Teamwork

We are learning how to work as a team.

We know that a team is a group of people who are working to achieve the SAME goal.

We think a team needs a leader and some team members. 

We brainstormed the things we need to do as a team member.
We need to think and share our ideas.  Listen to everyone else.  Plan together how to achieve the goal.

We found out the difference between a leader and a boss.
A boss gives instructions - tells people what to do.
A leader - shares the goals with the group, asks for ideas, decides on the best idea together with the team.

We figured out a way to communicate our ideas and agree without big arguments.
If we are disagreeing we can use a pros and cons list we can assess each idea.  Then we can decide if we can solve any problems on the cons side, or if an idea needs to be discarded.

Making Bridges

Then we practiced these skills by working in teams of 3.  We attempted to make a bridge, from an A4 sheet of paper, that would hold up when Ms Leanne put coins on it.  Our bridge spanned 10cm.  The target was to hold 5 coins.  Some bridges managed to hold all the coins and some bridges couldn't even hold up under 5 coins. 

 Team discussion - getting all the ideas.  Every team member should contribute. 

Lets decide which is the best idea.  Can we take someone's idea and work together to make it even better?

One of the two winning bridges: