Indiana Department of Education

Guidance Lesson Plan Template

School Corporation:

MSD of Wayne Township

School Name:

Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center

Contact:

317-988-8800

Indiana Student Standards for Guidance Addressed

Standard(s) addressed:

Personal/Social
Development

Indicator(s)
addressed:

PS:A1.12

Instructional Development
Grade Level(s):

7th, 8th grades

Title:

Grief Busters

Summary:

Week ones session will focus on the loss of a significant other and
how it affects each person differently. We will address the grieving
process and how it is natural and a part of life; each student will get
the chance to address their individual loss and what they miss most
about their significant other.

Time Frame:

Approx. 1 hour

Procedure/Activity:

1. Introductions
2. Discuss Confidentiality
3. Ice Breaker
A. Write down 1 interesting fact about yourself and
put it in the bucket provided.
B. Draw one piece of scrap paper out of the bucket;
saying the fact out loud; and group guesses who it
belongs to.
4. Pre-Assessment Worksheet on Grief/Loss
5. Beading Activity
A. Student gets one piece of string; either size for
bracelet or necklace.
B. Student designs their necklace with whatever
beading or color they feel describe the time in
their life with their significant other that they loss.
It could describe the person, or how they felt in
the past with their significant other.
C. After designing their necklace, students will take
turns to discuss why they designed their necklace
in a particular way.
6. Discuss the subject of Grief/Loss and how it is
natural.
A. Describe how all people experience grief/loss.

B. Describe how people handle grief/loss differently

and how it is always important to remember loved
ones from the past.
7. Conclude
A. Post-Assessment Worksheet
B. Pass out hand out about grief and loss.
C. Hand-out Journals
1. Students will be encouraged to write down
thoughts and feelings they are experiencing;
journals will not be shared with othersjust
encouraged to bring to every session to write in
after.

Evaluation
How will mastery of the
guidance indicator(s) be
evaluated?

Through the Pre/Post Assessment Worksheets

Learning Resources
Resources needed:
e.g., technology resources,
media resources, books,
web sites
Citation(s):
You may include
copyrighted materials in
resources needed, but do
not reproduce copyrighted
materials in your lesson
plan. Non-copyrighted
materials need to be
reproduced and included
with your lesson plan. Cite
sources here.
Collaborative
Partners:
e.g., advisory
teachers, other
teachers, community
resource people

Websites

http://plaza.ufl.edu/leib4th/griefgroups.html
http://www.griefspeaks.com/id33.html
http://www.tpronline.org/article.cfm/Teens__Grief
http://www.pbs.org/thisemotionallife/topic/grief-and-loss
http://psychcentral.com/lib/2006/the-5-stages-of-loss-and-grief/

School Counseling staff.

Contact information (optional)

Telephone:

574-849-2023 (Mrs. Koll)

E-Mail:

kkoll@butler.edu