Kid Talk Flipbook For Review 05.10

Kid Talk Curriculum – Orientation Week
ORIENTATION: Get Acquainted
See Leader’s Guide for Details
Scripture & Theme
Psalm 147:3
He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up
their wounds.
Sign it with ASL. See
www.kidtalkgrief.com
Pray:
Lord, thank You that
You see our broken
hearts, You know how
much we hurt, and You
heal us.
Theme:
Let’s Get Acquainted!
My Broken Heart
NOTES
Activities (minutes)
OS = Our Story Memory Book
LG = Leaders Guide
OPEN: (Approximately 30 minutes)
Welcome: Flash Paper and Ground Rules with poster
Learn ASL for Psalm 147:3: discuss and pray.
Introduce Session Log: discuss and pray.
Fiddle Things: Stone Hearts or Mosaic Hearts to color.
Introductions: Name, grade, who died (Use Wilma, the
Pop-Up Puppet.)
(10) Activity: “MOVE!”
FOCUS: (Approximately 55 minutes)
(10) Acrostic on 9” x 12” envelope using child’s name.
(15) Introduce OS Memory Book: fill in the OS title
page, discuss pp. 3, 4, and 5:
Color duck and talk about “What is grief? Bereaved?”
“How are you? Just ducky!” “Grief is Like an Onion”
and “Tears.” Tissues are self-serve. See LG.
(10) My Silent Hurting Heart: OS p. 7. Read poem while
children are gluing their broken hearts back together.
See LG.
(20) Model Magic: Children create something that
reminds them of the person who died. Allow to dry on
wax paper until next week.
• Read EMILY LOST SOMEONE SHE LOVED by
Kathleen Fucci while the children are working.
• Take Smile On A Stick photos.
SNACK: (Approximately 20 minutes) –
Cheese (cookie cutter hearts) and Ritz crackers
CLOSE: (Approximately 15 minutes)
Someday Heaven: read and discuss one question.
Session Log
Take-Home Griefwork
Prayer
Handouts and
Take-Home Griefwork
Handouts for Adults:
“Kid Talk Grief Support
Objectives” - (Kid Talk
Curriculum p.12)
Handouts for Kids:
• Our Story Memory
Books in 1” binders
with a section divider
for the Session Logs
• Session Log and Bible
Verse Stickers
• 9” x 12” envelope
• 2 red, paper hearts for
each child (for OS p. 7)
Take-Home Griefwork:
• OS p. 8
“All About Me”
• Bring photo/s for
cover of binder.
Next Week:
• Introduce decedents
with photos.
• Recieve Smile on a
Stick photos.
• Share “All About Me.”
• Paint Model Magic
sculptures.
• Put our tears in a
bottle.
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