Feeling Fit Mileage Club
December 03, 2003
Julie Dean, an ESE teacher K-5 at Citrus Elementary School in Indian River Co., Florida
At our school, the PE teacher has developed a walking/running club for grades 2-5 in the mornings from 8:10-8:40. She outlined a 1/5 of a mile course in our field. The students arrive at school starting at 7:45, eat breakfast and are then called out to the walking track. (Second and 3rd graders go on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4th and 5th graders go on Mon, Wed and Fridays.) The students have cards that are hole-punched for each lap they complete. When the entire card is punched (20 laps), the student earns a plastic foot, which can get tied onto shoelaces or put onto a chain. This reward has motivated a lot of students towards fitness. Several teachers help out with the punching of cards, and parents are joining their children to walk in the morning. The students are also able to complete laps during recess times. We are lucky enough to be in southeastern Florida and will be able to implement the program year round! The kids are having a blast and getting exercise at the same time!
Julie Dean, an ESE teacher K-5 at Citrus Elementary School in Indian River Co., Florida
At our school, the PE teacher has developed a walking/running club for grades 2-5 in the mornings from 8:10-8:40. She outlined a 1/5 of a mile course in our field. The students arrive at school starting at 7:45, eat breakfast and are then called out to the walking track. (Second and 3rd graders go on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4th and 5th graders go on Mon, Wed and Fridays.) The students have cards that are hole-punched for each lap they complete. When the entire card is punched (20 laps), the student earns a plastic foot, which can get tied onto shoelaces or put onto a chain. This reward has motivated a lot of students towards fitness. Several teachers help out with the punching of cards, and parents are joining their children to walk in the morning. The students are also able to complete laps during recess times. We are lucky enough to be in southeastern Florida and will be able to implement the program year round! The kids are having a blast and getting exercise at the same time!
