LEARNING

MODULE
Guidance Program Activity JHS S1M1

Validating Feelings and

Normalizing Reactions
 The following are some reminders in using this module:

1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary marks on any part of the module. Use a
separate paper if necessary.

2. Don’t forget to answer the What I Know before moving on to the other activities included in
the module.

3. Read the instruction carefully before doing each task.

4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the task and checking your answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Kindly submit/ return your module on the indicated date of retrieval.

If you encounter any difficulty in answering the task in this module, do not hesitate to consult
your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you are not alone.

We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning and gain deep
understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it!

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 LEON GUINTO MEMORIAL COLLEGE, Inc
443 Mabini Street Atimonan, Quezon
(Recognized by the Government)
JHS S1M1
No. 010 s. 1986

…teaching minds …changing lives …moving forward

I. OBJECTIVES

1. To provide the students/learners with avenue by which they can discuss their fear,
feelings and anxieties.
2. To enable the students /learners to manage their feelings and manage their thoughts.
3. To empower the students to look for linkages to services that could help others
4. To allow students to focus on their strengths and support systems during a fearful
and worrisome time.

 Overview
Greetings of Hope! Our lives turned 360 degrees in just a blink of an eye. Everyone should be in
their house for safety for almost seven (7) months now. Before the opening of this school year under this
pandemic and global crisis, we would like to give you activities that will help you to prepare and be ready
for SY 2020-2021.

The rise of cases of Covid19 in our locality has grown significantly higher from community transmission.
This situation calls for everyone to be more careful and vigilant at all times.

As directed by the Department of Education, a weeklong provision of Psychosocial Activities should be

given to the learners/students for the evaluation and mental health preparedness, thus, this module is
created.

“Our children have to be prepared for the new kind of learning approaches that we are adapting
including the Teachers” – DepEd Sec. Leonor M. Briones

Our Mission in the Guidance Office is to reach out our learners thru the help of our dear parents and
Guardians and extend support psychosocially, emotionally, mentally and other means of help.

Ready Learners?

 Develop a culture of resilience and preparedness among our learners

 Mental health and psychosocial support
 Encourage Parents/guardians in protecting the health and safety and well-being of their children
 Engaging the Parents/guardians of the learners to be a part of their learning process and be
supportive to their needs.

PRE-ASSESSMENT

Answer the following questions honestly. (Questions are attached at the end of this module, please
finish answering this pre-assessment first before proceeding to lesson 1)

A. Your Current Well Being. Below are some statements about feelings and thoughts. Please circle
the box that best describes your experience of each over the last 4 months.

B. Current Problems or Concerns. Do you have any current worries/concerns/problems in the

following areas in your life?

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 LESSON 1: VALIDATING FEELINGS AND NORMALIZING REACTIONS

DISCUSSION
EXPLORE

Hi! How are you all feeling today?

How has it been since the start of the community quarantine? Classes are about to start
again and this is how we will conduct classes, but before we can do that, it is important that we
talk about you first. Before we begin, can you make sure that you have a pen and paper with
you please?

Activity 1: PIE-LINGS (PIE GRAPH OF FEELINGS)

So, I want to ask, Kumusta kayo? This is strange feeling that we are experiencing, don’t
you agree? So how are you? … Are you okay?... Not okay? ... Were you not okay four months
ago? But okay now?... So many different kinds of questions, but just really trying to know how
have you been holding up with the COVID 19 pandemic and all the things that´s been
happening around us .

Can I ask you to identify about five (5) feelings or emotions that you have experienced
during the past few months/weeks or days? I will give you time to think about it…

Using the sheet of paper, can you create a pie graph of the feelings that you may have felt
during the crisis situations that you experienced? Try to represent the percentages of time that
you were feeling that way. Rate each feeling based on how much or how often you felt that
way over the past few months/weeks/days. I will give you 5 minutes to do this activity. After 5
minutes you can re-write the graph on the answer sheet attached to this lesson.

This is what a Pie

Graph looks like.
Can you draw one?

FIRM UP
Analysis: Follow up questions. Answer the following questions in all honesty. (WRITE
YOUR ANSWERS AT THE WORKSHEET PROVIDED AT THE END OF THIS
LESSON.)
1. What were the feelings that mentioned a lot?
2. What did you notice about your reactions to the different situations?
3. Are these normal reactions to everything that you experienced?

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 4. I would like to show you this table of common reactions of students to stressful events.
Please tick the boxes before each statement that you can relate and tell me what have
you realized?

Feel a strong responsibility to the family.

Feel anxious brought about by uncertainty of the future.
Feel intense or prolonged grief for not being able to wake.
May become self-absorbed and feel self-pity.
May experience changes in their relationships with other people.
May also start taking risks, engage in self-destructive behavior, have avoidant behavior, and
become aggressive.
May experience major shifts in their view of the world accompanied by a sense of
hopelessness about the present and the future.
May become defiant of the authorities and parents while they start relying on peers for
socializing through social media.
May feel guilty and anxious having been separated from their loved ones due to lockdown.

ALWAYS
REMEMBER!

It’s good that you realized that these are normal

reactions as of this time. You did great!

FEEDBACK

Today we learned that our reactions to the pandemic, and to any stressful events are
normal and valid. How can you apply this learning to your life especially the pandemic is not yet
over? Also, give a #Hashtag that can sum up what we learned today. (Answer the questions on
the worksheet attached to this lesson.)

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 LEON GUINTO MEMORIAL COLLEGE, Inc
443 Mabini Street Atimonan, Quezon
(Recognized by the Government)
JHS S1M1
No. 010 s. 1986

…teaching minds …changing lives …moving forward

Name: _____________________________________________________ Subject: Guidance Program Activity

Grade and Section: ___________________________________________ Date Deployed: September 3, 2020

Score/ Rating: _____________ Date of Retrieval: September 12, 2020

PRE-
ASSESSMENT
Answer the following questions honestly.

A. Your Current Well Being. Below are some statements about feelings and thoughts. Please circle
the box that best describes your experience of each over the last 4 months.

None of Some of All of the

STATEMENTS Rarely Often
the time the time time
I’ve been feeling optimistic
about the future
I’ve been feeling useful

I’ve been feeling relaxed

I’ve been feeling interested in
other people
I’ve had energy to spare
I’ve been dealing with problems
well
I’ve been thinking clearly

I’ve been feeling good by myself

I’ve been feeling close to to
other people
I’ve been feeling confident

I’ve been feeling loved

I’ve been interested in new
things
I’ve been feeling cheerful

B. Current Problems or Concerns. Do you have any current worries/concerns/problems in

the following areas in your life?
Finances:

Physical Health:

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Family:

Friends:

Close Relationships:

Social Life:

Studies:

Emotional Well-being/Mental Health:

Would you like to help to change things and if so what sorts of help?

DISCUSSION Draw your

EXPLORE PIE-LINGS
here 

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 FIRM UP
Analysis: Follow up questions. Answer the following questions in all honesty.

1. What were the feelings that mentioned a lot?

________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

2. What did you notice about your reactions to the different situations?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

3. Are these normal reactions to everything that you experienced?

________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

4. I would like to show you this table of common reactions of students to stressful events.
Please tick the boxes before each statement that you can relate and tell me what have
you realized?

Feel a strong responsibility to the family.

Feel anxious brought about by uncertainty of the future.
Feel intense or prolonged grief for not being able to wake.
May become self-absorbed and feel self-pity.
May experience changes in their relationships with other people.
May also start taking risks, engage in self-destructive behavior, have avoidant behavior, and
become aggressive.
May experience major shifts in their view of the world accompanied by a sense of
hopelessness about the present and the future.
May become defiant of the authorities and parents while they start relying on peers for
socializing through social media.
May feel guilty and anxious having been separated from their loved ones due to lockdown.

________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

FEEDBACK
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 Today we learned that our reactions to the pandemic, and to any stressful events are
normal and valid. How can you apply this learning to your life especially the pandemic is not yet
over? Give a #Hashtag that can sum up what we learned today.
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

Parent’s/ Guardian’s Signature Over Printed Name

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