Hello everybody! Today I'm thinking about big projects
like traveling into space, making a movie or working in a hospital
Big projects need good teams
I'm going to tell you a story about how we can work together as a team
Once upon a time, there was a fox and a squirrel
They were always fighting to see who was best and who was the leader in the forest
So one day they decided to ask the owl
They went to the owl and said:
Who's the best, the fox or the squirrel?
The owl said: Uhm, go to the tallest tree in the forest and bring me back
fruit from the top
So the fox and the squirrel set off
but they came to a river and the squirrel couldn't swim
so she had to sit on the back of the fox and the fox swam across the river
When they arrived at the tree, the tree was so high the fox couldn't climb up
so the squirrel climbed up and got the fruit
They took the fruit back to owl and said:
"Now, tell me, who is best?
The owl said: "Neither of you is best"
you are better working together as a team
What do you think you need to make a good team?
Well, I think you need a good idea and a good leader, like the owl did
She helped the fox and the squirrel work together as a team
She was a good leader
You also need organization and cooperation
You need to decide who's doing what and you need to work together
to help each other
So, how do they work together?
First, the fox cooperated with the squirrel
She couldn't swim across the river, so he took her on his back
Then, the fruit was very high up on the tree, so the squirrel climbed up
to get the fruit
The owl was the leader, she had the idea
but the fox and the squirrel organized everything and cooperated together
to make the idea work
So now we know how to work together better as a team
Let's practice!
For example, your teacher tells you to do a project at school in a team
What do you do first?
That's right, you decide the roles in the team and organize who does each task
Another example, say you want to create a rock band, what do you do?
That's right, first you have to decide who's going to play each instrument
I want to play the guitar
(electric guitar)
Remember, to be a good team we need a good idea, a leader, we need to organize
and cooperate and we need to decide the roles in the group
Working together as a team is really fun! We can do great things together
Why don't you do a project with your family?
Families make fantastic teams
See you next time everybody
Bye!