Working as a Team Toward a Shared Goal

Lesson Overview

Skill segments at a glance:

Supporting standards reinforced:

Key Vocabulary

– group dynamics — the patterns of how people in a group interact with each other — who speaks most, who carries what work, how decisions get made

– workload — the amount of work each person in a group is responsible for

– targeted support — help that matches what a person actually needs — not general encouragement, but the specific assistance that addresses what’s stuck

– redirect — to move the focus of a conversation or action back to the task at hand

– evaluate — to look carefully at how something went and decide what worked and what didn’t

– contribution — what one specific person added to the group’s work — their particular ideas, actions, or effort

– behavior-level change — a specific action you can observe and choose to do — not a general attitude (“I’d be more engaged”) but a concrete move you can actually make (“I’d say my opinion once before the group votes”)

Materials

– Whiteboard or chart paper and markers (for key frames and visible skill tracking across both segments)

– Before the week begins: Post your unit anchor chart and I Can Statement where students can see them — you’ll reference both throughout the week.

– No Process Steps Poster for this lesson (RS-TMW is a judgment and awareness skill, not a fixed step sequence)