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Artful Teamwork

Lesson Plan

Artful Teamwork

Build teamwork skills

Students will engage in a collaborative activity designed to enhance their teamwork skills. The lesson will begin with watching a short film, 'Crossing the Bridge,' which demonstrates the importance of working together. Following this, students will participate in a team-building game and complete a worksheet to reinforce the lesson objectives. This lesson is important as it helps students develop essential social skills such as communication, cooperation, and creative thinking.

Audience

Art Class (Ages 7-8)

Time

1 hour

Approach

Game-Based Learning, Active Learning

Materials

Short Film: Crossing the Bridge, Materials for the team-building game, and Teamwork Worksheet

Step 1

Introduction and Video

10 mins

  • Greet the students and introduce the topic of teamwork.
  • Explain that they will start by watching a short film.
  • Show the video Short Film: Crossing the Bridge (2 mins 46 secs).
  • Discuss the key points of the video, emphasizing the importance of teamwork.

Step 2

Team-Building Game

35 mins

  • Explain the rules of the team-building game 'Human Knot'.
  • Divide the students into small groups.
  • Instruct each group to form a circle and have each student hold hands with two different people who are not next to them.
  • Challenge each group to untangle themselves without letting go of each other's hands.
  • Provide support and encouragement as needed.
  • Discuss the teamwork and communication strategies they used to complete the game.

Step 3

Teamwork Worksheet

10 mins

  • Distribute the 'Teamwork Worksheet' to each student.
  • Allow students to work individually or in pairs to complete the worksheet.
  • The worksheet will include questions and activities related to the video and game to reinforce the importance of teamwork.

Step 4

Closure

5 mins

  • Gather the students and invite them to share their experiences from the team-building game.
  • Discuss what they learned about teamwork and how they applied it during the game.
  • Conclude the lesson by emphasizing how teamwork can help them in other areas of their lives.
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Worksheet

Teamwork Worksheet

This worksheet is designed to reinforce the teamwork concepts discussed in the video and practiced during the team-building game.

What happened in the video 'Crossing the Bridge'?

Describe the main events and how the characters worked together.







How did your group work as a team to complete the team-building game?

Explain the steps you took and how you collaborated.







Why is teamwork important?

Think about situations in school and at home where working together is helpful.







Draw a picture of a time when you worked well with others.

You can use markers or colored pencils to illustrate your drawing.







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