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2010 WINNERS
$500

Spring Hill K-5-Wisconsin Dells
Adams Elementary School-Janesville
Jefferson Elementary-Rice Lake
Wild Rose High School-Wild Rose
Racine Early Education Center Elementary-Racine
South Elementary School-Reedsburg
Destiny High School-Milwaukee
Riverside Elementary-Fond du Lac
Janssen Elementary-Combined Locks
St. James School-Madison

May 5th, 2010

Shape Up Badger State Kids is an annual K-12 event that promotes the importance of daily physical activity and helps create awareness of the Badger State Games and the opportunity they provide to get active and set a goal.

Coordinate Shape Up Badger State Day at your school and if you have 100% participation, your school is entered into a cash drawing for a physical activity grant!

Get your school, community center or after-school program involved in three easy steps:

  1. Have a teacher register online.
  2. Organize 30 minutes of consecutive physical activity for your entire school or program on the designated Shape Up Badger State Kids day Wednesday May 5, 2010. Report back to web site by Friday May 7th.
  3. Check the web site to see if you've won. 2010 Prize quantities and amounts are TBD.

TAKE THE NEXT STEP
1. Organize a group of students to participate in the Badger State Games - help them set a healthy and goal for the summer!

2. Print off Badger State Games posters and flyers to hang up/pass out at your school.

3. Promote the Badger State Games participation scholarship funds to students you know would like to participate but are not able to due to financial circumstances. (in some cases transportation reimbursement is available)

4. Follow Badger State Games on our social media sites:

 
2009 WINNERS
$500
Christa McAuliffe Elementary, Green Bay
Crestwood Elementary School, Madison
Doty Elementary School, Green Bay
Menomonee Falls Community Ed., Menomonee Falls
Mosinee Elementary School, Mosinee
Osceola Middle School, Osceola
Ridgeway Elementary School, Ridgeway
Schofield Elementary, Schofield
Stettin Elementary School, Wausau
Winkler elementary, Burlington
Westside Elementary, Kimberly
SAMPLE ACTIVITIES
 
Teachers v. Students Kickball
 
30 Minute walk around town pairing older kids/younger kids
 
Jump Rope Contest and dancing
 
Three Stations and a 5-8 minute walk in between each station
            ~Station 1: Dance Work out
            ~Station2: Calisthenics (Jumping Jacks, squats and lunges etc.)
            ~Station3: Circuit Training (Jump Rope, sit ups, hula hoops and step aerobics)
 
Project a workout video on the wall of the gym and everyone works out at the same time.
 
Local Jazzercise Instructor leads a dance workout.
 
6 Stations including dance, tag games, relay games, team building, group games, and an obstacle course
 
Kids jog or skip around the school. Principle and PE teacher get on roof, one with a megaphone to give positive reinforcement and the other to spray the kids with a hose when they come around. (Had option to not get sprayed)
 
Swimming, yoga, basketball games (5 on 5), hula hoops, jump ropes and ultimate Frisbee
 
Students bring bikes, scooters and skateboards to school and go to the track field. Students without equipment can run/jog/walk around the track for 30 minutes
 
Ball theme: Catch with baseball, footballs, soccer passing back and forth, volleyball games, tennis ball hitting and shoot hoops (basketball).
 
Upper classmen walk one way, younger kids walk another. When paths cross they get into single file and give each other high/low fives as they pass each other. Upon returning to school they all wash their hands!
 
Freeze tag and relay races
 
Scavenger Hunt
 
Zumba (Latin Type Dance)