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Teamwork Makes Dreamwork!

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David Luba

Tier 1
For Schools

Lesson Plan

Teamwork Makes Dreamwork!

Students will be able to identify and practice ways to share and work cooperatively with peers during small group activities.

Learning to share and work together helps create a happy classroom where everyone feels included and can learn from each other. These skills are important for making friends and succeeding in school.

Audience

Kindergarten Students

Time

30 minutes

Approach

Through discussion, a story, and a collaborative activity.

Materials

Small Group Story (digital) or Small Group Story, Teamwork Makes Dreamwork! Slide Deck, Blocks or other simple building materials for each small group, Sharing Stars Activity Sheet, and Crayons/Markers

Prep

Prepare Materials

10 minutes

  • Review the Teamwork Makes Dreamwork! Lesson Plan and Teamwork Makes Dreamwork! Slide Deck.
  • Print or prepare the Small Group Story for reading aloud.
  • Gather blocks or other simple building materials (e.g., LEGOs, magnetic tiles) for small group activity. Ensure enough for each group to build something together.
  • Print copies of the Sharing Stars Activity Sheet and have crayons/markers ready for students.

Step 1

Warm-Up: What is Sharing?

5 minutes

  • Use the first slide of the Teamwork Makes Dreamwork! Slide Deck to ask students what they think sharing means.
  • Facilitate a brief class discussion, inviting students to share examples of when they share at home or school.

Step 2

Story Time: Sharing is Caring

7 minutes

  • Read the Small Group Story aloud to the class. Pause to ask questions about how the characters are sharing or not sharing.
  • Discuss the feelings of the characters and how sharing makes everyone feel better.

Step 3

Building Together Activity

10 minutes

  • Divide students into small groups (3-4 students per group).
  • Provide each group with a set of blocks or building materials.
  • Instruct each group to build one large structure together, emphasizing that they need to share the blocks and decide together what to build.
  • Circulate among the groups, observing their interactions and offering prompts for sharing and collaboration (e.g., "How can you share those blocks so everyone gets a turn?"; "What happens if someone doesn't want to share?").

Step 4

Cool-Down: Sharing Stars Reflection

8 minutes

  • Bring students back to a whole group setting.
  • Distribute the Sharing Stars Activity Sheet and crayons/markers.
  • Instruct students to draw or write one way they shared or worked together during the building activity.
  • Invite a few students to share their
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Slide Deck

What Does Sharing Mean?

Have you ever shared your toys? Your snacks? Your ideas?

What does it feel like to share?

Welcome students. Explain that today we'll learn about sharing and working together. Ask students what 'sharing' means to them. Facilitate a brief discussion, letting students give examples from home or school.

Story Time: Sharing is Caring

Listen closely to our story about friends and how they learn to share!

Introduce the story. Explain that it's about friends learning to share and work together. Read the Small Group Story aloud, pausing to ask questions about the characters' actions and feelings related to sharing.

Let's Build Together!

Work in your groups to build one awesome structure.

Remember to SHARE your blocks and ideas!

Help each other out!

Explain the activity. Divide students into small groups (3-4 students). Provide each group with blocks. Emphasize that they must work together to build ONE structure and share the blocks. Circulate and guide their collaboration.

Sharing Stars Reflection

Think about our building activity.

How did you share or work together?

Draw or write your idea on your star!

Bring students back together. Distribute the Sharing Stars Activity Sheet and crayons. Instruct them to draw or write one way they shared or worked together. Invite a few to share their work.

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Script

Teacher Script: Teamwork Makes Dreamwork!

Introduction (Slide 1: What Does Sharing Mean?)

"Good morning, everyone! Today, we're going to talk about something super important that helps us all be good friends and great learners. We're going to talk about sharing and working together!"

"Look at our first slide. What do you see? What do you think sharing means? Take a moment to think about it. You can turn and tell a friend next to you what you think sharing means."


"Great ideas! Sharing means letting others use things you have, or giving them a turn. Can anyone give me an example of when you share? Maybe at home, or here at school?"





"Wonderful examples! Sharing makes everyone feel happy and included, right?"

Story Time: Sharing is Caring (Slide 2: Story Time: Sharing is Caring)

"Now, I have a special story for us today about some friends who are learning about sharing and working together. Listen very carefully to see what happens and how the friends feel."

"I'm going to read our Small Group Story. Pay attention to how the characters in the story share, or if they don't share, and how that makes everyone feel."

(Read the Small Group Story aloud, pausing at key moments to ask questions like:)

  • "How do you think [character name] feels right now? Why?"
  • "What could [character name] do to share?"
  • "What happens when they don't share?"
  • "How does it feel when everyone shares and works together?"

"What did you learn from our story? How did sharing help the friends?"

Building Together Activity (Slide 3: Let's Build Together!)

"That was a great story! Now it's your turn to practice sharing and working together. We are going to do a building activity!"

"I am going to put you into small groups. Each group will get a pile of blocks. Your job is to work together to build one big structure with all the blocks. You need to share the blocks and talk about what you want to build as a team."

"Remember, listen to your friends, share the blocks, and help each other build something amazing!"

(Divide students into groups. Distribute blocks. Circulate and observe, offering prompts and positive reinforcement.)

  • "How are you sharing those red blocks, [student name]?"
  • "What a great idea, [student name]! How can your group use that idea?"
  • "Everyone is working so well together! You are being great teammates!"

Sharing Stars Reflection (Slide 4: Sharing Stars Reflection)

"Alright, builders! Let's bring it back together. Great job working in your groups! I saw so many of you sharing blocks and talking to your friends about what to build."

"Now, we're going to do a quick reflection on our activity. I have a Sharing Stars Activity Sheet for everyone. On this star, I want you to draw a picture or write one way you shared or worked together during our building time."

(Distribute Sharing Stars Activity Sheet and crayons/markers.)

"When you're done, we'll share a few of our stars with the class."

(After students complete their sheets, invite a few to share their work and describe how they shared or worked together.)

"You all did such a fantastic job today learning about and practicing sharing and working together. Give yourselves a pat on the back! Remember, teamwork makes the dream work!"

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