Come out and play

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Come out and play
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Goals

• To increase physical activity among children in
  our area.
• To increase awareness of a healthy lifestyle,
  diet and exercise among
  children and their families.
• Work with local teachers and provide them the
  support needed to implement Kids InMotion in
  their classroom

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Target Markets

• Elementary school-aged children.
• Fort Benning Schools
• Harris County Schools
• Muscogee County Schools
• Private Schools
• After School Programs in Muscogee County
• Teachers at participating schools

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Program

• 9 weeks Sept. 4 - thru November 4th
• 24 hours or one full day of activity
• Students will track their hours of activity on a
  chart provided to the classroom teacher

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Role of Teachers

• Register your students on Kids InMotion Website
• No real names please--For security purposes make
  up a code for your students--ie First 3 letters
  of their last name plus first 3 letters of first
  name
• Enter each students AgeEthnicity--Gender
• Integrate physical activities into curriculum
• Goal is to have all of your students complete 24
  hours of physical activity at school within the 9
  week period. (This is only 3 hours per week)

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Role of Teachers

• Weekly enter on the Kids InMotion website your
  classes total number of hours of physical
  activity while at school
• Send home a Waiver Form for participation in
  Super Saturdays
• If you have questions please contact your area
  representative

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Teachers Resources

• Visit the Kids InMotion website for sample lesson
  plans and helpful websites and an Excel
  spreadsheet ready for you to use to help track
  your students progress
• Utilize chart provided to allow students (and you
  the teacher) to track their own progress.
• web site www.columbuskidsinmotion.org

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Classroom Chart

• Place each students name at the bottom
• After completing an hour or more of physical
  activity students can fill in their blocks
• At Mid Point (12 hours) each student will receive
  a band bracelet (found in your teacher tote bag)
• At the end of each week add up the total number
  of hours completed and place that number in one
  of the boxes to the right of the bar graph
• Transfer these hours to the Kids InMotion website

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Area Contact Representatives

• 1--Ft. Benning--Becky Archilla--becky.archilla_at_am.
  dodea.edu
• 2--Harris County--Mike Stanslawski--mstanislawski_at_
  troy.edu
• 3--Muscogee County --Jan Greene--jgreene_at_mcsdga.ne
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• 4--Private Schools--Pam Davis--pdavis_at_stlukeum.com
  
• 5--After School ProgramsMerri Shermanmsherman_at_co
  lumbusga.org

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Incentives

• Kids
• All registered students are eligible to
  participate in the 2 Super Saturdays
• Wrist Bands to every student when reaching 12
  hours (Mid Way Point) (Included in your tote
  bag)
• T-shirt
• Lots of Free Stuff at the
• Super
  Saturdays
• -Keep checking the Kids InMotion website
• for more GREAT incentives

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Incentives

• Teachers
• Tote Bag full of materials for Kids InMotion
  Program
• Chance to win a Marriott Weekend Getaway
• Keep Checking the Website
• for more Teacher incentives

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Incentives

• Schools
• Cash Prizes Awarded in each of 5 Areas of up to
  1000
• Schools grouped into 5 areas
• Muscogee County
• Ft. Benning
• Harris County
• Private Schools
• After School Programs
• Schools with the largest percentage of registered
  students completing the program and who have the
  largest turn out for the two Super Saturdays will
  win CASH.

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Hughston Clinic and Live Healthy Georgia
presents Kids InMotion 1st Super Saturday
Sept. 9th
Registration Begins at 830 am
Come out and play...
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Super Saturday Sept. 9th Come out and play
830--Students Register--You will receive a
T-shirt and Pedometer upon registering. 900--Warm
Up walk with Mascots, area Athletes 930--4
Event Fitness Challenge Shuttle
Run Sit-Ups Standing Long Jump 50 Yard Dash
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Super Saturday Sept. 9th

• TEACHERS...
• Email your area contact person with the number of
  students you estimate will attend the 1st Super
  Saturday by Sept. 1st.
• We need a count so there are plenty of volunteers
  for the event.

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Benefits to all

• Kids healthier and happier lifestyle
• Teachers an organized curriculum to encourage
  activity
• Schools better learning environment
• Community improve health
  issues

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Help us, help the kids Come out and play