Diversity Teamwork Starter activity Working as a team

Diversity Teamwork Starter activity: Working as a team • PSHE Resource • Key Stage 2

Your task: Think about the word: Team • What does it mean to you? • Use drawings and writing to explain your ideas.

Following this activity, you will be able to: • identify different examples of teams and teamwork • explain the benefits of working as a team • identify what helps teams work well together.

Watch this film about team building and inspiring others. Think about: • why working as a team is good.

Teamwork Starter activity: Working as a team

Following this activity, you will be able to: • identify the skills and qualities of good teamwork • explain what is meant by collaboration, negotiation and compromise in relation to teamwork and why these skills are important • recognise real-life examples of teamwork skills.

Your task: Discuss in groups what makes a good team. Think about: • qualities demonstrated by good teams • skills needed by the team players.

Definitions: collaboration People communicating so that they can work together negotiation Discussing a situation so both sides can agree compromise An agreement where one person or both parties have to give up something they want in order to end an argument

Read these statements in your groups and match them to the qualities.

Teamwork Starter activity: Working as a team

Following this activity, you will be able to: • recognise ways of dealing with arising issues in teamwork • demonstrate positive ways of working together to solve teamwork problems.

Your task: • Sometimes problems arise within teams so it helps to be prepared and have ways of dealing with these situations. • Think about the teamwork problem Dan was facing in the film. • What could the team do to help solve the problem?

Your task: In groups, role play Dan’s team solving the teamwork problem together. Act out three scenes: • Talking about getting ready for the festival – what the problem is and how they feel about it • Discussing different possible solutions to the problem • Agreeing on one solution and showing how they came to the agreement

Teamwork Starter activity: Working as a team

Following this activity, you will be able to: • demonstrate putting teamwork skills into practice • identify the teamwork skills you required to complete set tasks • evaluate your own and others’ teamwork and say what could help you improve next time.

Your task: • Make human bridges using just your bodies. • Can you ensure that everyone in your groups is included in the decision making?

Your task: • Make a football goal using only newspaper and sticky tape. The goal has to stand up on its own! • Can you ensure that everyone in your groups is included in the decision making?

Think about: • What worked well? • Did you compromise? • Would you do anything differently next time?

Diversity Teamwork Starter activity: Working as a team • PSHE Resource • Key Stage 2

Following this activity, you will be able to: • recognise a team that you are a part of • identify the qualities of your team • explain why teamwork is important.

Your task: • Think about the different teams you belong to and the teamwork you take part in, at home or school. • Complete the match report activity sheet your teacher gives you about your team.

Teamwork Starter activity: Working as a team • PSHE Resource

TEAM Go back to your draw and write starter activity. • Is there anything you would change? Is there anything you would add? • Use a different coloured pen or pencil (or pictures from newspapers and magazines) to show your ideas have changed.