Anger awareness and calming skills are built into a simple printable dice game where children answer prompts about triggers, body signals, safe choices, apologies and coping strategies. It is suited to emotional regulation work with primary aged children, younger teens, families, counsellors, social workers and school staff looking for a structured but conversational anger management activity.
In a classroom, counselling room, family session or small group, this anger management roll and talk dice game can be used to open up conversations without making children feel put on the spot. Players roll two dice, match the numbers on the grid and answer the question in the corresponding square.
The printable game board includes 36 discussion prompts linked to anger triggers, early warning signs, body feelings, angry thoughts, calming down, safe expression and repairing relationships. Questions ask, for example, what anger feels like in the body, who can help, what makes anger worse, how to stop anger ruining the day and how to make things right after being angry.
The format is particularly useful for children who find direct questioning difficult, as the dice add playfulness and choice. It could support one-to-one sessions, nurture groups, social emotional learning, anger management lessons, restorative conversations, family work or therapy homework with kids and pre-teens who are learning to name feelings and practise self-control.
The board also encourages reflection after anger has passed, including apologies, forgiveness, happy memories, humour and promises children can make to themselves. The short “how to play” instructions make it easy to print and use with minimal preparation, needing only two dice and a willingness to listen respectfully.
