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Healing Hearts Lesson Plan

Students will understand what grief is, identify their own feelings, and learn simple coping strategies to support themselves and peers after loss or change.

First graders benefit from naming emotions and practicing coping tools early, building resilience and peer support during difficult transitions.

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5 minutes

Step 1

Welcome & Warm-Up

5 minutes

Step 2

What is Grief?

7 minutes

Step 3

Identifying Feelings Activity

8 minutes

Step 4

Learning Coping Strategies

7 minutes

Step 5

Closure & Reflection

3 minutes

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Healing Hearts: Dealing with Grief

Our Safe Space

Warm-Up: Check-In

What Is Grief?

Emotion Cards Introduction

Feeling: Sad

Feeling: Angry

Feeling: Confused & Lonely

Activity: Identifying Feelings

Coping Strategies

Practice: Breathing Exercise

Closure & Affirmation

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Healing Hearts

Alyssha Walker

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