Cooperation
“Coming together is a beginning, staying together is a process, and working together is success.” -Henry Ford
What is cooperation?
* Working well with other people
* Doing your best, and encouraging others to do their best
* Compromising- coming to an agreement
* Working together to complete a common goal
Synonyms for cooperation:
* Teamwork
* Collaboration
* Coordinating
* Partnership
What does cooperation look like?
* Supporting your classmates during a group project
* Working with your sports team to win a game/match
* Finding solutions to any problems together
* Sometimes not getting exactly what you want so that your team/group succeeds
* Listening to your teacher/guardian
Why is it important?
* Sometimes we can’t do things on our own, and need to work with others to succeed
* Teachers might assign group work, and we have to know how to work well with others to get the assignment done
* Many sports, after school programs, etc. involve cooperation to reach a goal
* It is an important life skill to have!
Videos that teach us cooperation:
1. Watch the penguins from Madagascar work together.
2. Watch good teamwork vs. bad teamwork.
Activity:
1. Watch the video of Miss L describing the activity
2. Complete the activity with someone at home!
3. Let Miss L know how it went!