Vocabulary: working with others
Know and use the vocabulary of working with others — cooperate, share, take turns, team, listen, agree, disagree respectfully, and include — and understand that these words describe habits that friendships and group work depend on
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“When your child is working on something with a friend or sibling, can they use words like 'cooperate' or 'take turns' to describe what they're doing — and actually practise those things?”
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- Activity. Know and use the vocabulary of working with others — cooperate, share, take turns, team, listen, agree, disagree respectfully, and include — and understand that these words describe habits that friendships and group work depend on
What to notice. Use 'cooperate' and 'compromise' correctly — e.g. 'We cooperated by taking turns choosing the game' • Explain what 'active listening' means and demonstrate it: facing the speaker, not interrupting, responding to what was said • Use 'share', 'take turns', and 'include' to describe how they work with others in a group activity
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When your child is working on something with a friend or sibling, can they use words like 'cooperate' or 'take turns' to describe what they're doing — and actually practise those things?
Know and use the vocabulary of working with others — cooperate, share, take turns, team, listen, agree, disagree respectfully, and include — and understand that these words describe habits that friendships and group work depend on
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- Use 'cooperate' and 'compromise' correctly — e.g. 'We cooperated by taking turns choosing the game'
- Explain what 'active listening' means and demonstrate it: facing the speaker, not interrupting, responding to what was said
- Use 'share', 'take turns', and 'include' to describe how they work with others in a group activity
“When your child is working on something with a friend or sibling, can they use words like 'cooperate' or 'take turns' to describe what they're doing — and actually practise those things?”
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- Type
- Language
- Subject
- Personal & Social Development
- Domain
- Friendship & Cooperation
- Age range
- Ages 5–8