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Building Resilience: Coping with Loss

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Lesson Plan

Building Resilience: Coping with Loss

Learn strategies to cope with loss

In this lesson, students will explore strategies to cope with loss and build emotional resilience. Through interactive activities and role-playing, they will practice empathy and learn how to support themselves and others during difficult times. This lesson is important as it equips students with essential life skills to manage emotions and challenges effectively.

Audience

7th Grade Students

Time

1 hour

Approach

Learn strategies to cope with loss

Materials

Post-it notes, Pens, Role-playing scenarios, Discussion questions, and Worksheet on coping strategies

Step 1

Introduction

10 mins

  • Begin with a brief discussion on what loss means and how it can affect people differently.
  • Ask students to share any experiences they feel comfortable discussing.
  • Introduce the lesson's objective: learning strategies to cope with loss and build resilience.

Step 2

Interactive Activity

15 mins

  • Distribute post-it notes and pens to each student.
  • Ask students to write down one word that describes how they feel when they experience loss.
  • Collect the notes and create a word cloud on the board to visualize common feelings.

Step 3

Role-Playing Exercise

20 mins

  • Divide students into small groups and provide each group with a role-playing scenario related to loss.
  • Instruct groups to act out their scenarios, focusing on expressing emotions and offering support.
  • After each performance, discuss as a class what strategies were used and how they could be improved.

Step 4

Discussion

10 mins

  • Facilitate a discussion using prepared questions to explore students' thoughts on coping strategies.
  • Encourage students to share personal insights and support each other's ideas.

Step 5

Closure

5 mins

  • Summarize key points from the lesson, emphasizing the importance of resilience and empathy.
  • Distribute a worksheet on coping strategies for students to complete as homework.
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Discussion

Discussion Questions

A set of questions to guide a class discussion on coping with loss and building resilience.

What are some healthy ways to cope with loss?

Encourage students to think about activities or practices that help them feel better.







How can we support friends or family members who are experiencing loss?

Discuss the importance of listening, being present, and offering help.







Why is it important to build resilience?

Explore how resilience helps us manage challenges and recover from setbacks.







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Worksheet

Worksheet on Coping Strategies

A worksheet for students to reflect on and identify personal coping strategies for dealing with loss.

List three activities that help you feel better when you're sad.








Describe a time when you helped someone else cope with a difficult situation.








What is one new strategy you learned today that you would like to try?








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