Cooperation Activities

One of the most important things at school is being able to work with other people.

In our first week at school we have been doing a variety of activities to have fun and practice our cooperation skills with our new class mates.

Here are a few pictures and our comments about what we think cooperation is all about.

The Chair Race

Get all your team from A to B without touching the grass!

The Silent Jigsaw Puzzle

Work silently to solve the jigsaw puzzle.

You can only touch one piece of the puzzle at a time.

Three Legged Race

It's a race and you have to work together!

What's the best way of doing this?

Trust Circle

Close your eyes, stand still and be stiff in your body.

Trust that your team will catch you when you fall back!

Earth Ball

Balance the giant ball so that it doesn't fall!

Hold it still and climb on top.

What is cooperation?

Cooperation is...

• when you listen to others ideas
• happy, fun and joyful
• you work together
• about sharing ideas and tools
• teamwork
• being a good friend
• working together to get the job done
• being a proud team
• about learning patience
• taking turns
• working in groups
• listening
• not giving up
• trusting others
• taking a risk
• helping each other
• asking for people to help you
• combining ideas
• we need to learn to cooperate because you get more done
• there are lots of jobs were you have to cooperate with others