Because children lack the life experience & the cognitive skills that enable the verbalization of feelings, they can be particularly vulnerable to grief. And because children often don’t express their grief in ways that adults recognize, their pain can be overlooked. It is important to identify grief in children so that they may begin the natural healing process.
Week 1-
Review rules & purpose (managing grief)
Week 2-
Give students 3x5 notecards or blank recipe cards. Often, children worry that they will forget those who have died. To help them remember, students write down their special memories on the cards & save them to remember the memories forever.
Week 3-
Make cards for the person who died or for other family members. It's a way to have some closure & to express how they are feeling without having to verbally speak. Students can share with the group IF they want to.
Week 4-
Create a pillow or memory bag. Students draw pictures or place special objects in their bag to help remember the person or animal who died. Blank tote bags, paper bags, pillow cases, etc.
Week 5-
Grief Watch
Week 6-
Look back on our work & reflect on how far we have come. Stand in a circle & toss a beach ball to each other, sharing something we appreciated or learned about during the group.
Extra-
http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2010/09/books-about-death.html
http://www.icanteachmychild.com/2012/08/5-childrens-books-that-deal-with-death-loss-and-grief/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+ICanTeachMyChild+(I+can+teach+my+child!)&utm_content=Google+Reader
Review rules & purpose (managing grief)
Week 2-
Give students 3x5 notecards or blank recipe cards. Often, children worry that they will forget those who have died. To help them remember, students write down their special memories on the cards & save them to remember the memories forever.
Week 3-
Make cards for the person who died or for other family members. It's a way to have some closure & to express how they are feeling without having to verbally speak. Students can share with the group IF they want to.
Week 4-
Create a pillow or memory bag. Students draw pictures or place special objects in their bag to help remember the person or animal who died. Blank tote bags, paper bags, pillow cases, etc.
Week 5-
Grief Watch
Week 6-
Look back on our work & reflect on how far we have come. Stand in a circle & toss a beach ball to each other, sharing something we appreciated or learned about during the group.
Extra-
http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2010/09/books-about-death.html
http://www.icanteachmychild.com/2012/08/5-childrens-books-that-deal-with-death-loss-and-grief/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+ICanTeachMyChild+(I+can+teach+my+child!)&utm_content=Google+Reader