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Cooperative Games & Teamwork

Sixth graders learn what makes a great teammate — encouraging others, sharing chances, playing fair, and showing good sportsmanship win or lose. They sort good teammate behavior from poor, then practice it in a cooperative game.

Grade 6Cooperative Games & Teamwork45 minutes1 class periodSHAPEExplicit teaching4 StandardsSHAPE
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Describe good teamwork.
  • ✓Tell good from poor teammates.
  • ✓Show sportsmanship.
  • ✓Cooperate in a game.
Essential Question

What does it take to be a great teammate?

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Interactive Task
Sort It · Interactive

Good Teammate, or Poor Teammate?

Project this and sort each action into Good teammate or Poor teammate.

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👍 Good teammate
👎 Poor teammate
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The Lesson · Health & PE Flow (Warm-Up · Learn · Practice · Apply · Cool-Down)

45 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — On the Same Team

5 min

When has a teammate made a game more fun for you?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Share a moment.
  • Invite a few.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Think.
  • Share.
  • Get ready.
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Learn — Teamwork

11 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Good or Poor Teammate?
  • Sort each action.
  • Note encourage, share, play fair.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Sort.
  • Say.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Practice

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a good teammate action.
  • Practice encouraging a peer.
  • Shake hands after a drill.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name.
  • Encourage.
  • Shake.
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Apply — Apply

11 min

Students apply.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Play a cooperative game.
  • Share chances with all.
  • Show good sportsmanship.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Play.
  • Share.
  • Show.
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Cool-Down — Cool-Down

5 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say a good teammate trait.
  • Say what sportsmanship means.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Say.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the SHAPE America National Standards for Health Education and Physical Education.

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PE.4

Show responsible, respectful behavior in games.

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PE.2

Apply cooperation and strategy in games.

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PE.5

Value teamwork and fair play.

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HE.4

Use positive communication with teammates.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Good/poor action cards.
  • Frame: “a good teammate ___.”
  • Model encouraging words.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Sort good vs poor only.
  • Use 4 actions.
  • Use pictures.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Design a cooperative game.
  • Captain a fair team.
  • Give a teammate shout-out.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🤝Action cards
  • 💻Good or Poor Teammate?
  • ⚽Game equipment
  • 📓Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

teamworkworking together toward a goalcooperationhelping each othersportsmanshipplaying fair, win or loseencouragecheer a teammate onfair playfollowing the rules honestlysharegive others a chancerespecttreating players and refs wellwin or losehandling both with grace
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
Name a good teammate trait.
Encourages others, shares chances, or plays fair.
QUESTION 2
What is sportsmanship?
Playing fair and being gracious, win or lose.
QUESTION 3
Is arguing with the referee good teamwork?
No — that is poor sportsmanship.

Cool-down: teamwork.

Have students name one way they will be a better teammate. A printable teamwork worksheet is in the PE & Health library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: cooperation, encourage, fair play, respect, share, sportsmanship, teamwork, win or lose
  1. playing fair, win or lose
  2. working together toward a goal
  3. treating players and refs well
  4. handling both with grace
  5. give others a chance
  6. cheer a teammate on
  7. following the rules honestly
  8. helping each other

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. Name a good teammate trait.
  2. What is sportsmanship?
  3. Is arguing with the referee good teamwork?
Answer key — Part A: 1) sportsmanship · 2) teamwork · 3) respect · 4) win or lose · 5) share · 6) encourage · 7) fair play · 8) cooperation
Part B: 1) Encourages others, shares chances, or plays fair. 2) Playing fair and being gracious, win or lose. 3) No — that is poor sportsmanship.