Teamwork
Program 4: Teamwork Skills Training Session
Why
Teamwork is the bedrock of collaborative success. This program instills the value of cooperation, preparing participants for future endeavors in group settings.
What
Participants will partake in team-building exercises, role-playing scenarios, and problem-solving challenges that emphasize effective collaboration.
How
By honing their teamwork skills, participants will emerge as strong contributors to group efforts, equipped to achieve collective goals with efficiency and harmony.
Duration:
2 hours
Target Audience:
Government School Children
1. Introduction to Teamwork (15 minutes)
- Icebreaker Activity (5 minutes): “Human Knot”
- Participants stand in a circle, link arms with two different people, and must work together to untangle themselves.
- Welcome and Objective (5 minutes):
- Explain what teamwork means and why it’s important in school, family, and future careers.
- Group Discussion (5 minutes):
- Ask participants about times they worked in a group and how it felt to collaborate with others.
2. Understanding Roles (30 minutes)
- Activity 1 (10 minutes): “Role Play Challenge”
- Participants act out different roles in a scenario (e.g., leader, communicator, organizer) and switch roles.
- Activity 2 (10 minutes): “Building Blocks”
- Provide building blocks and ask participants to build something together using assigned roles.
- Activity 3 (10 minutes): “Role Match”
- Provide scenarios and ask participants to match roles that would be most effective in that situation.
3. Effective Communication in Teams (30 minutes)
- Activity 1 (15 minutes): “Pass the Message”
- Participants sit in a circle. One person whispers a message to the next, and it’s passed along until the last person says it out loud.
- Activity 2 (15 minutes): “Draw and Describe”
- Participants work in pairs. One describes a picture, and the other tries to draw it based on the description.
4. Collaboration and Problem-Solving (30 minutes)
- Activity 1 (15 minutes): “Group Puzzle”
- Provide a puzzle and ask participants to work together to solve it.
- Activity 2 (15 minutes): “The Egg Drop Challenge”
- Provide materials (e.g., paper, tape) and ask teams to create a structure that protects an egg when dropped from a height.
5. Practice and Feedback (30 minutes)
- Group Activity (15 minutes): “Team Challenge”
- Provide a problem-solving scenario. Participants work in teams to come up with a solution.
- Group Discussion and Feedback (15 minutes):
- Ask participants to share what they’ve learned about effective teamwork and communication.
6. Conclusion and Reflection (15 minutes)
- Group Discussion (10 minutes):
- Ask participants to share one teamwork tip they found helpful.
- Closing Remarks (5 minutes):
- Summarize the session and encourage participants to continue using these skills.
