The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs IV: FREE MISC. LESSON - “Explaining War to Older Children: War in Ukraine”

by Whimsy in School Counseling
3rd - 5th Grade

Do the children in your life have questions about war, even though you've tried to keep them sheltered from the news? Big topics like war can feel difficult to address because we don't have a social script for it, we don't know how to get started even if we want to provide a safe space for processing. This download provides structure for individual or group conversation about the current war. It includes a developmentally appropriate explanation of war with an emphasis on the student(s)/child(rens) continued safety and security.

Social/emotional freebies to support the young folk in our lives during the War in Ukraine:

•My Sunflower Bravery Coloring Page

•When I Became A Refugee: A Trauma Informed Storybook (grades 2-12 )

•My New Friend is a Refugee: A Social Story (grades K-3)

•My New F riend is a Refugee: A Social Story (grades 4-6)

•Explaining What it Means to be a Refugee (grades 7-12 )

•Being a Good Friend to Someone Who is a Refugee (grades 9-12 )

•Pro Tips for Parents: Answering Questions About War

•Explaining War to Older Teens (grades 9-12)

•Explaining War to Younger Teens (grades 6-8)

•Explaining War to Older Children (grades 3-5)

•Explaining War to Younger Children (grades k-2)