Big Feelings Teacher Guide
A gentle and age-appropriate teacher guide for leading a lesson on grief and big feelings with first-grade students. It includes a step-by-step lesson flow, discussion prompts, and facilitation tips.
My Feelings Journal
A journal-style worksheet for first-grade students to express their feelings about loss through drawing and simple writing. It includes prompts for identifying a 'big goodbye', visualizing heart-centered feelings, and identifying support systems.
What is Goodbye Handout
A simple, visually-supported handout for first-graders that defines grief using the concept of a 'big goodbye' and a 'cloudy heart'. It uses relatable icons to help children identify their physical and emotional reactions.
Journal Guidance Key
A teacher's key for interpreting first-grade student journals on grief, providing guidance on how children developmentally express loss through drawings and colors.
Big Feelings Teacher Guide Spectrum
A gentle and age-appropriate teacher guide for leading a lesson on grief and big feelings with first-grade students. It includes a step-by-step lesson flow, discussion prompts, and facilitation tips.
Big Feelings Slides Combined
A gentle, visually-rich slide deck for presenting the concept of grief and 'big feelings' to first-grade students. It uses age-appropriate metaphors like the 'cloudy heart' and incorporates the Kübler-Ross stages of grief mapped to weather patterns, while also including physical symptoms like tummy aches and fatigue.
