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Lesson details

Learning outcome

I can communicate well with others and show trust in order to become a successful team member.

Key learning points

  1. Move: moving quickly across the space will help our team to win the challenges.
  2. Think: knowing how to communicate clearly will help us develop trust and complete the challenges successfully.
  3. Think: thinking carefully about our team's tactics and strategies will help us to win the challenges.
  4. Feel: following the rules shows you are playing honestly.
  5. Connect: communicating clearly and trusting each other demonstrates gratitude when you are working with others.

Keywords

  • Trust - being able to rely on others

  • Communicating - sharing ideas, thoughts or feelings with others

  • Tactics - a carefully planned set of actions that are used by a team or an individual to achieve a certain goal

Common misconception

Some pupils may only think about speaking in relation to communication.

Information can be communicated in lots of different ways including signals, gestures, sounds, pictures and words. Receiving, interpreting and acting on the information sent is also half the process of communication.

Teacher tip

The games in this lesson can either be completed as timed activities or races. Repeating timed activities creates opportunities to recognise how improved cooperation and collaboration within a team can improve the performance and success of the team, regardless of the opposition.

Equipment

30+ cones, challenge cards

Content guidance

Risk assessment required - physical activity

Supervision

Adult supervision required

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2026), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0
except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions
(Collection 2).

Prior knowledge starter quiz

4 Questions

Q1.
Which of these describes a successful team member?

Correct answer: someone who cooperates
someone who shouts
someone working separately

Q2.
Which of these helps us to communicate?

running
Correct answer: speaking
drinking

Q3.
To complete a timed challenge what kind of movement is most helpful?

slow
Correct answer: quick
frantic

Q4.
How could you show a teammate you trust them?

Correct answer: include them
exclude them
interrupt them

4 Questions

Q1.
Which of these skills can help you send information?

Correct answer: speaking
listening
watching

Q2.
Which of these skills can help you receive information?

speaking
Correct answer: listening
watching

Q3.
What can you do to show your teammates they can trust you?

Correct answer: be reliable
be funny
they just should

Q4.
Which of these words describes the actions you agree on as a team to complete a challenge?

team
trust
Correct answer: tactics

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