Successful Team work
What: To learn how to be a better team member
Why: Teamwork is vital if you want to work well with teammates. You will probably have to work as part of a team in many areas of life; from class projects to planning a birthday party. The better you work with others, the more successful your team will be in achieving their goals. You often need to collaborate or work with others to complete tasks and projects – having teamwork skills and experience will make it a much better experience. Even if you work well on your own, using key life skills like self management, being a team player is a valued skill for most jobs.
How: To work effectively in a team to produce a creative story.
Why: Teamwork is vital if you want to work well with teammates. You will probably have to work as part of a team in many areas of life; from class projects to planning a birthday party. The better you work with others, the more successful your team will be in achieving their goals. You often need to collaborate or work with others to complete tasks and projects – having teamwork skills and experience will make it a much better experience. Even if you work well on your own, using key life skills like self management, being a team player is a valued skill for most jobs.
How: To work effectively in a team to produce a creative story.
Let us play a few quick games
- Your neighbor bought an expensive car. How much did it cost?
- Your car has some problems and you have to take it to the mechanic. The mechanic says, “This will take while.” How long will it take?
- Someone calls you with a question and you tell them, “You will hear from me soon.” (of I’ll get back to you soon). When will that be?
- You went to return some merchandise to a store. There were too many people standing in line. How many people is that?
- A kid at your summer program/camp asks you when you will play a certain game. You tell him, “We’re going to do that activity later.” When will that be?
Colour Hunt
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Reflection
People use various and diverse creative thinking techniques to help generate fresh ideas.
Understanding and embracing multiple perspectives have an impact on your interaction with others.
Active listening is a way of listening and responding to another person so both people better understand. Often when people talk to each other, they are only half listening – lots of times distracted by trying to come up with an answer or response rather than really being attentive.
An effective leader is one that ensures good team relationships. One method to develop solid team dynamics is communicating and upholding the importance of belonging when working with others.
Understanding and embracing multiple perspectives have an impact on your interaction with others.
Active listening is a way of listening and responding to another person so both people better understand. Often when people talk to each other, they are only half listening – lots of times distracted by trying to come up with an answer or response rather than really being attentive.
An effective leader is one that ensures good team relationships. One method to develop solid team dynamics is communicating and upholding the importance of belonging when working with others.
What Are Teamwork Skills?
Working well in a team means:
If you have good people skills you’ll make a good team player, and skills like communication and having a positive attitude make a team great.
- Working with a group of people to achieve a shared goal or outcome in an effective way
- Listening to other members of the team
- Taking everyone’s ideas on board, not just your own
- Working for the good of the group as a whole
- Having a say and sharing responsibility
If you have good people skills you’ll make a good team player, and skills like communication and having a positive attitude make a team great.
Building teamwork skills in school will help you:
- Boost your confidence in contributing ideas to a project
- Listen to others and take their ideas on board
- Play an active part in creating a positive energy and atmosphere during the project
- Support any fellow students who need extra support, and take instruction well from team leaders
- Take responsibility for your tasks in a project
Creative Team Task
Take a story Starter |
Take an activity |
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Get into groups of 3 or 4
Take a story starter and an activity prompt Work as a team to come up with a creative idea for putting the two together. |
Short story
Song Conversation Diary |
Reflection
- What grade would you give yourself, and your group, for creativity (provide an explanation)?
- Did having a designated assignment option restrict your group’s ability to be creative?
- Explain your answer.
- What challenges did your group face?
- Which team do you think worked together best? Why?