Loss & Grief links to Health and Physical Education

Understanding life changes result in loss and grief

Change - pages 22-23

Grief reactions - page 24

Overarching Learning Outcomes

1 Students use language to understand, develop and communicate ideas and information and interact with others.

3 Students recognise when and what information is needed, locate and obtain it from a range of sources and evaluate, use and share it with others.

5 Students describe and reason about patterns, structures and relationships in order to understand, interpret, justify and make predictions.

6 Students visualise consequences, think laterally, recognise opportunity and potential and are prepared to test options.

11 Students value and implement practices that promote personal growth and well being.

12 Students are self-motivated and confident in their approach to learning and are able to work individually and collaboratively.

Understanding life changes result in loss and grief

Change - pages 22-23

Grief reactions - page 24

Health & Physical Education

1 Students know and understand health and physical activity concepts that enable informed decisions for a healthy, active lifestyle.

2 Students exhibit attitudes and values that promote personal, family and community health, and participation in physical activity.

4 Students demonstrate self-management skills which enable them to make informed decisions for healthy, active lifestyles.

5 Students demonstrate the interpersonal skills necessary for effective relationships and healthy, active lifestyles.

Reactions to loss and change

Grief reactions - pages 25-26

'Normal' grief reactions (handout) - page 28

Extension activity - page 27

Overarching Learning Outcomes

1 Students use language to understand, develop and communicate ideas and information and interact with others.

3 Students recognise when and what information is needed, locate and obtain it from a range of sources and evaluate, use and share it with others.

5 Students describe and reason about patterns, structures and relationships in order to understand, interpret, justify and make predictions.

6 Students visualise consequences, think laterally, recognise opportunity and potential and are prepared to test options.

11 Students value and implement practices that promote personal growth and well being.

12 Students are self-motivated and confident in their approach to learning and are able to work individually and collaboratively.

Reactions to loss and change

Grief reactions - pages 25-26

'Normal' grief reactions (handout) - page 28

Extension activity - page 27

Health & Physical Education

5 Students demonstrate the interpersonal skills necessary for effective relationships and healthy, active lifestyles.

Reaching out, reaching in

How to help - pages 29-30

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

Helping a friend - page 30

Overarching Learning Outcomes

1 Students use language to understand, develop and communicate ideas and information and interact with others.

6 Students visualise consequences, think laterally, recognise opportunity and potential and are prepared to test options.

11 Students value and implement practices that promote personal growth and well being.

12 Students are self-motivated and confident in their approach to learning and are able to work individually and collaboratively.

13 Students recognise that everyone has the right to feel valued and be safe, and, in this regard, understand their rights and obligations and behave responsibly.

Reaching out, reaching in

How to help - pages 29-30

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

Helping a friend - page 30

Health & Physical Education

2 Students exhibit attitudes and values that promote personal, family and community health, and participation in physical activity.

4 Students demonstrate self-management skills which enable them to make informed decisions for healthy, active lifestyles.

5 Students demonstrate the interpersonal skills necessary for effective relationships and healthy, active lifestyles.

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

Overarching Learning Outcomes

1 Students use language to understand, develop and communicate ideas and information and interact with others.

3 Students recognise when and what information is needed, locate and obtain it from a range of sources and evaluate, use and share it with others.

6 Students visualise consequences, think laterally, recognise opportunity and potential and are prepared to test options.

11 Students value and implement practices that promote personal growth and well being.

12 Students are self-motivated and confident in their approach to learning and are able to work individually and collaboratively.

13 Students recognise that everyone has the right to feel valued and be safe, and, in this regard, understand their rights and obligations and behave responsibly.

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

Health & Physical Education

1 Students know and understand health and physical activity concepts that enable informed decisions for a healthy, active lifestyle.

2 Students exhibit attitudes and values that promote personal, family and community health, and participation in physical activity.

4 Students demonstrate self-management skills which enable them to make informed decisions for healthy, active lifestyles.

5 Students demonstrate the interpersonal skills necessary for effective relationships and healthy, active lifestyles.

Feelings and fears

Different fears - page 38

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

Ranking fears - page 39

My fear (worksheet) - page 41
 

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

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

Grief is normal

Changes and stress - page 50

'Normal' grief reactions (handout) - page 52

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

Supporting grieving friends and relatives

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

Controversial issues: the way people die

Defining euthanasia - page 62

Discussion and sample questions - page 63

Responding to help seeking

A friend in need - page 65

What can you do to help? - pages 66-67

Getting help - page 67

A friend might need help when … (OHT) - page 68

What can you do to help? - page 69

Questions about suicide (teacher information sheet) - page 70

Resource list - page 71

There are no specific outcomes related to this KLA. However, the activities and sessions opposite would be useful in the classroom.