Workshop 5: Children and Death Part of Facing Death with Life In This Section Introduction From Facing Death with Life I was astonished to hear a highly intelligent boy of ten remark after the sudden death of his father: "I know father’s dead, but what I can’t understand is why he doesn’t come home to supper." — Sigmund Freud, Interpretation of Dreams Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that... Workshop-at-a-Glance From Facing Death with Life Activity Time Opening 5 minutes Activity 1: Learning about Death 30 minutes Activity 2: Death in Children’s Books 40 minutes Activity 3: Children and Grief 20 minutes Activity 4: Sharing Experiences and Questions 15 minutes For Next Time 5 minutes Closing 5 minutes... Materials From Facing Death with Life Newsprint, markers, and tape Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED/battery-operated candle Our Covenant from Workshop 1 Handout 1, Looking Ahead to Workshop 6 http://www.uua.org/sites/live-new.uua.org/files/documents/galginaitisca…’s Talk About Families and Loss by Carol Galginaitis Three-ring... Preparation From Facing Death with Life Read the resources listed in Handout 1, Looking Ahead to Workshop 5, from Workshop 4. Post Our Covenant from Workshop 1. Customize and make copies of Handout 1, Looking Ahead to Workshop 6 for all participants. Make several copies of pages 11-14 of... Opening From Facing Death with Life Activity time: 5 minutes Light the chalice and share these words from Fred Rogers: Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary. The people we trust... Activity 1: Learning about Death From Facing Death with Life Activity time: 30 minutes Invite participants to consider their own experiences with death when they were young. Call attention to the posted questions and invite them to share responses in pairs.... Activity 2: Death in Children’s Books From Facing Death with Life Activity time: 40 minutes Invite participants to form groups of three. Give each group a copy of pages 11-14 of “Loss across the Lifespan” from Let's Talk About Families and Loss and one of the children’s books. Invite the group to read the book, and then to decide for which age(s) the book is... Activity 3: Children and Grief From Facing Death with Life Activity time: 20 minutes Show “About Uncle Jack,” “Expressing Emotions,” and “You Can Talk to Me,” three Sesame Street segments that explore helping children cope with grief. If you are unable to stream the segments, explain that you are going to show a segment of an hour-long PBS video... Activity 4: Sharing Experiences and Questions From Facing Death with Life Activity time: 15 minutes Go around the circle and invite participants to share their journal reflections and their questions and concerns with the large group as they are comfortable doing so. Ask other participants to refrain from responding until all have shared.... For Next Time From Facing Death with Life Activity time: 5 minutes Share with participants any updates on upcoming plans. Distribute Handout 1, Looking Ahead to Workshop 6. Tell participants that Find Out More includes additional resources they may wish to explore. Closing From Facing Death with Life Activity time: 5 minutes Explain that the closing words come from a children’s book about an interfaith family, Kaddish for Grampa in Jesus’ Name Amen, by James Howe and Catherine Stock (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2004). Share these words: And then one night, after the people had stopped... Leader Reflection and Planning From Facing Death with Life Make a time for individual reflection and discussion with your co-leader after the conclusion of the workshop. Consider these questions: What worked well in today's workshop? How can these elements or approaches be repeated or amplified in the future? What was most challenging?... Handout 1: Looking Ahead to Workshop 6 From Facing Death with Life I was astonished to hear a highly intelligent boy of ten remark after the sudden death of his father: "I know father’s dead, but what I can’t understand is why he doesn’t come home to supper." — Sigmund Freud, Interpretation of Dreams Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that... PREVIOUS: Handout 2: Ways to Cope with Grief UP: Facing Death with Life NEXT: Introduction Download all of Facing Death with Life (Word) (PDF) to edit or print.