Building Character

Teamwork
By: Henry S., Ashfia, James

Teamwork

Five Essential Skills of

Teamwork
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Listening
Respecting
Helping
Sharing
Participating

When we WORK together

as a TEAM...

Together
Everyone
Achieves
More

What does it Look Like?

Its not just
being on a team
and wearing the
same uniform...

 Its about a
group of people
WORKING
together to
reach a common
goal or vision.

Teamwork at School
Might Look Like...

More Teamwork at
School

Teamwork Just Having

Fun Might Look Like....

Teamwork Lessons and

the Canada Goose
Have you ever
noticed that
geese fly in a V
formation as a
team working
together?

Fact #1
As each goose
flaps its wings it
creates an uplift
for the birds that
follow. By flying in
a V formation,
the whole flock
adds 71% greater
flying range than if
each bird flew
alone.

Lesson #1 Applied
People who share a
common direction
and sense of
community can get
where they are
going quicker and
easier because
they are traveling
on the thrust of
one another.

Fact #2
When a goose falls
out of formation, it
suddenly feels the
drag and
resistance of flying
alone. It quickly
moves back into
formation to take
advantage of the
lifting power of the
bird immediately in
front of it.

Lesson #2 Applied
If we approach a
task like the goose
we stay in
formation with
those headed
where we want to
go. We are willing
to accept their help
and give our help
to others.

Fact #3
When the lead
goose tires, it
rotates back
into the
formation and
another goose
flies to the lead
position.

Lesson #3 Applied
It pays to take
turns doing the
hard tasks and
sharing leadership.
As with geese,
people depend
upon each others
skills, capabilities,
gifts, talents and
resources.

Encouragement Looks
and Sounds Like...
You can do it!
Great job!

The Benefits of
Teamwork
1. You can help to accomplish
important tasks.
2. You can add your talents to those
of others to create bigger and
better things than you could alone.
3. You are seen as cooperative.
4. You know how to get along with
others.

 Teamwork simply stated: It

is less me and more we.
~ Anonymous

Teamwork...
Coming Together
Sharing Together
Working Together
Succeeding Together