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Homeroom Guidance
Quarter 3 – Module 8:
WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER
Homeroom Guidance – Grade 5
Quarter 3 – Module 8: We’re All in this Together.
First Edition, 2021

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Department of Education. Homeroom Guidance Grade 5 Self-Learning
Module 8: We’re All in this Together, Manila: Department of Education Central
Office, 2021.

Published by the Department of Education

Secretary: Leonor Magtolis Briones
Undersecretary: Diosdado M. San Antonio
Assistant Secretary: Alma Ruby C. Torio

Development Team

Authors: Ma. Concepcion M. De Rueda

Grade Level Coordinator: Carlo M. Puno
Illustrators: Cathyrine B. Homecillo, Lito Y. Bayani, George P. Gamboa, Jeremy P. Daos,
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 Homeroom Guidance Grade 5
Quarter 3 – Module 8:
We’re All in this Together

Gabay sa Magulang

Hinihiling ang inyong paggabay upang matagumpay na maisakatuparan ng

mag-aaral ang mga tagubilin sa pagsasagawa ng mga gawain sa malinis na papel.
• Gawain 1: Gabayan ang mag-aaral sa pagsulat ng mga problema na
napagdaanan ngayong “New Normal”.
• Gawain 2: Tulungan ang mag-aaral na mag isip ng mga paraan kung ano
nararapat na gawain sa iba’t – ibang sitwasyon na nangangailangan ng solusyon.
• Gawain 3: Magbibigay ang gawaing ito ng kaliwanagan sa mensaheng nais
iparating ng modyul na ito
• Gawain 4: Gabayan ang mag aaral na mag isip ng isang tao na nagbigay o nag
abot ng tulong sa kanya at ipalawinag kung papano siya natulungan nito.
• Gawain 5: Gabayan ang mag-aaral na na tukuyin ang kahalagahan ng paghingi ng
tulong sa iba.
• Gawain 6: Gagawa ang mag-aaral ng liham papasalamat sa taong nagbigay o nag
abot ng tulong sa kanya
Tiyaking magagawa ito nang tapat at maipapasa sa petsa at oras na itinakda
ng kaniyang gurong-tagapayo.

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Introductory Message
For the learner:
This module is designed for learners like you to help you in your academic-
related needs; concerns affecting your individuality (self), your relationship with others
and interaction in the community; and, in discovering your interests, talents and skills
that will help you explore future career options and opportunities.

This consists of six interactive activities for you to follow, namely:

Let’s Try This – which will help you get ready to learn;

Let’s Explore This – which will guide you towards what you need to learn;

Keep in Mind – which will give you the lessons that you need to learn and understand;

You Can Do It – which will help you apply the lessons learned in daily activities;

What I Have learned – which will test and evaluate your learning;

Share Your Thoughts and Feelings – which will help you express your thoughts,
opinions and feelings.

Make sure to read, think, follow, and enjoy every task that you are asked to do.

Have fun! Stay safe and healthy!

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 MODULE
WARNING! SAFETY FIRST!
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Learning Objectives

At the end of this module, you are expected to:

1. Identify different problems encountered within oneself, family, school and in the
community;
2. differentiate effective ways on how to address personal and social issues;
3. demonstrate ways on accepting issues and problems encountered in life with the
help of others; and
4. express appreciation to the help given by others in solving one’s problems.

Period: Weeks 3 and 4 of 3rd Quarter

Suggested Total Time Allotted: 120 minutes
Materials Needed:
Pen/ Pencil, Clean sheet of paper

Introduction

Suggested Time Allotment: 5 minutes

Last time, you have learned different ways on how you can take care of yourself
and situations that you have to be aware and careful of which can bring harm to you.
In this module, you will learn to identify problems you might have within yourself,
school and in the community. You will also learn how to come up with effective ways
on how to address personal and social issues. You will also be equipped with skills
on how you can accept issues and problems you may have in life and with others.

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 Let’s Try This

Suggested Time Allotment: 25 minutes

1. Try to think of problems you have encountered recently.
2. To present what you have thought of, create a table and label each column: Self,
Home, School, and Community.
3. Classify the problems or issues according to the category they belong to.

PERSONAL PROBLEM PROBLEM PROBLEM

PROBLEM ENCOUNTERED ENCOUNTERED ENCOUNTERED
ENCOUNTERED AT HOME IN SCHOOL IN THE
COMMUNITY
Ex: I can’t play Ex: My father Ex: We can’t go Ex: Many in our
outside with my can’t go to work to school community lost
friends because of their jobs
safety measures

Processing Questions:

1. What problems and concerns have you encountered in this New Normal you
find common to your age group?
2. Which of the following concerns and issues bother you most? Why?
3. What have you realized in doing the activity?

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 Let’s Explore This

Suggested Time Allotment: 30 minutes

1. With the given different scenarios below, enumerate possible solutions to address
the problems.
2. Write your answers on a clean sheet of paper.

SCENARIO WHAT CAN YOU SUGGEST TO

SOLVE THE PROBLEM?
a. Your mother’s company has
declared cost-cutting for this
year because of low sales.
Her overtime pay every month
got affected. What are you
going to do in this situation?

b. Your classmate is being

teased by your classmates
“baboy” because he is a fat
boy. One time, you saw him
crying because a group of
boys in class always gets his
snacks. He doesn’t like to
report to your adviser what
your classmates have been
doing to him.
c. You are a Grade 5 transferee
student in your school. A quiet
and reserved pupil in class.
You feel shy in class because
you have difficulty in your
Reading and Mathematics
subject.
d. Your school is situated in
Barangay Malinaw. The
people in the neighborhood
throw their garbage anywhere.
Wastes are not disposed of
properly. Most of the people in

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care.
e. Your family was surprised with
the high electricity and water
bill for the current month.
f. There is one community
nearby where your house got
caught by fire. You have old
clothes, blankets, and water at
home.

Processing Questions:

1. What did you feel about the activity?

2. How did you come up with possible solutions to the problems shown in the
activity?
3. What did you learn from giving help in solving other people’s problems?

Keep in Mind
Suggested Time Allotment: 30 minutes
You meet different problems at home, school or anywhere you are. It differs
how deeply it can affect you. There are different ways on how you can accept various
problems you encounter in your daily life. These ways can be of help in finding
solutions.

Accepting situations that are beyond your control, will help you define your
feelings and thoughts. Accepting the things as it is will also help you gain
understanding and at the same time can change other things. Losing your pen in
school or breaking your favorite toy may give you a feeling of sadness, but somehow
can help you become cautious and resourceful next time.

To make things better when there is a problem, here are the following ways that
might help you. First, try to identify what the problem is. It is important for you to
know what your real concern is. Secondly, try to look for people whom you can ask
for help or advice in solving your problems. Lastly, try the possible solutions you have
on how you can solve your problem.

There are times when you encounter the same problem, trying to remember
your effective strategy with the same problem can help you solve it faster and easier.

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 Having a positive thought that there are ways on how to resolve a problem can
give strength and courage to find solutions. Let it be your guide to be focus in what
should be done.

You Can Do It!

Suggested Time Allotment: 10 minutes

Directions:
1. Using the table below, list down all those who have extended their help to you
during difficult times
2. Explain how the person helped you in your problem.

PERSON/S WHO HELPED YOU IN HOW DID HE HELPED YOU?

DIFFICULT TIMES

Processing Questions:

1. What do you feel when someone has helped you?

2. How did the assistance given to you make the situation better?
3. What skills do you need to learn in asking help from others?

What I Have Learned

Suggested Time Allotment: 10 minutes

Life becomes easier if there are people who are there to help you. List down 5
reasons why you need help from others. Write your answer in your paper.

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 Share Your Thoughts and Feelings

Suggested Time Allotment: 10 minutes

There is a need for you to express your gratitude to the people who helped you solve
a problem.
1. To show your appreciation, draw four big hearts using your paper.
2. Write a “Thank You” note inside the drawing, and you are tasked to give it to
your:
a. parents
b. siblings
c. relatives
d. friends
3. Use your coloring materials to make it attractive.

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at action@deped.gov.ph.

We value your feedback and recommendations.

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