Prepare pupils to communicate effectively throughout their lives with this set of worksheets and activities, which are part of a 23-lesson series on valuable life skills. Class members will define communication and cooperation, discuss strategies for effective communication, and role play how to acknowledge other points of view. 

Concepts

communication, interpersonal communication, collaboration, cooperation, oral communication, career skills, conversation skills

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Additional Tags

college and career readiness

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Instructional Ideas

• Research other published strategies for effective communication, such as those used for Nonviolent Communication (NVC), and incorporate some of those suggested methods into your lesson
• Discuss the common pitfalls of effective communication and cooperation

Classroom Considerations

• Given the many opportunities for role-play and discussion, it will be important to monitor student work and ensure they are remaining on-task

Pros

• Additional worksheets provided (see included materials)
• Includes list of suggested answers to worksheets

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.6.1.a SL.7.1.a SL.8.1.a SL.9-10.1.a SL.11-12.1.a