Personal & social development // Friendship & Cooperation
Roles in a Group
Understand different roles people play in groups — leader, supporter, mediator, idea-generator — and recognise that effective groups need a mix of roles, not everyone trying to be the leader
Quick check
In a group project, can the learner recognise that they don't always have to be in charge — and that sometimes the group works better when they support someone else's idea rather than pushing their own?
Ask this to see whether the topic is secure.
Topic // Mastery
What mastery looks like
- Name at least three different roles people can play in a group
- Identify their own preferred role and describe its strengths
- Explain why groups work better when different people take different roles
Topic // Map
Where this fits
- RequiredMust come first
- HelpfulHelps, but not essential
Before this
2 topics- Working Well in a GroupRequired
Friendship & Cooperation // Ages 7 to 9
Understanding group roles builds on group work experience
- Communication VocabularyHelpful
Friendship & Cooperation // Ages 7 to 11
Understanding group roles requires vocabulary including 'mediator', 'leader', and 'peer pressure'
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Roles in a Group
Ages 7 to 9 // Concept
Leads to
1 topic- Helping Others Resolve ConflictsRequired
Friendship & Cooperation // Ages 9 to 11
Mediation requires understanding different group roles
Topic // Standards
Curriculum standards
- IB PYP Personal, Social and Physical Education (PSPE) Scope and Sequence
- PSPE.INT.P2.LO.5PSPE.INT.P2.LO.6
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