💛 SELGrade 2Lesson 9
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Work in a Team

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Learning Objectives

  • 1Identify helpful and unhelpful team behaviors
  • 2Explain what good teamwork looks like
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Mini Lesson

Think about building a puzzle with a friend. If you each grab pieces, listen to each other, and take turns — you finish faster and it feels great! That is what teamwork looks like.

What is teamwork?

  • Teamwork means working together toward a shared goal.
  • Example: building a model, doing a group project, playing a team sport.
  • Good teams share the work fairly so everyone contributes.

Helpful team behaviors

  • Listen when others are speaking — everyone’s idea matters.
  • Take turns — do not try to do everything yourself.
  • Share materials and information with your teammates.
  • Encourage teammates when they are struggling.

Not helpful in a team

  • Talking over others or ignoring their ideas.
  • Refusing to share or doing all the work alone without asking.
  • Giving up or distracting teammates.
Teamwork puzzle diagramFour puzzle pieces labeled Listen, Share, Take turns, and Encourage, fitting together to form a complete team.Teamwork = pieces working togetherListenhear everyoneSharegive and receiveTake turnswait your turnEncouragecheer others onTeam
Four teamwork skills — Listen, Share, Take turns, Encourage — fitting together.
Helpful vs not helpful team behaviorsTwo columns comparing helpful team behaviors on the left with unhelpful team behaviors on the right.HelpfulListen carefullyShare materialsTake turnsEncourage othersDo your fair shareStay on taskUse kind wordsNot helpfulTalk over othersRefuse to shareDo all work aloneIgnore ideasGive up easilyDistract teammatesUse unkind words
Two columns comparing helpful and unhelpful team behaviors.
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Ask yourself: "Am I a helpful teammate? What is one thing I can do to make our team stronger?"

Vocabulary
Teamwork
Working together toward a shared goale.g. Teamwork helped us finish the puzzle fast.
Cooperate
To work helpfully with otherse.g. We cooperate by sharing supplies.
Share
To let others use materials or take turnse.g. I share the markers with my partner.
Encourage
To say kind words that keep others goinge.g. I encourage my teammate when they get stuck.
Listen
To pay attention when someone speakse.g. Good teammates listen to every idea.
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