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Death
By Mary
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When a grandparent, parent, or sibling die, I always buy a book for our school's library. I ask the family what kinds of interests that person had, and then try to find a picture book about that subject. I have the librarian put a book plate inside the book saying "In Memory of.......
The family really likes this, and I make sure my student gets to be the first person to check out the book. I have had a three parents die in the past ten years. I always urge my students and their parents to attend the service. It means a great deal to the child. One little girl I had a number of years ago could tell you |
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every classmate who attended the funeral. It is also much easier for the children in my class to welcome back the child because they have attended the funeral. I recommend the book "What is Heaven?" by Maria Shriver. I just read it to my class when one of my student's grandfather died. There was much very good discussion about death. I also love Cynthia Rylant's books...Cat Heaven and Dog Heaven. Those are wonderful books to read to kids when their pets die.
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