Loss & Grief links to Knowledge

Understanding life changes result in loss and grief

Change - pages 22-23

Grief reactions - page 24

Grief stories (video) - page 24

1.2 Domains of human experience:

Each person should be encouraged to develop an understanding of all the domains of human experience; physical, emotional, intellectual, aesthetic, social, moral and spiritual.

1.3 Empowerment:

Each person should be encouraged to develop critical thinking, the creative imagination, interpersonal and vocational skills, and basic competencies in the various forms of disciplined inquiry.

Reactions to loss and change

Grief reactions - pages 25-26

‘Normal’ grief reactions (handout) - page 28

Extension activity - page 27

1.2 Domains of human experience:

Each person should be encouraged to develop an understanding of all the domains of human experience; physical, emotional, intellectual, aesthetic, social, moral and spiritual.

1.3 Empowerment:

Each person should be encouraged to develop critical thinking, the creative imagination, interpersonal and vocational skills, and basic competencies in the various forms of disciplined inquiry.

Reaching out, reaching in

How to help - pages 29-30

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

Helping a friend - page 30

1.2 Domains of human experience:

Each person should be encouraged to develop an understanding of all the domains of human experience; physical, emotional, intellectual, aesthetic, social, moral and spiritual.

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

1.2 Domains of human experience:

Each person should be encouraged to develop an understanding of all the domains of human experience; physical, emotional, intellectual, aesthetic, social, moral and spiritual.

Feelings and fears

Different fears - page 38

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

Ranking fears - page 39

My fear (worksheet) - page 41

1.2 Domains of human experience:

Each person should be encouraged to develop an understanding of all the domains of human experience; physical, emotional, intellectual, aesthetic, social, moral and spiritual.

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

1.2 Domains of human experience:

Each person should be encouraged to develop an understanding of all the domains of human experience; physical, emotional, intellectual, aesthetic, social, moral and spiritual.

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 

1.2 Domains of human experience:

Each person should be encouraged to develop an understanding of all the domains of human experience; physical, emotional, intellectual, aesthetic, social, moral and spiritual.

Grief is normal

Change and stress - page 50

‘Normal’ grief reactions (handout) - page 52

1.2 Domains of human experience:

Each person should be encouraged to develop an understanding of all the domains of human experience; physical, emotional, intellectual, aesthetic, social, moral and spiritual.

Understanding loss in response to death 

Different deaths - pages 53-54

Determinants of grief - page 54

Determinants of grief (student handout) - page 55

Determinants of grief (teacher information) - page 56

1.2 Domains of human experience:

Each person should be encouraged to develop an understanding of all the domains of human experience; physical, emotional, intellectual, aesthetic, social, moral and spiritual.

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

1.2 Domains of human experience:

Each person should be encouraged to develop an understanding of all the domains of human experience; physical, emotional, intellectual, aesthetic, social, moral and spiritual.

Controversial issues: the way people die 

Defining euthanasia - page 62

Discussion and sample questions - page 63

1.2 Domains of human experience:

Each person should be encouraged to develop an understanding of all the domains of human experience; physical, emotional, intellectual, aesthetic, social, moral and spiritual.

1.7 Worldviews: 

Each person should be equipped with the tools to critically examine worldviews (both religious and non-religious), especially those dominant in his or her background and school community.

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? (handout) - page 69

1.2 Domains of human experience:

Each person should be encouraged to develop an understanding of all the domains of human experience; physical, emotional, intellectual, aesthetic, social, moral and spiritual.

1.7 Worldviews: 

Each person should be equipped with the tools to critically examine worldviews (both religious and non-religious), especially those dominant in his or her background and school community.