Words That Work

This vocabulary-matching worksheet introduces key teamwork terms such as cooperate, collaborate, compromise, respect, and encourage. Students match each team-oriented word with its correct definition, reinforcing understanding of important cooperative concepts. The task helps learners build social-emotional vocabulary that they can apply in group interactions and classroom discussions. Matching also encourages attention to detail and comprehension of nuanced differences between teamwork actions. This activity builds foundational SEL language that supports communication and group problem-solving.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Vocabulary and Definitions

Social-Emotional Learning – Understanding Cooperative Terminology

English Language Arts – Concept Matching

English Language Arts – Word Meaning in Context

This worksheet is part of our teamwork and cooperation worksheet collection.