Introduce the session by welcoming the students and providing a gentle introduction to how we sometimes feel sad when we lose a pet. Emphasize that feeling sad is normal and that today we are going to learn some ways to cope with that sadness.

Discuss what grief means in simple terms. Ask the students how they feel when they miss someone or something important to them. Encourage sharing thoughts in supportive language.

Link this slide back to the Healthy Ways to Cope lesson plan. Share some coping techniques and strategies that can help handle feelings of sadness, like talking to someone, drawing, or other methods mentioned in the lesson plan.

Explain the Memory Box Activity: each student will make a memory box to remember their pet. Use extra visual aids if possible from the Creating a Memory Box Activity. Walk the students through the steps daily.

Conclude the session by recapping what was learned. Ask the students to share one thing they learned or one strategy they liked best, reinforcing that it's okay to feel sadness and that there are many ways to manage our feelings.