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My kids' elementary school has a weekly workout session on the playground using existing stations (monkey bars, track, uneven bars, pole climb, etc.) The way that it currently works is that the kids get a card for each individual station and check off a pre-determined number of times they do the station. The number of sets is different for each station and is already determined by the gym staff (I'm a parent volunteer).
At recess, parent volunteers set out the cards and markers. The kids go to the bench and pull out their existing card if they've already started working on a station or they can start a new card. The kids are responsible for tracking what they do. Once they complete a card they leave it in their grade bag and the gym teacher is supposed to collect them and then hand out small rewards for the completed cards.
I see so much more potential to draw more kids in as it's a really hit or miss program. I had thought of making a board that shows last week's highest number of completed stations so as to make the kids say, "I bet I could do that" and then we draw more in that way.
One of the biggest drawbacks is that the kids are doing this on the honor system so there's no real way to stop anyone from inflating their numbers. Also, I think it would be great to have a parent at each station but that's not going to happen (all though in reality we have a lot of stay at home moms that truly could be out there that just aren't. I think they'd rather be hob- nobbing inside)
However, I'm curious to know if anyone has any similar type of program at their kids' school and if you could offer some suggestions to help get more kids involved. Appreciate all input.
According to Tim Noakes, MD, & running guru, 'children are not miniature adults.' They don't undergo the same adaptation as adults in response to training
According to Tim Noakes, MD, & running guru, 'children are not miniature adults.' They don't undergo the same adaptation as adults in response to training
The article spoke to intensive training which this is not. It's only during recess 1x a week. My intent is to try draw more kids into the program not work em like little adults in training.
Maybe you could add some variety in between stations with jump ropes, jumping jacks, squats, push-ups? That would attract attention from the other kids.
Maybe also like a group goal - such as have them count the amount of jumping jacks and then later add them together - have them try as a group to hit higher numbers next session, which could get more kids involved. Or you could have some kind of incentive to "bring a friend" to get the number of kids up.
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I don't see the connection
