Roles in a Group

CONCEPTUAL

Personal & Social Development›Friendship & Cooperation|Ages 7—9|ID: mt_w4nSIDhIgC

Understand different roles people play in groups — leader, supporter, mediator, idea-generator — and recognise that effective groups need a mix of roles, not everyone trying to be the leader

Mastery Evidence

Name at least three different roles people can play in a group
Identify their own preferred role and describe its strengths
Explain why groups work better when different people take different roles

Assessment Prompt

“In a group project, can [child] recognise that they don't always have to be in charge — and that sometimes the group works better when they support someone else's idea rather than pushing their own?”

Curriculum Standards2 alignments

PSPE.INT.P2.LO.5IB PYP Personal, Social and Physical Education (PSPE) Scope and Sequencecodes only

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PSPE.INT.P2.LO.6IB PYP Personal, Social and Physical Education (PSPE) Scope and Sequencecodes only

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Prerequisites2

Communication Vocabulary
softAges 7—11
Working Well in a Group
hardAges 7—9

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Communication Vocabulary soft
Understanding group roles requires vocabulary including 'mediator', 'leader', and 'peer pressure'
Working Well in a Group hard
Understanding group roles builds on group work experience
- Communication Vocabulary soft
  Working effectively in groups draws on vocabulary like 'cooperate', 'compromise', and 'conflict'
- Taking Turns and Sharing hard
  Effective group work builds on turn-taking and sharing
  - Vocabulary: working with others hard
    Taking turns and sharing cooperatively requires vocabulary like 'cooperate', 'take turns', and 'include'
- Listening and responding soft
  Effective small-group collaboration requires the foundational listening skill of attending to others and following discussion rules developed in Speaking & Listening
- Group discussions soft
  Group work benefits from collaborative conversation skills
  - Listening and responding hard
    Listening and responding foundational to conversation
  - Exploring Ideas Through Talk soft
    Conversational skills provide foundation for evaluating viewpoints
    - Feeling of not understanding soft
      Using talk to explore ideas and speculate requires noticing what you don't yet understand — the comprehension-monitoring habit in a spoken register
      - Asking for Help hard
        Noticing confusion and acting on it requires already knowing that asking for help is a valid response to being stuck
- Listening to Others hard
  Group work builds on listening skills
  - Listening and responding soft
    SEL listening skills build on curriculum speaking & listening foundations
  - Vocabulary: working with others hard
    Active listening practice requires understanding the vocabulary of listening, agreeing, and disagreeing respectfully

Unlocks1

Helping Others Resolve Conflicts
hardAges 9—11