Kid Talk Flipbook For Review 05.10

Language of Grief Glossary
NOTE: To print the PDF of this glossary for the Glossary Card Match Game, visit www.kidtalkgrief.com. You can
print on card stock, front/back or as separate cards that can be matched in a game. Once printed, select the terms
that are appropriate for the profile of your group of children.
ACROSTIC
AFRAID
ALPHABET POEM
ANGELS
ANXIOUS
BEREAVED
BIBLE
BURIAL
CANCER
CASKET
CELEBRATION OF LIFE
CEMETARY
CHURCH
CIRCLE OF SUPPORT
COFFIN
CONNECTING LINK
A poem or narrative that uses words that start with the letters of a specific
word or name to describe that word or person.
A feeling that can be a little bit uncomfortable (anxious) or somewhat
uncomfortable (worry) or extremely uncomfortable (really scared). We are
naturally afraid of the unknown.
A poem about a specific topic or person using the letters of the alphabet to
start words or the first words of a sentence.
Heavenly beings created by God who live in heaven and minister to humans at
God’s direction.
A low level of fear that can be chronic or happen over and over.
Describes a person who is grieving someone who has died.
The sacred book of Christianity, inspired by God, to reveal God and the story
of His relationship with man.
To place the body of the decedent (a corpse) in a coffin or casket and bury it
in the ground, usually at a cemetery with a gravestone.
A disease that doctors treat with surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation.
A coffin or a box or chest designed to hold a body for burial in a cemetery.
A gathering or service to remember and honor a person who has died.
A special place where bodies are buried, and you can see gravestones.
The family of God or the place/building where the family of God meets.
People who listen to you, care about you and want to help you.
A casket or container for holding a dead body to be buried in a cemetery.
An object that reminds you of your decedent. Examples: a necklace, a watch,
a pocketknife or a pizza.
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