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2011-2012 Shared Story for Cooperation: Past Shared Stories for Cooperation:
- The Giant Carrot
- Swimmy
- A Chair for my Mother
- Keep Your Ear on the Ball
- Sam Johnson and the Blue Ribbon Quilt
- Zinnia and Dot
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During the month of March, The Country School will be learning about the value of cooperation through discussions, role-playing, creative writing, and art. We will be learning ways to share with our peers and work as a team to accomplish tasks in a more effective and productive manner.
Please take time to talk to your child about ways he or she can cooperate as a family member at home. Talk about each person’s role in the family, the responsibilities each has to the successful running of the family as a unit, and how more can be accomplished by working as a team. Also provide practical examples of ways you cooperate with others on your job each day. Discuss how you cooperate with your friends on a daily basis and the outcomes of this team approach.
Provide positive reinforcement by praising your child when he or she works cooperatively at home, school, or in social situations with peers.
Here are other ways you can reinforce the value of cooperation with your child: - Give siblings tasks to do as a team such as setting the table, washing the family car, or preparing a meal. Point out how jobs get done quicker and more efficiently when people work together and each person does his or her share.
- Make up hypothetical situations for your child that involve working cooperatively with others, for example, working on a group project at school or planning a surprise birthday party for a friend. Discuss ways of addressing the problems that arise when an individual does not do his or her share of the work.
Thank you for working with us to help teach your child about cooperation!
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