Curriculum

Lessons are activity-based and include art, play, and movement. Four lessons will be delivered once per week. Each 45 to 60-minute lesson is facilitated by The Children’s Room’s licensed clinical staff. Students will be guided through a warm-up exercise to gather and center the group. This is followed by an activity focussed on the lesson theme. In closing, TCR leads a closing circle discussion as the students transition back to their day.

Lesson 1
Building Connections and Being Inclusive

Goals
● Build connections and group cohesion
● Explore similarities and differences
● Introduce curriculum; establish routines and guidelines

Lesson 2
Understanding Change and Loss

Goals
● Reconnecting and reviewing previous lesson
● Introducing and exploring different types of change and loss, including death loss

Lesson 3
Exploring Emotions and Feelings

Goals
● Reconnecting and reviewing previous lesson
● Identification and exploration of feelings associated with change and loss

Lesson 4
Coping and Being a Supportive Friend

Goals
● Reconnecting and reviewing previous lesson
● Expanding identification of coping skills and resources
● Identifying and exploring ways to be a supportive peer/friend

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