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"Building, Bricks, and Buddies: A Teamwork Story" is an engaging children's book from the Character Chums series by Tanyee Cheung. The story celebrates teamwork as a vital character strength, illustrating how collaboration, respect, and shared goals lead to collective success. Through rhyming verses and relatable examples, the book follows a group of children in Brickville as they build a Lego castle together, highlighting the roles of leaders, supporters, and detail-oriented contributors.
Key themes include inclusivity, flexibility, compromise, and the importance of valuing each team member’s unique strengths. The narrative emphasizes that teamwork isn’t about individual glory but about joy, mutual support, and achieving more together. The book also introduces vocabulary like encouragement, compromise, and respect, reinforcing social-emotional learning.
Rooted in the VIA Character Strengths framework (Peterson & Seligman), the story encourages children to reflect on teamwork through questions and activities, fostering skills like active listening, leadership, and shared decision-making.
Key Themes: Collaboration, leadership, inclusivity, mutual respect, goal-setting.
Target Audience: Children, educators, and parents.
Research Basis: VIA Character Strengths (Positive Psychology)
"Building, Bricks, and Buddies: A Teamwork Story" is an engaging children's book from the Character Chums series by Tanyee Cheung. The story celebrates teamwork as a vital character strength, illustrating how collaboration, respect, and shared goals lead to collective success. Through rhyming verses and relatable examples, the book follows a group of children in Brickville as they build a Lego castle together, highlighting the roles of leaders, supporters, and detail-oriented contributors.
Key themes include inclusivity, flexibility, compromise, and the importance of valuing each team member’s unique strengths. The narrative emphasizes that teamwork isn’t about individual glory but about joy, mutual support, and achieving more together. The book also introduces vocabulary like encouragement, compromise, and respect, reinforcing social-emotional learning.
Rooted in the VIA Character Strengths framework (Peterson & Seligman), the story encourages children to reflect on teamwork through questions and activities, fostering skills like active listening, leadership, and shared decision-making.
Key Themes: Collaboration, leadership, inclusivity, mutual respect, goal-setting.
Target Audience: Children, educators, and parents.
Research Basis: VIA Character Strengths (Positive Psychology)