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Unit Summary

The unit of work will explore what makes an effective team through different problem-solving tasks and challenges. Throughout the unit, there will be a focus on pupils developing their communication skills, essential to working within a team to complete the challenges successfully.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to develop and demonstrate leadership qualities when working as part of a team.

Key Notes

• Move: to complete the challenges in the quickest time, we have to react quickly and move efficiently.
• Think: a successful leader needs to communicate clearly, giving clear instructions to their teammates.
• Think: when completing challenges, we have to solve problems as a team by communicating and thinking tactically.
• Feel: not giving up after a mistake in the challenge demonstrates resilience and perseverance.
• Connect: leading by example, trusting teammates and understanding our role, increases success in completing challenges.

Vocabulary To Learn

• team: a group of people who work together with the objective of achieving the same a goal
• leadership: to guide, inspire and unite teammates towards achieving a common goal
• communication: exchanging information, ideas, thoughts or feelings

Common Mistakes To Avoid

• Pupils believe that leadership means being the boss and that they should be the only ones with ideas.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

More Lessons In This Unit

• Collaborate effectively as a team Study Guide
• Communicating as a team Study Guide
• Communicating to create tactics as a team Study Guide
• Communication Study Guide
• Create and use simple tactics through team challenges Study Guide