2.3 How do teams work in our community?

✓ Research ✓ Communication

1 What is this story about? Keeping the streets clean 1 3

We are the team that collects your waste. I am the driver.

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We take turns to blow the whistle. We take turns to collect the bins. We are a good team.

I blow my whistle when we must stop. I collect the bin and put it on the truck.

2 Sample Pages

Discuss these questions about the story with your partner.

• How many people are in this team? • What does the team do? • How do they share the work?

2 What teams work in our community?

• Talk about the teams that work at your school, for example, in the canteen or library. • Which teams work in your neighbourhood, for example, • Share your questions and answers with your group. Did anyone have similar information? Does anyone have something very interesting to share? Talking point keeping the street clean? • How else can you fi nd out about teamwork in your community? 3 Write three questions about one of the teams that help us. Use the worksheet. Then think about how each member’s job helps the team. Think about what each team member does. • Choose one person to interview about the team. • Write their answers on the worksheet. • Keep your data for the fi nal task at the end of the unit. Sample Pages • What did you learn doing this activity? What was diffi cult about this task?