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TEAMWORK AND INTERDEPENDENCE

LESSON FOUR

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GOALS

  • TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF TEAMWORK

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  • TO RECOGNIZE AND APPRECIATE EACH INDIVIDUAL’S CONTRIBUTION TO A TEAM

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OBJECTIVES

  • IDENTIFY INTERDEPENDENT RELATIONSHIPS IN SCHOOL, HOME, COMMUNITY AND WORKPLACE

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  • RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF EACH INDIVIDUAL’S ROLE WITHIN THESE RELATIONSHIPS

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ACTIVITY ONE “What is a team?”

  • How can bad habits and attitudes hurt teams?
  • How can good habits and attitudes help teams?

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Examples of teams

  • Playing music
  • Being part of a play
  • Being part of a family
  • Volunteering

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How should people on a team behave?

  • Doing their share
  • Encourage other team members
  • Help other team members
  • Share ideas

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Making a team poster (Core activity)

  • All people on the team
  • Identify each persons role
  • Team name
  • Slogan or logo for the team

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VOLUNTEER ACTIVITY

Pass the Oranges-Quick!

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Steps

  • With your team form a line with a bucket full of oranges in the front and an empty bucket in the back

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  • The first student chooses how the oranges will be passed to the end of the line

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  • All team members must pass the oranges the same

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  • Once the bucket is full at the end of the line, the oranges must be passed back to the front of the line in reverse order

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  • The team that fills up the bucket in the front of the line is the winner

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LOOK AT THE TEAMWORK

  • How did your team achieve its goal?

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  • How did each team member contribute?

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WRAP UP

  • Why is working with a team sometimes better than working alone?
  • Give an example of a team that you’re involved with
  • Who is the team at school that works together to help you learn?
  • What could make that team stronger?