn Mikel. Girlfighting : Betrayal and rejection among girls.
New York: New York University Press, c2003.
370.115 KRE
Kreidler, William J. Early childhood adventures in peacemaking.
Cambridge, MA: Educators for Social Responsibility, c1999.
371.192 WHI
Whitaker, Todd. Dealing with difficult parents (and with parents in
difficult situations).
Larchmont, NY: Eye On Education, c2001.
371.782 KID
Kids working it out : Strategies and stories for making peace in our
schools. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass,
c2003.
372.17 GAL
Galey, Paula. Keep cool! : Strategies for managing anger at school.
Markham, ON: Pembroke, c2004.
372.1782 SIM
Simmonds, Jennifer. Seeing red : An Anger management and peacemaking
curriculum for kids : A Resource for teachers, social workers, and youth
leaders. Gabriola, BC: New Society Publishers, 2003.
AV MATERIALS
Audience levels:
Check yourself.
Beverly Hills, CA: Fox Family
Properties, c1999. 1 videocassette (10 min.)
SUMMARY: Demonstrates methods for dealing with anger through a series of
situations where anger might occur. Audience: IJ. BOOKING # VHS0002941
Drama queens and tough guys.
Mount Kisco, NY: Human Relations Media, c2006. 1 videodisc (19 min.) + 1
teacher’s resource guide.
SUMMARY: Program will help students explore their emotions, express
themselves, and learn to control anger, jealousy and other potentially
troublesome feelings. Audience: IJS. BOOKING # DVD0058
From mad to worse.
Pleasantville, NY: Sunburst Communications, c2000. 1 videocassette (28 min.)
SUMMARY: Nora learns how to manage the anger she expresses towards friends,
school mates, teachers and family. Audience: PI. BOOKING # VR3203
Losing it! [disrespect 1] :
Talk yourself out of it : Module 1 [upper elementary/middle school].
Santa Barbara, CA: James
Stanfield, c2000. 2 videocassettes (17 min.) + 1 guide – (BeCool ; module 1.
Grades 4-7).
SUMMARY: In the first video, Mike faces the disrespect of two classmates
who decide to use him for spit wad target practice. In Video 2, two bullies
have brought Josh and Ryan to the breaking point. Irrational self-talk
encourages them to thoughts of violence and self-destruction, while rational
self-talk helps them keep a perspective and find an appropriate response.
Audience: IJ. BOOKING # VR3418
The Pebble in the pond. Winnipeg,
MB: Blonde Indian Productions, c2001. 1 cassette (14 min.)
SUMMARY: A presentation of the Acting Peace approach to violence
prevention, comprised of four sections: the incident, responses to the
incident, the aftermath and the classroom. It is intended to be a teaching
and discussion tool to illustrate what the problem of youth violence is and
how it affects high school students. It was shot on location at a Winnipeg
high school and features students from several high schools and adult
volunteers. Audience: SA. BOOKING # VR3377
Real kids : Handling anger.
Pleasantville, NY:
Mazzarella Communications, 2000. 1 videocassette (17 min.)
SUMMARY: Explores what makes kids angry and how they deal with their angry
feelings. Describes recognizing physiological changes during angry feelings,
and successful ways to avoid acting on anger. Audience: PI. BOOKING #
VHS0003003
Safe strategies for secondary
school educators : Defusing anger and aggression.
Eugene, OR: IRIS Media, c1999.
1 videocassette (30 min.)
SUMMARY: Video gives strategies on defusing situations which could lead to
confrontation. Examples of behaviours are shown and strategies which
teachers may use to get students back on track. Audience: A. BOOKING #
VR3109
Second Step :
Preschool/Kindergarten : A Violence prevention
curriculum. Seattle, WA: Committee for
Children, c2002. 1 videocassette, 2 pamphlets, 2 guides, 1 sound disc, 32
unit cards + 3 posters.
SUMMARY: Designed to promote social competence and reduce social and
emotional problems by teaching children skills in the core areas of empathy,
emotion management (impulse control, emotion regulation, anger management),
and social problem solving. Audience: P. BOOKING # MM1236
Second
Step : Grade 1 : A Violence prevention curriculum. Seattle, WA:
Committee for Children, c2002. 29 double-sided unit cards, 3 posters, 2
videocassettes, 2 pamphlets + 1 teacher's guide.
SUMMARY: Designed to reduce impulsive-aggressive behavior in children by
teaching skills in empathy and anger management, impulse control and problem
solving. Audience: P. BOOKING # MM1246
Second Step :
Grade 2 : A Violence prevention curriculum.
Seattle, WA: Committee
for Children, c2002. 24 double-sided
unit cards, 3 posters, 2 pamphlets, 2 videocassettes + 1 teacher's
guide.
SUMMARY:
Designed to reduce impulsive-aggressive
behavior in children by teaching skills in empathy and anger management,
impulse control and problem solving. Audience: P. BOOKING # MM1247
Student workshop : Angry? : Ten
ways to cool off.
Pleasantville, NY: Sunburst Communications,
1999. 1 videocassette ( 18 min.)
SUMMARY: A three part workshop for grades K-2, which deals with anger and
how to handle it. Audience: P. BOOKING # VHS0002890
Student workshop : Bullied? :
how to handle your anger.
Hawthorne, NY: Sunburst Visual Media, c2003. 1 videocassette (21 min.) +
teacher’s guide (49 p.)
SUMMARY: Young people have a right to get angry when bullied, yet between
hurtful expression and unhealthy suppression there are other, more
constructive ways to express angry feelings. This program is designed to
show middle school students that being able to handle anger is both possible
and desirable. Audience: IJ. BOOKING # VR3887
JOURNAL ARTICLES
Bernstein, Linda. “All the rage.” Current Health 2 33.7 (2007):
22-25.
Boldt, Randal W. et al.
“Replacing coercive power with relationship power.” Reclaiming Children
& Youth 15.4 (2007): 243-248.
Coloroso, Barbara et al. “What
to do if….” Maclean's 117.9 (2004): 28-32.
Levinson, Martin H.
“Anger management and
violence prevention: A Holistic solution.” ETC: A Review of General
Semantics 63.2
(2006): 187-199.
Miller, Darcy. “Students with
fetal alcohol syndrome : Updating our knowledge, improving their programs.”
Teaching Exceptional Children 38.4 (2006): 12-18.
Walker, Lorenn.
“Violence prevention through cooperative learning.”
Reclaiming Children
& Youth 15.1
(2006):32-36.
WEBSITES
Athealth.com : Helping young children deal with anger.
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May 2007
http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/issues/childsanger.html
Controlling Anger – Before it
Controls You. 2007.
American Psychological Association.
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May 2007
http://www.apa.org/pubinfo/anger.html
Get Your Angries Out. Lynne
Namka. March 2007.
Talk, Trust and Feel Therapeutics.
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May 2007 http://members.aol.com/AngriesOut/
NOAH : Anger Management.
March 2007. New York Online Access to Health.
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May 2007
http://www.noah-health.org/en/mental/recovery/anger.html
Tuft University child & family
web guide : Anger management.
Tuft University.
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