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“A lovely way to engage students and to get them talking about a difficult and painful topic. Thank you for your amazing resources!”
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“Love this resource as it is low prep for me but it also provides wonderful questions to really help get our students talking. Grief can be a challenging topic. This really helped!”
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“The student I used this with was very reluctant to answer any questions until presented in game format. Worked beautifully for him. Little prep for me!”
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Looking for a supportive counseling tool for kids and teens experiencing the loss of a loved one? The Coping with Grief Card Game is designed to help children express emotions, reflect on their loss, and build healthy coping strategies. Through thoughtful prompts, players can share their feelings, honor memories, and process difficult emotions in a safe and interactive way.
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This therapeutic game helps grieving children and teens:
Express emotions that are hard to put into words
Develop coping skills for loss and stress
Build emotional awareness and resilience
Honor and remember their relationship with the person who has died
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Small groups for SEL and grief support
Individual counseling as a therapeutic intervention
Assessments of emotional coping and resilience
Classroom or group activities to provide safe discussion space
Teletherapy and virtual groups with the digital version
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Printable Card Game – Great for in-person counseling or classroom settings
Digital Google Slides™ Version – Ideal for distance learning, teletherapy, or online group support
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This shedding-style game challenges players to be the first to discard all their cards. Players match the top card in the discard pile by number, color, or symbol. If the card contains a grief-related prompt, the player responds before continuing. Players may also use up to two Pass Tickets if they prefer not to answer.
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Take 3: The next player must draw three cards before their turn.
Rotate Right / Rotate Left: All players pass their hands in the chosen direction.
Go Again: The player immediately takes another turn.
Free!: The player chooses a new color (or shape) and discards an extra card.
Free + Spy!: The player peeks at another player’s hand, then chooses a new color (or shape) and discards an extra card.
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Players or teams take turns selecting a number on the game board.
Each number corresponds to a grief-related question or coping prompt.
After answering, they cover the number with their pawn.
The first to complete a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal line of 4 or 5 wins.
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The Coping with Grief Card Game provides a gentle, structured way for kids to open up about loss. By combining therapeutic prompts with gameplay, it supports emotional expression, coping, and healing. Whether used in counseling, small groups, or at home, this game creates meaningful opportunities for processing grief.
| Product Categories | Card Games, Coping Skills + Self-Regulation, Individual + Group Counseling |
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Digital
✔ The Coping with Grief Connect Game on Google Slides™
Printable:
✔ TWO sets of TheCoping with Grief Card Game: in both color AND black and white. So if you don’t have access to a color printer, no problem! You can download and print in black and white too! Instead of color, players match up cards with shapes!
✔ Detailed Game Directions
✔ Tips on how to use the Coping with Grief Card Game as a Therapeutic Intervention
✔ Over 75 Questions & Prompts
✔ Action Cards
✔ Pass Tickets
