KAPOW – Kids and the Power of Work Lesson 4

KAPOW – Kids and the Power of Work Lesson 4 What is KAPOW? KIDS AND THE POWER OF WORK introduces students to career awareness through professionally developed lessons taught by business volunteers in the classroom. My name is Ana Cerqueira and I am a volunteer for this Program!

KAPOW – Kids and the Power of Work Lesson 4 Quiz: What does this picture mean?

KAPOW – Kids and the Power of Work Lesson 4 What is a Teamwork? • It is a cooperative or coordinated effort on the part of a group of persons acting together as a team in the interests of a common cause.

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KAPOW – Kids and the Power of Work Lesson 4 Quiz: What are the good and bad attitudes for teamwork?

KAPOW – Kids and the Power of Work Lesson 4 Quiz: What does this picture represent? https://youtu.be/ycwmNxFaJVk

KAPOW – Kids and the Power of Work Lesson 4 Game Time – Forming the teams (5 minutes) • We will create 4 or 5 teams. • Everyone will be side by side arrange by height. • Let’s form the teams by selecting each one from the extremities Sample: Team 1 Team 2 Team 3 Team 4

KAPOW – Kids and the Power of Work Lesson 4 Team Work Practice Overview: • We will have 3 games to performed by each team. • We need a leader to be appointed for each of the games. • The leader will determine who will do what. • Team members should follow the leader’s direction. • After each game, we will review the following: • How did your team decided which student would do each job? • What did each team member do? • Did your team have any problems or disagreements? If so, how did you resolve them? • How did each person’s job help accomplish the team’s goal?

KAPOW – Kids and the Power of Work Lesson 4 Game 1: Triangles How many triangles are here?

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KAPOW – Kids and the Power of Work Lesson 4 Game 1: Triangles How many triangles are here? There are 44 triangles!!! X 16

KAPOW – Kids and the Power of Work Lesson 4 Game 1: Let's review it • How did your team decided which student would do each job? • What did each team member do? • Did your team have any problems or disagreements? If so, how did you resolve them? • How did each person’s job help accomplish the team’s goal?

KAPOW – Kids and the Power of Work Lesson 4 Game 2: Wall Sit Challenge Goal: Sit against the wall for the longest • Teams get together and decide who will be competing on the challenge. • Participants lineup on wall with your back is flat against the wall or chair with feet shoulder width apart. • When clock starts, participants lower their hips until their knees form right angles. • Remember to cheers to your team member!

KAPOW – Kids and the Power of Work Lesson 4 Game 3: Human Knot Goal: Form a circle without letting go of one another's hands. • Form a tight circle (shoulder-to-shoulder). • Each person reach into the center of the circle and grab a hand of a person standing across the circle - each person must hold hands with 2 different people. • Try to untangle without let go of one another's hands. • When the circle is formed, some people can be facing out and some in.

KAPOW – Kids and the Power of Work Lesson 4 “Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.” - Michael Jordan, former professional basketball player. “The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team” – Phil Jackson, president of New York Knicks (NBA) “None of us is as smart as all of us” – Ken Blanchard, author and management expert. https://youtu.be/pWmxgYwcrLE

KAPOW – Kids and the Power of Work Lesson 4