Loss and Grief 1

TITLE : Health School On Air For Grade 7

TOPIC : Loss and Grief
FORMAT : School On The Air
LENGTH : 30 minutes
SCRIPTWRITER: Estrella H. Piccio
San Jose, Occidental Mindoro
OBJECTIVE : At the end of this 30-minute program, the grade 7
learners are expected to explain the importance
of grieving and be able to demonstrate coping
skills in managing loss and grief.
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1 STATION ID UP AND OUT

2 PROGRAM ID UP AND OUT

3 MUSIC BED PLAYING ON THE BACKGROUND ( GOD IS GOOD ALL

4 THE TIME SONG)

5 TEACHER 1 (LIVELY AND GRADUALLY INCREASING IN SPEED) A

6 healthy start to a new day, Goooooooooood day! Goooood

7 day! Good day! Good day healthy learners! Welcome to a

8 new day of healthy learning experience.

9 TEACHER 2 Hi, young catchers of good future! Today we will explore a

10 new level of informative learning. In focus: Just pure

11 educational experience! This may be new to most of you

12 but we will make sure, you’ll love listening to the

13 Philippine academe radio.

14 TEACHER 1 Despite the new normal, we will definitely do many fun

15 things and discover a lot thru radio broadcasting. ( LIVELY)

16 We are here, bringing you the knowledge you will learn for

17 today!

18 TEACHER 2 (LIVELY) Just relax, have fun and learn while listening

19 because…

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20 TEACHERS 1&2 :“Knowledge is power!

21 TEACHER 1 : I’m your teachanchor for today _________

22 TEACHER 2 and I’m teachanchor _______. Welcome to our Health

23 Class on air. The only classroom that gives you healthy

24 learning on the airwaves. Because here in DepEd…

25 TEACHERS 1 & 2 (VERY LIVELY) We learn As One !

26 TEACHER 1 Before we start , let’s have first a temperature check. Do

27 you feel warm? Feel chilly? Do you have cough?

28 TEACHER 2 Do you have headache? Sore throat? Sore body? Loss of

29 smell or taste? If you are experiencing these today, much

30 better to consult your doctor.

31 TEACHER 1 Always remember, prevention is better than cure. Right

32 partner? So, it is better to..

33 TEACHER 1 Stay home…

34 TEACHER 2 Stay healthy ….

35 TEACHERS 1 & 2 and stay educated!

36 MUSIC BED UP AND DOWN OF THE BACKGROUND

37 TEACHER 1 And later in our program, we will have a question and

38 answer portion where you will be asked some ideas about

39 the lesson. When you hear his music (SFX: I WANNA

40 DANCE AND SING ( ENGLISH VERSION OF

41 PAGKAGISING SA UMAGA) It’s Q &A portion! All you

42 have to do is to text our answer on these numbers: ___. I

43 repeat, the numbers are __. Guys, if you now the answer,

44 just text it to (CP NUMBER) and the students who

45 will get the correct answer will have…….

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46 SFX DRUMMMMMSSSSS

47 TEACHER 2 additional points to your recitation card!

48 SFX CROUD CHEERING

49 TEACHER 1 (LIVELY)There is no limit to the number of winners!

50 TEACHER 2 (LIVELY)No boundaries! As long as you send the correct

51 answers, you will gain 5 points!

52 TEACHER 1 Wow! It’s really exciting!

53 SFX CROUD CHEERING

54 TEACHER 1 Remember, It’s ok to not know, but it’s not ok to not try!

55 So, participate and accomplish the tasks that will be given

56 to you during our discussion. Are you ready Learners?

57 SFX I WANNA DANCE AND SING ( ENGLISH VERSION OF

58 PAGKAGISING SA UMAGA)

59 TEACHER 2 Oooops! Do you know what that means? It means….

60 TEACHERS 1 AND 2 (LIVELY) It’s Q and A time!

61 TEACHER 1 So be ready with your cellphones and answer this

62 question.

63 TEACHER 2 (SLOWLY AND CLEARLY) What is the global health crisis

64 of our time and the greatest challenge we are facing now?

65 Again, What is the global health crisis of our time and

66 the greatest challenge we are facing now?

67 TEACHER 1 It really affects us! The reason why we are doing distant

68 learning! Thank you DepEd for finding ways to let our

69 learners learn even they are staying at home.

70

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71 TEACHER 2: Yes partner! Because ( LIVELY) DepEd wants us to stay

72 home, stay healthy, and stay educated!

73 MUSIC BED ENTERS AND PLAY ON THE BACKGROUND

74 TEACHER 1 ( LIVELY) Students if you know the answer, just text it to

75 (CP NUMBER) and you will gain 5 points in your recitation

76 card!

77 SFX (CROWD CHEERING)

78 TEACHER 1 ! Just type your answer and send to the given numbers!

79 So, stay and have fun learning!

80 TEACHER 2 And now, are you ready to listen for the new lesson?

81 (PAUSE) Very good! Let’s start!

82 MUSIC GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME. THE MUSIC WILL PLAY

83 FOR ABOUT 30 SECS THEN SLOWLY GO DOWN

84 TO BECOME A MUSIC BED.

85 TEACHER 1 Wow, what a nice and healthy song! It feels good to hear

86 that kind of music! It serves as our refresher this morning. I

87 feel energized, How about you teacher Anchor _______.

88 TEACHER 2 Well, I feel energized too, the song invites positivity!

89 TEACHER 1 How about you learners? How do you feel today? Are you

90 happy today? ( PAUSE) Oh, that’s wonderful! But, if some

91 of you are feeling sad or some are grieving, don’t worry it

92 is normal. It’s normal to experience happiness and

93 sadness in our lives. God gives us the reasons to be

94 happy or to be sad to let us realize how wonderful life is,

95 right Teacher Anchor_________________________.

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96 TEACHER 2 When we are sad or we are experiencing grief, we really

97 get affected. Did you hear that learners?

98 TEACHER 1 Yes Teacher _________! (EMPHASIZE) It`s really normal

99 to be affected when we are sad, or when we are

100 experiencing grief, because we are humans. ( SOFT

101 VOICE) This is the reason why you really have to listen

102 well to our discussion for today, it’s about Loss and Grief!

103 Grief is a natural response to loss. It is the emotional

104 suffering you feel when something or someone you

105 love is taken away.I repeat.. ( EMPHASIZE) This feeling of

106 loss can be very difficult. You may experience all kinds of

107 hard and unexpected emotions, from shock or anger,

108 to disbelief, guilt, and deep sadness. The pain of grief can

109 also affect your physical health, making it difficult to sleep,

110 eat, or even think straight.

111 TEACHER 1 That’s right. people die and go. God created us and in the

112 end we will return to Him. Death affects people in different

113 ways. Everything in this world has its own end.

114 TEACHER 2 Well, ( LIVELY) to test your understanding about grief or

115 grieving, kindly get your ball pen, learning modules, and

116 your notebook. (PAUSE)! Are you now ready? Here’s the

117 directions. Write letter T if the statement you heard is

118 true and letter F if the statement is false. Please take

119 note of these because these questions will be included

120 in our Q & A portion. Are you ready?

121 TEACHER 1 Okay, for our number 1, here is the statement. Death is

122 final and cannot be avoided.

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123 TEACHER 2 Again, Death is final and cannot be avoided. So, what is

124 your answer? (PAUSE) Yes, you are right it’s True!

125 TEACHER 1 : Here is our statement number 2, Grieving should last

126 about a year. I repeat, grieving should last about a year.

127 Write your answer now.( PAUSE) Let us hear your

128 answer ?

129 TEACHER 2 Very good! It’s letter F, of course we cannot say when

130 grieving of someone will end, it is not measurable!

131 MUSIC (ONE DAY AT A TIME) PLAY FOR 30 SECONDS AND

132 WILL GO DOWN TO BECOME A MUSIC BED

133 TEACHER 1 Please listen now to the third statement! Crying is a normal

134 response to sadness. I repeat, The answer is big letter T!

135 Wow it seems you are all correct. It’s really normal to cry

136 when we are sad, right Teach Anchor?

137 TEACHER 2 Of course, we are all human beings. Now, listen to

138 statement number 4, There is no specific period for

139 grieving. (PAUSE) yes, absolutely correct, the answer is

140 letter T (True) there is no specific period for grieving.

141 TEACHER 1 Next, for our statement 5. Grief responses are normal and

142 necessary. ( PAUSE) It’s true, grief responses are normal

143 and necessary.

144 TEACHER 2 Here is another statement 6, please listen learners! The

145 pain will be lessened faster if you ignore it. ( PAUSE) it is

146 False, the pain will ( EMPHASIZE THE WORD NOT) not

147 be lessened faster if you ignore it.

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148 MUSIC (GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME) PLAY FOR 30

149 SECONDS AND WILL GO DOWN TO BECOME A MUSIC

150 BED

151 TEACHER 1 How about this statement 7, It is important to “be strong”

152 in the face of loss. (PAUSE) Right! We should be “strong”

153 in the face of loss.

154 TEACHER 2 For number 8, Moving on means, you have accepted your

155 loss. Yes, That is right!

156 TEACHER 1 How about this statement number 9? Moving on with your

157 life means forgetting about your loss? It is False, We have

158 to move on, life continues even if our loved ones are gone,

159 their memories stay in our mind, they are always in our

160 heart.

161 TEACHER 2 Please listen to the last statement, Individuals need

162 emotional comfort during grief or sorrow. What is your

163 answer? (PAUSE) Yes, It’s True! We need someone to

164 comfort us when we are in grief.

165 TEACHER 1 Wow! It seems that many of you got perfect score!.

166 TEACHER 2 ( LIVELY) To continue, Let us have trivia guys, do you

167 know that in 1969, psychiatrist Elizabeth Kubler-Ross

168 introduced the five stages of grief based on her studies of

169 the feelings of patients facing deadly illness. These stages

170 of grief are: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and

171 Acceptance. I repeat, these stages of grief are: Denial,

172 Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance.

173 TEACHER 1 Denial is the first stage of grief in which we might think life

174 makes no sense, has no meaning, and is too

175 overwhelming. For example, if we heard that our friend

176 died because of an accident, we almost can’t believe

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177 this, we may ask, “Is it true? Is she/ he really gone? We

178 cannot accept easily what happened to him/ her.

179 TEACHER 2 In the common stage of thinking “why me?” and “life’s not

180 fair!” we might also blame others for the cause of our grief

181 and also redirect our anger to close friends and family.

182 This is an example of Anger which is the second stage

183 of grief. It is a strong feeling of being upset or annoyed

184 because of something wrong or bad (WITH EMPHASIS)

185 the feeling that makes someone wants to shout.

186 TEACHER 1 And if something bad happens, sometimes we find

187 ourselves making a deal with God. This is what we called

188 Bargaining, which is the third stage of grief. Again

189 learners, the third stage of grief is what we called

190 Bargaining; and this stage is false hope.

191 TEACHER 2 The fourth one is Depression, it is a common form of grief

192 wherein most people connect immediately with this stage.

193 Like for example, you got low scores in all subject

194 areas during your last examinations. So, you might get

195 depressed why you got low scores even if you studied the

196 lessons well. With this, you may feel grief and may get

197 depressed. You may say it’s not worth to study. You may

198 think negatively and feel hopeless.

199 TEACHER 1 Lastly, the Acceptance! In this stage, your emotions may

200 begin to become stable.

201 TEACHER 2: You heard it right! Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression

202 and Acceptance are the stages of grief.

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203 MUSIC GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME CHORUS SONG PLAY

204 FOR 30 SECONDS AND WILL GO DOWN TO BECOME

205 A MUSIC BED

206 TEACHER 1 Learners, no matter what happens to us, always remember

207 TEACHER 1& 2 ( VERY LIVELY) God Is Good All The Time!

208 MUSIC UP AND BECOMES A MUSIC BED

209 -----------ADVERTISEMENT ENTERS---------

210 TEACHER 1 Kate you look sad today, why?

211 TEACHER 2 ( SAD VOICE) Claire, I have received a letter from my

212 company. I feel depressed! I’m jobless now but I

213 understand, it is because of this pandemic we are

214 experiencing now. But what shall I do? I don’t know what

215 to do, since I’m the one supporting my mother’s

216 medication. And she may die if she stops taking her

217 medicines ( crying)

218 TEACHER 1 Oh, I’m sorry to hear that friend! Well, everyone of us is

219 affected in this situation. We have to accept it or else we

220 will be depressed more. Let’s continue praying that

221 this pandemic will end soon. God is always with us

222 friend. God always provides for us. (Tapping friend’s

223 shoulder).

224 TEACHER 2 Thank you friend, you’re a great comfort. I`m less worried

225 now. You are right. God is always with us.

226 MUSIC BED GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME SONG

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227 TEACHER 1 Today, many people grieve because they lost not only their

228 jobs but also their loved ones. The World Health

229 Organization reports daily rate of COVID-19 cases,

230 some of the infected recovered and some (PAUSE) died.

231 TEACHER2 Class, ( PAUSE AND TAKE A DEEP BREATH) I know you

232 are familiar with the word death. Death refers to the end of

233 the physical being of a person caused by an illness,

234 aging, or an accident.

235 TEACHER 1 Loss occurs when someone dies, or a life situation

236 changes or ends. Grief refers to the emotional suffering

237 caused by a loss, disaster, or misfortune.

238 TEACHER 2 Some researchers defined death as a part of one’s life.

239 Therefore, we must accept it. After the death of a loved

240 one, grieving follows. Grieving is a normal, natural, and

241 healthy response to loss .

242 TEACHER 1 Getting over grief doesn't mean forgetting about a

243 person who died, but we have to learn how to handle

244 situation.

245TEACHER 2 Learners, it is helpful to grieve because it’s also a way to

246 release distress. Releasing bad stress from the body through

247 different actions such as crying may bring us the feeling of

248 ease and comfort. Grieving may also be considered as a

249 sign of a person’s capability to heal and move on.

250 TEACHER 1 Let us always remember that there are people around us

251 who can help us when we are in grief.

252 TEACHER 2: (EMPHASIZE ) Loss and grief cause emotional and

253 physical pain but it also brings us to a deeper

254 understanding of the true value and meaning of life. 

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255 TEACHER 2 Others grieve for a misfortune such as losing any valuable

256 material, getting robbed, or failing an examination.

257 People may also suffer from experiences such as

258 separation from friends and conflict with others.

259 TEACHER 1 However,or dear learners, if you are experiencing any of

260 these emotions following a loss, it may help to know that

261 your reaction is natural and that you will heal in time.

262 TEACHER 2 Yes, I agree with you Teacher_______ Also, understand

263 learners tnot everyone who grieves goes through all these

264 stages; and that is alright.

265 TEACHER 1 In the same way, you do not have to go through each

266 stage in order to heal.

267 TEACHER 2 In fact, some people resolve their grief without going

268 through any of these stages.

269 TEACHER 1 TeachAnchor_______, do you know that while grieving

270 over a certain loss is just a part of our life, there are ways

271 to help cope with the pain, come to terms with your grief,

272 find a way to pick up the pieces and move on with your

273 life.

274 MUSIC BED UP AND DOWN OF THE BACKGROUND

275 TEACHER 2 Yes teachanchor______. what we need to do is

276 acknowledge our pain and accept that grief can trigger

277 many different and unexpected emotions. Please

278 understand that your grieving process be unique .

279 TEACHER 1 That’s right Teacher ___________ ! People may

280 experience that in different ways. Just remember learners
281 once you’re in this grieving situation, seek out help. Seek
282 out support from people who care about you. Support

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283 yourself emotionally by taking care of yourself

284 physically and most importantly, recognize the difference
285 between grief and depression.

286 TEACHER 2 You can talk to your parents, friends, teachers, or to the

287priest or pastor of your church. You are not alone in this world.

288Is that clear learners?

289 SFX I WANNA DANCE AND SING ( ENGLISH VERSION OF

290 PAGKAGISING SA UMAGA)

291 TEACHER 2 Oooops! Do you know what that means? It means, it’s Q

292 & A portion again

293 TEACHER 1: So, here is our next question, What is a part of our life that

294 we have to accept? Kindly message your correct answer,

295 again everyone is welcome and has an opportunity to win

296 for additional points!

297 SFX ( CROWD CHEERING)

298 TEACHER 2 (LOUD AND CLEAR) Learners? Are you still there? I have

299 here a question. What do you do when someone you care

300 for is grieving? Hmmm.. Let me see if someone’s still

301 listening, kindly text us your answer to my question. This

302 will be an additional points for you! Here is the number

303 ____________________. Again how about you teacher?

304 What do you do when someone you care for is grieving?

305 TEACHER 1 You know teacher ______, when someone I care for is

306 grieving, it’s really difficult to approach him or her. When

307 my friend’s husband died, I let her feel that she`s not

308 alone, I let her feel that I am always on her side and

309 willing to give her moral support. I let her feel that she’s

310 not (EMPHASIZE) alone!

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311 TEACHER 2 Yes, you’re right! A grieving person wants to be alone.

312 That person needs your support and caring presence to

313 help him cope with pain and begin to heal.

314 MUSIC BED UP AND DOWN OF THE BACKGROUND

315 TEACHER 1 So learners, To sum it up, grieving is an individual

316 experience. Healing takes time and cannot be forced to

317 happen hurriedly. Sharing lives together is a great way

318 to remember your loved ones in the future. Time is

319 short and every second is important to us. Treasure the

320 moment, feel it and live with.

321 TEACHER 2 Well, I guess we have given you knowledge about the loss

322 and grief. It’s time to answer our final activity for this

323 lesson! Kindly get your notebook, pen, and learning

324 module. Now, turn to page 10, Activity 4. We will carefully

325 read each sentence, then, in your notebook, you will write

326 DO if the statement suggests proper way of helping a

327 grieving person and DON’T if the statement does NOT

328 suggests the opposite. proper way of helping a

329 grieving person. I repeat, write DO if the statement

330 suggests proper way of helping a grieving person and

331 DON’T if the statement does not suggest proper way of

332 helping a grieving person.

333 TEACHER 1 (LIVELY) Is your task clear? Are you ready learners?

334 Number 1, Tell your loved ones to live a normal life as

335 possible. Again, Tell your loved ones to live a normal life

336 as possible.

337 TEACHER 2 Number 2, The statement is “Pay attention to the way your

338 loved ones are doing things”. Again, Pay attention to

339 the way your loved ones are doing things.

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340 TEACHER 1 Are you still there learners ? Ok, number 3, Allow your

341 loved ones to attend funeral rites if they want to. Again,

342 allow your loved ones to attend funeral rites if they want

343 to. Just be honest to your answer, is it Do or Don’t?

344 TEACHER 2 Here is number 4, please listen carefully! Force your loved

345 ones to mourn even if they do not want to. Again, Force

346 your loved ones to mourn even if they do not want to.

347 TEACHER 1 For number 5, our last number, Meet regularly as a family

348 to find out how everyone is coping. Again, Meet

349 regularly as a family to find out how everyone is coping.

350 TEACHER 2 Now, let us check your answers. Are you ready?

351 (ENTHUSIASTICALLY ANNOUNCED) The answer for

352 number 1 is don’t. You don’t have to tell your loved ones to

353 live a normal life as possible.

354 TEACHER 1 And for number 2, it’s Do. Yes, we have to pay attention to

355 the way your loved ones are doing things.

356 TEACHER 2 ( LIVELY) Who got the correct answer? I know most of you

357 got correct answers!

358 SFX: CROWD CHEERING

359 TEACHER 1: Moving on, the answer for number 3 is Do. Yes of

360 course, you have to allow your loved ones to attend

361 funeral rites if they want to.

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362 TEACHER 2 Ok, ( LIVELY) for our number 4 answer, what do you

363 think? Yes, it’s a Don’t statement! Do not force your

364 loved ones find ways to stop crying because others might

365 get upset.

366 MUSIC BED UP AND DOWN OF THE BACKGROUND

367 TEACHER 1 Now, the answer for number 5 is Do! They have to meet

368 regularly as a family to find out how everyone is coping.

369 TEACHER 2 Let me see, who got the perfect score? Wow, thank you

370 very much for attentively listening learners.

371 MUSIC BED UP AND DOWN OF THE BACKGROUND

372 TEACHER 1: We hope you learned a lot from our episode today. This

373 time, we will announce the winners in our Q and A portion.

374 For our first question , What is the global health crisis of

375 our time and the greatest challenge we are facing now?

376 And the correct answer is the Covid 19 pandemic! Our

377 winners are_____________. Congratulations! This time

378 we’ll give you Shaka sign! Yeah, r{

380 TEACHER 2 For our second question, what is the part of our life that

381 we need to accept? Yeah! It’s death, you are the

382 winners______________!.

383 SFX CROWD APPLAUSE

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384 TEACHER 1 Opppss! There are another winners who shared ideas

385 on what she/he will do when someone she/he cares is in

386 grief.

387 TEACHERS1&2 Congratulations!

388 TEACHER 2: Wooooooww! You gained more points today for your

389 recitation card! This time we will give you an Air Five!

390 SFX: LOUD (1) CLAP!

391 TEACHER 1 Very good class! It seems you really understand our

392 lesson for today!

393 SFX CROWD APPLAUSE

394 TEACHER2 Before we end our episode, Special thanks to the

395 management of this radio station for providing airtime and

396 lending their facilities for this school on air program. Basta

397 para sa Bata at sa Bayan you always find ways to help.

398 BACKGROUND MUSIC: FADES OUT

399 TEACHER 1 And most of all, thanks for the parents and for the kids

400 for all their efforts and unending supports in our Deped

401 Program. Til next time of our episode. Happy learning

402 catchers of good future !

403 TEACHER 2 (ENTHUSIASTIC VOICE FOR EXIT) In spite of what is

404 happening nowadays, do not forget to smile and laugh!

405 Always remember “One minute of anger, weakens the

406 immune system for 5 hours. One minute of laughter

407 strengthens the immune system for 24 hours.”Keep on

408 praying and keep on studying, because here in DepEd.

409 TEACHERS 1 &2 We learn as one!

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410 TEACHER 1 I am your TeachAnchor _________

411 TEACHER 2 and this is your TeachAnchor _________.

412 TEACHERS 1&2 Saying.. stay home, stay healthy and stay educated!

413 MUSIC MUSIC BED UP AND OUT

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