Power Team Slides
🌟 First Grade Super Learners
⏱️ 20-Minute Mission
Super Builder Power!
Team Power Builders
Two giant words that make us super strong!
🤝
Word 1 Collaboration
💪
Word 2 Perseverance
Say it with Lenny & friends: Listen • Move • Build!
Word #1
🗣️ Clapping Syllables: Col • lab • o • ra • tion (5 claps!)
Big Kid Word
Collaboration
What does it mean?
"Working together as a team!" 🤝
💬
Sentence Frame: "Let's work together!"
Do the Body Move! 🕺
🤝
High-Five & Hold Hands
Turn to your partner. High-five, then clap your hands together!
Chant: "Two are strong! We belong!"
1 partner holds • 1 partner helps Ready to learn word #2? ➡️
Word #2
🗣️ Clapping Syllables: Per • se • ver • ance (4 claps!)
Big Kid Word
Perseverance
What does it mean?
"We never give up! We keep trying!" 💪
💬
When it falls: "It is okay! Try again!"
Do the Body Move! 🏋️
💪
Show Super Muscles
Flex your arms strong, roll shoulders back, and nod your head!
Chant: "Fall down once, stand up twice!"
Mistakes help our brains grow! 🧠🌱 Next: Hands-On Challenge! 🧱
Hands-On Mission • 6 Minutes
🧱 Goal: Build a 5-Card Standing Tower!
The Super Card Tower Challenge
Use both big words right now with your partner!
1
🤝
Collaboration
One partner folds. One partner balances. Work together!
2
💨
If It Falls...
Do not frown! Take a breath and smile at your partner.
3
💪
Perseverance
Say: "We can do it! Try again!" and rebuild!
👂 Listen for the chime! Hands on cards in 3... 2... 1... BUILD! 🚀 ⏱️ 5 Minutes Remaining
🎉 Mission Complete!
Turn & Talk: 2 Minutes
Super Builders Celebrate! 🏆
Look at your partner and share your Super Words:
🤝 Collaboration
Say to your partner:
"Thank you for helping me!"
💪 Perseverance
Say to yourself & team:
"We did not give up!"
🌟 Together chant: "Team Power! We keep trying! We work together!" 🌟
Team Power Activity Sheet
1st Grade Super Builders
Team Power Activity Sheet
Name:
Date:
1 Word Power! Trace the word & draw a line to the match:
Read • Trace • Match
Big Word #1 🤝
COLLABORATION
Means: "Work Together"
Big Word #2 💪
PERSEVERANCE
Means: "Keep Trying"
2 Tower Challenge Tracker: Card Builders
Partner's Name:
How many cards did your team stack? (Circle number):
1
2
3
4
5+
Did your tower tumble down?
YES NO
🌟 We used perseverance and built it again!
3 Draw & Share: You and Your Partner!
Teamwork Badge 🎨
We listened and worked together.
We did not give up when it was hard!
Draw your tower here ✏️
Partner Fist Bump: 👊 Given! Teacher Star Stamp: ⭐ _______
Great job, Super Builder! You practiced collaboration & perseverance today!
Team Power Teacher Guide
Grade 1 ESL / Dual Language ⏱️ Exactly 20 Minutes
Team Power Teacher Guide
Target Words Collaboration • Perseverance
📦 Materials per Pair: 5 sturdy index cards (3x5" or 4x6"), 1 sheet/child, crayons.
👥 Grouping: Intentional paired partners (mixed language proficiency).
⏱️ Pacing Schedule (20-Minute Total Sequence)
High-Paced • Low-Stress • Hands-On
Min 00–04 (4m)
Hook & TPR Syllables
Project Slides 1–3. Clap syllables: Col-lab-o-ra-tion (5 claps) & Per-se-ver-ance (4 claps). Introduce physical gestures: handshake for team, arm flex for trying again.
Min 04–13 (9m)
5-Card Tower Build
Pairs get 5 cards. Role rule: 1 partner folds/bends cards, 1 partner stacks. When towers collapse (guaranteed!), teacher rings chime: chorally shout "It's okay! Try again!"
Min 13–17 (4m)
Activity Mat & Tracing
Distribute Activity Sheet. Students trace the two big words, circle their tower card count, and draw their team or tower. Teacher circulates giving verbal praise and star stamps.
Min 17–20 (3m)
Partner Cheer & Debrief
Slide 5. Turn-and-talk sentence frames: "Thank you for helping me!" and "We did not give up!" Conclude with whole-group class cheer and fist bump.
🕺 TPR Body Anchor Movements
- Collaboration: Interlock fingers or high-five partner. Chant: "Work together!"
- Perseverance: Flex both biceps and stand tall. Chant: "Keep trying!"
- Bilingual Cognates: Spanish: Colaboración & Perseverancia (reinforce identical roots).
💬 Sentence Frames to Post
- "Can you hold this card?" (Partner request)
- "Let's try one more time!" (Perseverance cue)
- "Good job, partner!" (Affirmation frame)
- "We used collaboration!" (Reflection wrap-up)
🗣️ Scripted Teacher Moves During Challenge Normalize productive failure!
When a tower falls down: "Look at table 3! Their tower went crash! Are they crying? No! Show me your muscle arms! Say: 'We keep trying!' That is perseverance!"
When one student does all the work: "Freeze, hands on heads! Remember word #1: Collaboration! Teamwork means four hands, not two. Partner A holds the base; Partner B balances the roof!"
Formative Check: Can the student physically demonstrate or say what to do when challenged?
✔ Says "Try again" ✔ Shares cards ✔ Shows TPR gesture