Core Skills Analysis
Health and Wellbeing
Olivia took part in a support-worker session focused on grief and received support while working through feelings. The experience helped Olivia recognize that grief can bring feelings that deserve care and attention. Olivia practiced engaging with support around emotional wellbeing, an important part of learning how to look after personal health. The session also offered an opportunity to build emotional awareness and to understand that support can be part of coping with difficult experiences.
Language Arts
During the session, Olivia had an opportunity to put feelings into words with support from the worker. Expressing emotions in conversation can help a young person develop vocabulary for inner experiences and communicate personal needs more clearly. Olivia practiced sharing and reflecting on feelings in a supportive setting. These communication skills can help Olivia talk about emotions and understand others’ perspectives.
Social and Emotional Learning
Olivia engaged with a support worker who helped provide support through feelings connected with grief. The session supported emotional awareness, self-reflection, and the understanding that difficult feelings can be approached with help. Olivia also experienced a supportive adult relationship, which can contribute to trust and help-seeking skills. These are valuable foundations for responding to challenging emotions with care.
Tips
Tips To build on the session, Olivia could create a feelings journal using words, colors, or symbols to track emotions over time, then choose one entry to discuss with a trusted adult. Try reading a story about grief together and pausing to notice how characters express feelings and find support. A gentle art activity, such as making a memory collage or drawing a place that feels comforting, can offer another way to reflect. Keep the activities flexible and let Olivia decide what feels comfortable to share.
Book Recommendations
- The Heart and the Bottle by Oliver Jeffers: A picture book about loss, emotional protection, and gradually reconnecting with feelings.
- The Invisible String by Patrice Karst: A reassuring story about the enduring connections between people, including during separation and loss.
- Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson: A novel that explores friendship, grief, and how a young person responds to loss.
Try This Next
- Feelings journal: write, draw, or choose colors to represent emotions after a check-in.
- Story reflection: identify how a book character shows grief and what kinds of support help.
- Comfort collage: create a page of memories, places, or activities that feel reassuring.
- Conversation cards: write gentle prompts such as “What helps when feelings feel big?”