What does teamwork/cooperation look like?

Some days just don't always go according to the plan. This summarized our most recent Friday. The plan was to begin our first science investigation and for whatever reason, things just didn't work out the way I had hoped.
When things aren't going as expected, it's time to go back to the drawing board and think about what we need to do to come together as one.

There were many ways that I could have handled Fridays hiccup. I decided that this was a learning opportunity. What was unique about this day? Why couldn't we accomplish our learning targets for the day?

It's ok...it wasn't our day. Rather than being upset or frustrated, we watched a video about cooperation. In the video, you see people cooperating at a high degree. "What would happen if one of the men turned the opposite direction or drove too slow?" Students soon realized that one person can change the outcome of a simple occurence.

"They probably had to practice a lot so they could get good at what they do," said one student. 5th grader's are starting to realize that if you identify the things that need improvement, after quality practice and effort, things can improve.