Angry Akku - Audio Story Activity Page

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Introduction

Akku is having an awful day and it’s making her very, VERY angry. Listen to this story to find out how Akku's anger melts away, and get ideas on what to do when YOU are very, VERY angry.

Story source: https://storyweaver.org.in/en/stories/12433-angry-akku

Audio story link:

Themes: Feelings and Emotions, Family, Socio-Emotional Learning

Suitable for: HPS, class 4, 5, 6, 7, Intermediate

Learning Objectives

1. Students listen to and try to comprehend the audio story
2. Students are able to engage in a conversation about emotions and how to deal with their emotions based on the story
3. Students are able to think creatively and express verbally / on paper
4. Students make connections to their own life and share their thoughts/experiences
5. Students feel confident to talk about what they didn’t like/ like about the story, how the story/ discussion made them feel

Classroom Activities

Here are some ways in which you can take this story to your classroom:

Pre-Listening Activities

Before diving into the audio story, engage your students with these/ similar activities designed to build their listening skills and focus

1. Sing the song “If you’re happy and you know it” using different emotions (If you’re happy and you know it do ‘x’, if you’re sad and you know it, if you’re angry and you know it, etc.) and ask students to sing along.
2. Setting the Scene Describe the story's setting (classroom, walking to school, having a bad day) and ask students to visualize it in their minds and express what they are feeling through their expressions and/or body language.

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During-Listening Activities

As students listen to the audio story, keep them engaged with these interactive activities.

1. Listening for Key Words Provide students with a list of keywords such as brick, crow, sunflower, etc. or specify certain categories of words such as animals, food items, people and ask students to keenly listen to where they are mentioned in the story. Ask students to raise their hand or make a specific gesture when they hear each word
2. Sequencing Events Prepare a set of picture cards depicting key events from the story in a jumbled order. In groups, have students arrange the cards in the correct sequence as they listen to the story. Encourage students to narrate the story in the end using the sequenced pictures.
3. Pause and discuss
   1. Pause the story after Akku shoos away the monkeys and ask students if they have ever felt angry/irritated like Akku where they weren’t interested in doing anything
   2. Pause after Appa asks if something happened at school and Akku says “maybe” and ask students to predict what could be the reason Akku might be angry

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Post-Listening Activities

After students have listened to the audio story, reinforce their understanding and extend their learning with these activities

1. Story Re-telling Divide the class into small groups and have each group retell the story in their own words. Provide prompts or story maps to help students organize their thoughts
2. Alternate Endings Challenge students to create alternate endings for the story. You can add interesting prompts for this (like – what if the next day Akku was sad?). Have students share their alternate endings with the class and discuss if/how different endings would change the story's message or theme. For older students, you can encourage them to think about the reasons behind certain actions or behaviours of the characters in the story
3. Story-inspired Art Ask students what situation causes them to feel a certain emotion – say what makes them feel happy. You can ask students to draw a picture/ a scene that represents what they feel like/think when they feel different emotions. Display the artwork in the classroom and have students explain their artwork.

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Note: Sometimes discussing feelings and emotions can trigger some negative thoughts among students. Make sure you are conscious of the discussions that are happening among students. More importantly, efforts should be made to help students learn how to express their emotions in a healthy way

Connecting to the textbook

<<Specify textbook chapters on themes related to feelings and managing emotions>>

Additional Resources

• Link to same audio story/activity page in Kannada
• Link to same audio story/activity page in Marathi
• Link to same audio story/activity page in Urdu

<<Audio story link>>