Talking With TJ: Teamwork Series is a program of entertaining video stories and fun activities for children in second through fourth grades. It will help teach children some basic skills in three areas related to cooperation and teamwork.

• Making Group Plans
• Appreciating Differences and Including People
• Playing as a Cooperative Team in Competitive Situations

Instructional Materials

Teacher's Guide, video, four posters, and six comic sheets. Teacher's Guide and video available on loan basis only. Posters and comic sheets are available for $15.00 per classroom. Curriculum has six 50 minute lessons. TJ's Teamwork and Conflict Resolution Series complement each other but do not have to be used in any particular order.

Illinois State Goals & Learning Standards

04A. Listen effectively in formal and informal situations.

04B. Speak effectively using language appropriate to the situation and audience.

18A. Compare characteristics of culture as reflected in language, literature, the arts, traditions and institutions.

18B. Understand the roles and interactions of individuals and groups in society.

18C. Understand how social systems form and develop over time.

24A. Demonstrate procedures for communicating in positive ways, resolving differences and preventing conflict.

24B. Apply decision-making skills related to the protection and promotion of individual health.

24C. Demonstrate skills essential to enhancing and avoiding dangerous situations.