Loss & Grief links to Health and Physical Education

Understanding life changes result in loss and grief

Change - pages 22-23

Grief reactions - page 24

Grief stories (video) - page 24

HP 4.1 - Individual and Community
Health and Safety

Learners evaluate behaviours, situations and programs that recognise community health needs including substance use and lifestyle choices, and explain their influence on personal and community safety and wellbeing.

PD 4.1 - Human Development

Learners describe the stages of development in terms of sexual maturation, and develop and explain self management skills that will assist in coping effectively in a range of situations including changes in development and relationships.

PD 5.1 - Human Development

Learners demonstrate self management skills that enable them to make informed decisions for healthy living, and exhibit attitudes and values that promote personal health and wellbeing within family, personal and community relationships.

Reactions to loss and change

Grief reactions - pages 25-26

‘Normal’ grief reactions (handout) - page 28

Extension activity - page 27

PD 4.1 - Human Development

Learners describe the stages of development in terms of sexual maturation, and develop and explain self management skills that will assist in coping effectively in a range of situations including changes in development and relationships.

PD 5.1 - Human Development

Learners demonstrate self management skills that enable them to make informed decisions for healthy living, and exhibit attitudes and values that promote personal health and wellbeing within family, personal and community relationships.

Reaching out, reaching in

How to help - pages 29-30

Helping yourself, helping a friend (handout) - pages 31-32

Helping a friend - page 30

PD 4.1 - Human Development

Learners describe the stages of development in terms of sexual maturation, and develop and explain self management skills that will assist in coping effectively in a range of situations including changes in development and relationships.

PD 5.1 - Human Development

Learners demonstrate self management skills that enable them to make informed decisions for healthy living, and exhibit attitudes and values that promote personal health and wellbeing within family, personal and community relationships.

Helping friends

Types of support - pages 33-34

Giving advice - page 34

Dear Dr Wright letters (handout) - page 36

Seeking help - page 35

Newspaper article (handout) - page 37

What to say - page 35

PD 4.1 - Human Development

Learners describe the stages of development in terms of sexual maturation, and develop and explain self management skills that will assist in coping effectively in a range of situations including changes in development and relationships.

PD 5.1 - Human Development

Learners demonstrate self management skills that enable them to make informed decisions for healthy living, and exhibit attitudes and values that promote personal health and wellbeing within family, personal and community relationships.

Feelings and fears

Different fears - page 38

Similarities & differences in our fears (worksheet) - page 40

Ranking fears - page 39

My fear (worksheet) - page 41

PD 4.1 - Human Development

Learners describe the stages of
development in terms of sexual maturation, and develop and explain self management skills that will assist in coping effectively in a range of situations including changes in development and relationships.

PD 5.1 - Human Development

Learners demonstrate self management skills that enable them to make informed decisions for healthy living, and exhibit attitudes and values that promote personal health and wellbeing within family, personal and community relationships.

Grief in a zoo community: funerals and grief rituals

Exploring grief - page 42

Newspaper article (handout) - page 44

Funerals - page 43

Newspaper article (handout) - page 45

Research - page 43

PD 4.1 - Human Development

Learners describe the stages of
development in terms of sexual maturation, and develop and explain self management skills that will assist in coping effectively in a range of situations including changes in development and relationships.

PD 5.1 - Human Development

Learners demonstrate self management skills that enable them to make informed decisions for healthy living, and exhibit attitudes and values that promote personal health and wellbeing within family, personal and community relationships.

Loss: a universal experience

Change and loss - page 46

Feelings - page 47

Categories of loss (handout) - page 48

Holmes-Rahe survey of loss (worksheet) - page 49

PD 4.1 - Human Development

Learners describe the stages of
development in terms of sexual maturation, and develop and explain self management skills that will assist in coping effectively in a range of situations including changes in
development and relationships.

PD 5.1 - Human Development

Learners demonstrate self management skills that enable them to make informed decisions for healthy living, and exhibit attitudes and values that promote personal health and wellbeing within family, personal and community relationships.

Grief is normal

Change and stress - page 50

‘Normal’ grief reactions (handout) - page 52

PD 4.1 - Human Development

Learners describe the stages of
development in terms of sexual maturation, and develop and explain self management skills that will assist in coping effectively in a range of situations including changes in
development and relationships.

PD 5.1 - Human Development

Learners demonstrate self management skills that enable them to make informed decisions for healthy living, and exhibit attitudes and values that promote personal health and wellbeing within family, personal and community relationships.

Understanding loss in response to death

Different deaths - page 53

Determinants of grief - page 54

Determinants of grief (student handout) - page 55

Determinants of grief (teacher information) - page 56

PD 4.1 - Human Development

Learners describe the stages of
development in terms of sexual maturation, and develop and explain self management skills that will assist in coping effectively in a range of situations including changes in
development and relationships.

PD 5.1 - Human Development

Learners demonstrate self management skills that enable them to make informed decisions for healthy living, and exhibit attitudes and values that promote personal health and wellbeing within family, personal and community relationships.

Supporting grieving friends and relatives
(2 lessons)

Grief reactions - page 57

Masculine and feminine grieving patterns - pages 58-59

Unhelpful strategies (handout) - page 60

Guidelines for being a supportive person (handout) - page 61

HP 4.1 -Individual and Community
Health and Safety

Learners evaluate behaviours, situations and programs that recognise community health needs including substance use and lifestyle choices, and explain their influence on personal and community safety and wellbeing.

HP 5.1 - Individual and Community
Health and Safety

develop and act on a personal health and safety plan and evaluate community
initiatives to promote health and safety.

PD 4.1 - Human Development

Learners describe the stages of
development in terms of sexual maturation, and develop and explain self management skills that will assist in coping effectively in a range of situations including changes in
development and relationships.

PD 5.1 - Human Development

Learners demonstrate self management skills that enable them to make informed decisions for healthy living, and exhibit attitudes and values that promote personal health and wellbeing within family, personal and community relationships.