Materials
Large monster, cut out of poster board
Glue
Fake fur
Rubber clown nose
Old mittens
Large googly eyes
Markers
Contact paper
Masking tape
Wipe-off crayons
Yarn
Instructions
1. Talk with the children about emotions, especially anger. Explain that everyone feels angrysometimes, but we have to find good ways of expressing our anger.2. Tell the children they will now make a special monster that will help them express their angerin a good way.3. Show them the monster that you cut out of poster board.4. Call on the children to help you add the monster's features. They may choose to glue fur on themonster's head, glue on a clown nose, attach the mittens for hands, glue on moveable eyes, ordraw on the clothing with markers.5. Have the children name the monster.6. Cover it with contact paper, and hang it on the wall. Attach a few wipe-off crayons to pieces ofyarn, and attach these to the wall next to the mad monster.7. Tell the children that whenever they feel angry, they can come over to the monster and use thecrayons to scribble out their anger on the monster.
