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The Team Pillar
TARGET:
3-5 years
INTENSITY:
7–10 min / Regular
LEARNING GOAL
Developing My Human-Human Co-Intelligence
PEDAGOGICAL INTENTION
Choosing My Role in the Group
Target SKILLS
Socio-emotional Intelligence
Co-Intelligence Human-Human
MATERIALS
Mission board
DETAILED PROCEDURE
This activity works best one-on-one, or with one child at a time within a small group. Invite child to commit to a task indispensable to the shared project.
Step 1
Introduce the pillar metaphor by saying: "If a pillar stops holding up the roof, the whole tower falls."
Step 2
Invite the child to take full responsibility for their specific task through to completion.
Step 3
At the end, adult leads a reflective analysis: "How did your work help the whole team today?"
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PROGRESS INDICATORS
The child maintains effort by understanding the impact on others.
Research Foundations
Eisenberg (2000)
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