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It's All About Communication
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Activity Description
An overview of how communication is important for teamwork in everyday life, which includes employment.
Preparation
- Check the website to ensure it is not blocked at your site.
- Read through the lesson plan.
- Print and make copies of any handouts.
How-To
This PPT has questions already on slides for discussion. You may add your own for more discussion.
Teacher Tips
This PPT is designed with simple graphics and easy to read bullets.
More Ways
You may also discuss many ways these effective communication skills help in everyday life, not only employment.
Program Areas
- AwD: Adults with Disabilities
Levels
- Low
- Beginning Literacy
Lesson Plan
Ask students:
1.What does teamwork mean to you?
2.When do you use teamwork?
3.Is teamwork important?
You may write these answers on a whiteboard for all to see.
What is common in all? COMMUNICATION
Let's go over some points in teamwork and communication.
You may use the warm-up as the introduction of you wish or show the first slide.
Show the PPT.
Look at the included video. Discuss if active listening was used. Has this ever happened to you?
1.Ask what do you remember?
2.Is communication important?
3. Where else is teamwork used?
Tell students they are using teamwork right now in class. All are communicating in some form in class.
Great work!
Teamwork is dreamwork!
Documents
- Teamwork active listening.pptx - Communication is Teamwork
Subjects
- Basic Communication
- Communicate in interpersonal interactions
- Communicate regarding personal information
- Employment
- Demonstrate effectiveness in working with other people
- Learning and Thinking Skills
- Demonstrate ability to use problem-solving skills
- Identify or demonstrate effective skills and practices in accomplishing goals
- Understand aspects of and approaches to effective personal management