If You're Angry and You Know It

This song is available on Jack Hartmann's Follow A Dream.

 

Activity Suggestions from Jack Hartmann:
      Encourage children to think of positive (constructive) ways in which they can express their angry feelings. They can choose two of their own ways to handle feelings of anger and fill-in their answers on the open parts of this song. Guide role-play and practice positive ways to channel anger.
      Note: Valid studies do NOT support aggressive acting-out behaviors (i.e. punching, kicking inanimate objects - pillow, punching bag) Try other choices, i.e., exercising, talking, coloring, stopping and thinking, walking, hopping, etc. This is truly violence prevention.

If you’re angry and you know it, blow it out
If you’re angry and you know it, blow it out
If you’re angry and you know it
Make peace when you show it
If you’re angry and you know it, blow it out

If you’re angry and you know it, walk away! Keep your cool
If you’re angry and you know it, walk away! Keep your cool
If you’re angry and you know it
Make peace when you show it
If you’re angry and you know it, walk away! Keep your cool

If you’re angry and you know it, tell someone, "I feel angry!"
If you’re angry and you know it, tell someone, "I feel angry!"
If you’re angry and you know it
Make peace when you show it
If you’re angry and you know it, tell someone, "I feel angry!"

Rap:
You have feelings everyday
It’s all right and it’s okay
You can let your feelings show
Use your words -- let someone know

You have feelings everyday
It’s all right and it’s okay
When you’re angry, you can choose
What’s the best thing you can do?

(Children add their own constructive ways of expressing
angry feelings in the next two verses.)

If you’re angry and you know it,_________
If you’re angry and you know it,_________
If you’re angry and you know it
Make peace when you show it
If you’re angry and you know it,_________

If you’re angry and you know it,_________
If you’re angry and you know it,_________
If you’re angry and you know it
Make peace when you show it
If you’re angry and you know it,_________

If you’re angry and you know it, you can choose.
If you’re angry and you know it, you can choose.
If you’re angry and you know it
Make peace when you show it
If you’re angry and you know it, you can choose.

 

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