Memory Projects & Rituals for Closure

A targeted quiz-based workshop in small groups exploring the science of grief, building emotional literacy, and guiding 11th graders toward meaningful support strategies. This Tier 2 lesson helps identify student understanding and next steps in grief counseling through interactive assessment and discussion in a 30-minute session.

This lesson is designed for a small group setting to help students understand the grief cycle. In a 45-minute session, students will explore the stages of grief, discuss their feelings, and engage in an activity to personalize their understanding. This lesson is important as it equips students with emotional awareness and coping strategies, fostering resilience and empathy.

This lesson aims to help adults understand and process grief and loss through restorative practices and trauma-informed teaching. Participants will engage in active and collaborative learning to explore their emotions and develop coping strategies. This lesson is important as it provides a supportive environment for individuals to express their feelings and learn from shared experiences, fostering emotional resilience and healing.

This lesson aims to assist middle school students in understanding and processing grief, specifically the grief related to the loss of a guardian. Using trauma-informed teaching strategies and experiential learning, students will learn how to recognize and handle their emotions in a supportive environment. Through discussion, an activity, and a video, students will be encouraged to acknowledge their feelings and learn coping mechanisms. This lesson is essential as it provides a safe space for students to explore a difficult and often isolating experience, fostering emotional resilience and community support.

This is a six-session plan designed for 8th graders who have experienced the death of a loved one or other significant loss. The sessions aim to provide a supportive space for students to express their emotions, process grief, and find support among peers. Each session will last 45 minutes.

This lesson involves a simulation-based activity where students role-play as grief counselors and clients. Through this exercise, students will learn effective communication and empathy skills, which are crucial for interpersonal relationships and emotional intelligence. The lesson includes feedback sessions to help students reflect on their performance and improve their skills, making it a valuable experience for personal and professional development.

This lesson aims to help 7th graders understand and process grief through discussion, video, and collaborative activities. By exploring the grieving process, students will learn that grief is a natural and personal journey. This lesson is important as it provides students with tools to express their emotions and seek support, fostering emotional resilience and empathy.

This lesson aims to help 7th graders understand and process grief through discussion, video, and collaborative activities. By exploring the grieving process, students will learn that grief is a natural and personal journey. This lesson is important as it provides students with tools to express their emotions and seek support, fostering emotional resilience and empathy.

This lesson is designed to help a 5th-grade student understand and process grief, particularly in the context of their teacher experiencing a death in her family. It will provide a safe space for the student to explore emotions and learn coping strategies. This individual session will last 30 minutes and aims to offer emotional support and understanding.

This lesson introduces 6th-grade students to the concept of grief, helping them understand the stages and how to cope with the loss of a loved one. Through discussions and activities, students will learn to express their emotions and identify supportive resources. This lesson is important as it equips students with emotional tools to handle loss, fostering resilience and empathy.

This lesson helps 3rd grade students process the grief of losing a pet. Through a guided discussion and a reflective worksheet, students will explore their feelings and learn healthy ways to express and cope with their emotions. This lesson is important as it provides a safe space for students to share their experiences and develop emotional resilience.

In this lesson, high school students will explore the stages of grief and learn strategies for coping with loss. The lesson will begin with an introduction to the topic, followed by a video on the five stages of grief. Students will then engage in a guided discussion to share their experiences and thoughts. Finally, they will learn and discuss various coping strategies to manage their emotions and support their mental well-being. This lesson is crucial as it provides students with the tools and support needed to navigate one of life's most challenging experiences.

In this 30-minute lesson, 4th graders will explore feelings of grief after losing a classmate, share memories, and learn healthy coping strategies. This Tier 1 classroom session fosters emotional support and community by providing safe discussion, a reflective reading, and meaningful activities.

A focused session for students who have experienced trauma, helping them understand their emotions and reactions. This lesson is key to personal insight and emotional regulation.

This lesson helps students understand and cope with the emotions they may experience when dealing with a sick family member, particularly focusing on grief. It includes a video and a worksheet to provide students with practical coping strategies. This lesson is important as it equips students with emotional tools to handle difficult situations, promoting emotional resilience and well-being.

In this 15-minute individual counseling activity for a kindergarten student, the child sorts lost or changed objects into “past” and “present” boxes to grasp concepts of change and loss. This Tier 3 lesson supports grief and loss counseling through an interactive, hands-on approach that builds understanding and emotional awareness.

This session is designed to help students work through personal grief in a supportive group environment, focusing on healing and emotional recovery. It’s important for providing a safe space for students to express their feelings and learn from each other. This lesson is aimed at 9th-grade students and will be conducted in a single 60-minute session, classified as Tier 2: Group support.

This lesson aims to help a 4th-grade girl understand and process the grief associated with the loss of her father. Through a carefully selected video and guided discussion, the lesson provides a safe space for the student to explore her feelings and learn healthy coping mechanisms. This lesson is crucial as it offers emotional support and encourages the student to express her feelings, fostering resilience and emotional well-being.

This lesson introduces 5th-grade students to the concept of grief and provides them with strategies to cope with it. Using a combination of restorative practices, trauma-informed teaching, and game-based learning, students will engage in a discussion, watch a video, and complete a reflective activity. This lesson is important as it equips students with the emotional tools to handle loss and trauma, fostering resilience and emotional intelligence.

This lesson helps students understand and navigate the complex emotions associated with grief and loss. Through a combination of video, reading, discussion, and a worksheet, students will explore healthy coping mechanisms and the importance of expressing emotions. This lesson is crucial for fostering emotional resilience and empathy among students, providing them with tools to manage personal and peer experiences of loss.

Students will learn specific strategies to cope with the loss of a pet, fostering resilience and emotional growth. This lesson is essential for providing concrete tools to manage difficult emotions, specifically designed for a 3rd-grade group. It will take place over one 30-minute session, focusing on Tier 2 group support.

In this one-session, 30-minute Tier 1 lesson, 7th graders will learn about the process of ending counseling support, reflect on their progress, and create plans for maintaining well-being. This lesson builds emotional awareness and empowers students to transition from school counseling services.

This lesson introduces students to the concept of grief, helping them understand and express their feelings through a supportive and engaging environment. Using a combination of trauma-informed teaching and game-based learning, students will explore their emotions and learn coping strategies. This lesson is important as it provides a safe space for students to discuss and process grief, promoting emotional well-being and encouraging them to seek help if needed.

This lesson introduces 6th and 7th graders to the concept of grief and loss, focusing on understanding emotions and learning healthy coping strategies. Through age-appropriate discussions and activities, students will gain tools to express their feelings and seek support, fostering emotional resilience and mental health awareness.

This lesson is designed for 11th-grade students to provide emotional support and coping strategies specifically for dealing with the death of a peer. It focuses on helping students process their grief, share their feelings, and build resilience through open discussion in a supportive environment. The session is tailored for a small group and lasts 30 minutes.

In this one-session, 30-minute lesson, 7th-grade students will explore healthy ways to understand and cope with grief. They’ll learn emotional vocabulary, share experiences in a safe space, and develop personal coping strategies. This Tier 1 lesson fosters social-emotional wellness and equips all students with tools for real-life challenges.

A one-on-one Tier 3 grief counseling session designed for a 9th-grade student, empowering them to identify and process emotions, externalize grief, and develop personalized coping strategies. This 30-minute session equips the counselor with a structured plan and materials to guide the student toward self-compassion and resilience.

In this single 30-minute Tier 2 group session, 7th graders will explore healthy ways to understand and cope with grief. This lesson builds emotional resilience, fosters peer support, and equips students with practical strategies for processing loss in a safe, guided environment.

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.

In this lesson, 3rd graders will explore the concept of grief, learn healthy ways to express and cope with loss, and support each other empathetically. Building emotional awareness helps students understand their feelings and foster a caring classroom community. Session: 1 (30 minutes)

This lesson plan is designed to help a kindergartner cope with the loss of a parent through engaging and supportive activities. It includes a game-based activity, a simple worksheet, and a reading component that the mother can easily facilitate at home. The lesson aims to provide comfort and understanding, helping the child express emotions and begin the healing process.

A 30-minute individual support session guiding 8th graders through understanding and coping with grief. This session helps students recognize grief emotions, learn healthy coping strategies, and create personal action plans for emotional support. Appropriate for Tier 3 one-on-one counseling.

In this lesson, students will delve into the science of grief, exploring both its physiological and psychological impacts. They will learn how grief affects the brain and body, and discuss various coping strategies. This lesson is crucial for helping students understand the natural process of grief and equipping them with tools to manage it effectively.

In this lesson, 3rd-grade students will explore specific strategies to cope with the loss of a pet, fostering resilience and emotional growth. This lesson is essential for providing concrete tools to manage difficult emotions, helping students build resilience and emotional intelligence. It is designed for a small group setting, lasting 30 minutes, and is classified as Tier 2: Group support.

This 6-session individual lesson plan is designed for 2nd graders to help them process grief and work on emotional regulation and impulse control. Through engaging activities, worksheets, and games, students will learn to understand and manage their emotions in a supportive environment. This lesson is crucial for building emotional resilience and coping skills at a young age.

A self-guided journal for an 11th grader to navigate grief & loss through structured prompts and coping challenges in individual 30-minute sessions. This Tier 3 resource empowers students to reflect and heal at their own pace.

This lesson aims to help 3rd graders understand grief and learn healthy coping mechanisms. It includes a video, discussions, and activities to support emotional well-being. By understanding grief and learning ways to cope, students can better navigate their emotions and support others going through similar experiences.

This lesson is designed to help 11th-grade students process and understand grief over five 30-minute sessions. It focuses on providing individual support to students experiencing grief, offering them tools and strategies to navigate their emotions. This lesson is crucial as it empowers students with coping mechanisms and emotional resilience, fostering a supportive environment for personal growth.

In this 30-minute lesson, 7th graders will explore the concept of grief, its emotional impact, and healthy ways to cope and support peers. Understanding grief builds empathy and equips students with tools to navigate loss in their own lives.

This lesson introduces 10th-grade students to healthy coping mechanisms for dealing with grief, such as journaling, art, and talking to a trusted adult. By engaging in these activities, students will learn to express their emotions constructively and find support within their classroom community. This lesson is important as it equips students with essential life skills to manage emotional challenges and fosters a supportive environment.

In this single 30-minute lesson, 7th grade students will explore the concept of grief, learn why we all experience it, and practice healthy ways to express and cope with loss. This important lesson builds emotional literacy, empathy, and resilience by giving students tools to navigate their own feelings and support peers.

In this 30-minute Tier 2 group session, 8th graders explore healthy ways to cope with grief through discussion, reflective activities, and peer support. Understanding grief helps students process emotions, build resilience, and support each other.

In this lesson, students will learn about grief and how to cope with the loss of a pet. They will share their experiences, learn healthy coping strategies, and understand the importance of support systems. This lesson is crucial as it helps students process their emotions in a healthy way and find solace in a supportive environment.

In this 80-minute, full-class Tier 1 session for undergrad counseling students, we’ll guide learners through building a live DSM-5-focused intake and assessment toolkit. Students will explore each tool, assemble their own kit in collaborative stations, and demonstrate proficiency with an interactive quiz. This lesson is essential for grounding future counselors in practical diagnostic formulation skills.

In this 30-minute individual support lesson, a 2nd grader will explore feelings of grief, learn healthy coping strategies, and create a personal comfort toolkit. This lesson helps young students understand and express their emotions in a safe, supportive one-on-one setting.

This lesson helps 4th graders understand how to stay positive during times of grief by focusing on positive memories. Through a collaborative activity, students will learn to support each other and find comfort in shared experiences. This lesson is important as it fosters emotional resilience and empathy among students.

This lesson introduces students to the concept of grief through a short story. It aims to help students recognize and understand the emotions associated with grief, fostering empathy and emotional awareness. This lesson is important as it provides a safe space for students to explore and express their feelings, which is crucial for their emotional development.

In this 45-minute, small-group Tier 2 counseling activity, students work together to navigate a puzzle-based physical maze under time pressure. Through defined roles and rules, they practice communication, cooperation, and stress management. This session builds group counseling techniques by encouraging reflection on problem-solving under stress.

This lesson explores the role of counseling services in shaping students' identities and experiences in public schools. It is designed for adults, focusing on how counseling can support the development of well-rounded individuals in a diverse society. The session will last 30 minutes and is crucial for understanding the integration of counseling in educational settings.

This 6-session individual lesson is designed to support a student dealing with cultural adjustment challenges, immigrant-related stress, grief, and family separation. The goal is to provide cultural adjustment support, foster social connections, offer grief support, and build resilience. Each session is 45 minutes long and will include a variety of engaging components such as a lesson plan, worksheet, video, activity, game, script, warm-up, and cool-down. The lesson will be tailored to meet the student's language needs, with materials available in Spanish.

In this lesson, students will write letters to their lost loved ones as a form of emotional expression and healing. This activity encourages students to share memories and address unresolved feelings in a safe and supportive environment. By engaging in this reflective writing exercise, students can develop their emotional literacy and coping skills, which are essential for personal growth and mental well-being.

This 3-session lesson for 1st graders focuses on helping students understand and cope with grief and loss. Through engaging activities, games, and discussions, students will learn to express their feelings and develop empathy. Each session lasts 30 minutes and is designed to provide individual support, making it suitable for Tier 3 interventions.

This lesson introduces 9th-grade students to the stages of grief and explores how individuals cope with loss differently. Through interactive activities, students will learn to identify and express their emotions healthily. Understanding grief is crucial for developing empathy and emotional intelligence, which are essential skills for personal growth and social interactions.

An individual Tier 3 trauma-focused art therapy project for 10th graders, spanning multiple 70-minute sessions. Students use expressive painting to process trauma memories and emotions, guided by structured reflections and self-assessment. This project fosters emotional insight, coping skills, and therapeutic self-expression.

In this individual 20-minute session, the student learns to create a personalized anxiety action plan that empowers him to recognize triggers, use coping strategies, and follow step-by-step solutions. This lesson is vital for building self-management skills tailored for his OCD and anxiety.

In this 30-minute Tier 3 individual support session, the teacher guides a 3rd grader through understanding and expressing their grief. Through empathetic conversation, creative expression, and coping strategies, students learn that it’s okay to feel sad and discover ways to remember and honor loved ones. This lesson helps students develop emotional awareness and resilience.

In this 30-minute individual support session for 7th graders, students will explore healthy ways to understand and cope with grief. This lesson helps students recognize their feelings, learn coping strategies, and develop a personalized action plan to navigate loss.

This lesson aims to help students in a grief counseling group understand and explore the concept of masking emotions. By engaging in a reading, discussion, worksheet, and activity, students will learn to identify and express their emotions in a safe and supportive environment. This lesson is important as it encourages emotional awareness and provides strategies for healthy emotional expression, which are crucial for students dealing with grief.

This lesson introduces 9th grade students to the concept of grief and loss, focusing on understanding the stages of grief and how individuals cope differently. Through discussions and activities, students will learn to identify and express their emotions in a healthy manner. This lesson is crucial for developing emotional intelligence and empathy, helping students navigate personal and social challenges related to loss.

This lesson focuses on equipping veterans and their family members with the skills to develop a personalized Crisis Response Plan for suicide prevention. By understanding the components of a crisis plan and actively engaging in its creation, participants will gain a sense of control and preparedness for potential mental health crises. This lesson is crucial as it empowers individuals with practical tools and strategies to manage crises effectively, fostering resilience and mental well-being.

This 4-session lesson is designed for students in grades 3-5 to help them manage and overcome testing anxiety. Through engaging activities, games, and discussions, students will learn strategies to build confidence and remain calm during tests. Each session is 20 minutes long, focusing on different aspects of anxiety management and providing practical tools that students can use in real-life testing situations.

This lesson aims to equip students with practical strategies to manage anxiety through experiential and collaborative learning. By engaging in a calming activity, participating in a group activity, and engaging in a guided discussion, students will gain insights into managing anxiety effectively. This lesson is crucial as it empowers students with tools to handle stress, promoting mental well-being and resilience.

In this 30-minute individual session, a 4th grader learns to understand and express feelings of grief, explore healthy coping strategies, and create a personalized grief-support plan. This lesson empowers students to navigate loss with emotional resilience and self-awareness.

This lesson introduces 10th grade students to grounding practices that can help manage trauma-related stress and anxiety. Through experiential learning and inquiry-based activities, students will explore techniques such as the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding method. This lesson is important as it equips students with practical tools to manage emotional distress, fostering resilience and emotional well-being.

In this lesson, students will explore the concept of art as a therapeutic tool to express grief and emotions. Through guided art projects, students will engage in personal reflection and emotional release. This lesson is important as it provides students with a creative outlet to process emotions, which can enhance emotional well-being and resilience.

This lesson uses a game-based approach to help two second-grade girls process trauma related to their biological parents. By engaging in a picture-based activity, the students will explore their feelings and thoughts in a safe and supportive environment. This lesson is important as it provides a gentle and interactive way for the students to express themselves and begin healing, using strategies that are accessible given their reading and spelling levels.

In this 30-minute Tier 2 small group lesson, students will explore the concepts of cognitive fusion and cognitive defusion through ACT and art therapy techniques. They will learn how to recognize when they’re ‘fused’ with unhelpful thoughts and practice creative defusion strategies to gain mental flexibility. This lesson supports emotional regulation skills critical for social-emotional learning.

In this Tier 3, single-session 60-minute lesson, teachers will guide an 11th-grade student through understanding and managing dissociation resulting from trauma. This trauma-informed session builds self-awareness, grounding skills, and coping strategies to empower the student to feel present and safe.

In this 30-minute individual support session, students will develop a deeper understanding of PTSD—its causes, symptoms, and coping strategies—fostering self-awareness and resilience. This lesson empowers 12th graders with tools for managing trauma responses and seeking help when needed.

This lesson aims to equip students with practical strategies to manage anxiety through experiential and collaborative learning. By engaging in a calming activity, participating in a group activity, and engaging in a guided discussion, students will gain insights into managing anxiety effectively. This lesson is crucial as it empowers students with tools to handle stress, promoting mental well-being and resilience.

An individualized breathing and visualization program for handling end-of-year pressures, perfect for anxious seniors. This 30-minute Tier 3 counseling session equips a 12th-grade student with five simple steps to calm the mind using breath work, guided imagery, and creative expression.

In this 30-minute Tier 1 lesson, 6th graders will explore what grief is, learn healthy strategies for coping with loss, and practice empathy in supporting themselves and others. This foundational social-emotional learning lesson helps students recognize feelings, build resilience, and foster a compassionate classroom community.

This two-session lesson is designed for a 13-year-old girl to explore and develop coping mechanisms after surviving trauma. The lesson aims to empower her with practical strategies to manage emotions and build resilience. Each session is 25 minutes long and includes a lesson plan, activity, and discussion to facilitate understanding and application of these vital skills.

In this 50-minute, Tier 1 counseling & therapy lesson for 8th graders, students will identify personal stressors and learn simple relaxation methods to build resilience and self-awareness. This engaging session fosters emotional intelligence and equips students with foundational stress-management skills.