UKS2 Pack: Dealing with Grief, Loss and Feelings of Sadness

Lesson Plans for Year 5 and Year 6

This lesson plan suggests a teaching sequence based on Waiting for Wolf by Sandra Dieckmann and Pax by Sara Pennypacker. Use these wonderful books as a starting point for naming and discussing feelings and expressing emotions in creative ways.

Letter to parents

Use and adapt this template letter home to parents to let them know you will be talking sensitively about emotional issues at school so they can support their child with further conversations at home.

Worksheets

The worksheets in this pack support the follow on activities from the whole class teaching.