Working with Others Report Comments, Years 3-6 (Australia)
Working with Others is how a student cooperates in pairs and groups: contributing a fair share, listening to and valuing the ideas of others, sharing and taking turns, including classmates, and sorting out disagreements with peers.
Below are 13 sample sentences for Years 3-6: two strengths and one next step for each of the 4 comment levels (Consistently / Usually / Sometimes / Rarely), plus a tip for families. They are a small selection from the 176 working with others sentences in the full pack. Copy one, then add a detail only you know about the student.
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Consistently C
Strengths
- [Name] consistently uses shared digital tools fairly, taking turns on devices and respecting others' contributions to shared documents.
- When working in a group, [Name] listens without interrupting and responds to classmates' ideas with relevant questions or comments.
Next step
- [Name] could help a group plan roles, check progress and resolve disagreements fairly during a longer project.
Usually U
Strengths
- On shared digital documents, [Name] often adds useful work and respects what others have written.
- [Name] contributes a fair share in pair work most of the time and is happy to split both the thinking and the writing.
Next step
- [Name] can strengthen group projects by agreeing on a fair plan for sharing the work at the start of each task.
Sometimes S
Strengths
- With some support, [Name] is learning to divide research tasks fairly with group members and share [his/her/their] findings.
- Staying involved in group work from start to finish is something [Name] is learning, and [he/she/they] can contribute most when given a specific job.
Next step
- [Name] would benefit from practising how to respond to feedback, such as thanking the classmate and choosing one idea to try.
Rarely R
Strengths
- With adult support, [Name] is starting to talk through disagreements in group projects and agree on a fair solution.
- In a short partner task, [Name] can contribute one part when an adult assigns a clear job and stays nearby.
Next step
- A simple written plan showing who does each part of a project will help [Name] know what [his/her/their] share of the work is.
Support at home
- Family chores done as a team, such as hanging out the washing together, give [Name] practice in sharing a job fairly.
How to write working with others comments for Years 3-6
- Refer to a group project and the role the student took, such as recorder, researcher or presenter, and whether they completed their share of the work by the agreed time.
- Comment on how the student responds to differing ideas, for example building on a classmate's suggestion or giving peer feedback that is specific and kind, as this grows in upper primary.
- Suggest assigned group roles or sentence starters for disagreeing respectfully as next steps; they give families something concrete to ask about after a group assignment is finished.
Watch out: Describing a group problem in a way that blames or identifies other students is unfair to everyone involved. Focus on the child's own part, such as listening or contributing, and the strategy being practised.
The labels describe how often a behaviour happens, so match your wording to the frequency: Consistently suits reliably or without being asked, Usually suits generally or with few reminders, Sometimes suits at times or when prompted, and Rarely suits is beginning to or with adult support. Name the behaviour you saw rather than restating the rating.
What Working with Others covers
In these comments, working with others covers these behaviours:
- works cooperatively in pairs and groups and contributes a fair share
- listens to and values the ideas of others
- shares, takes turns and includes others
- resolves disagreements and solves problems with peers
More Australia comments
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- Working with Others, Foundation-Year 2
- Respect and Behaviour, Years 3-6
- Self-Management, Years 3-6
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