Getting kids moving during academic time provides time for kids to reset to focus on learning. Classroom teachers play a key role in a child's day.
With Marathon Kids, classroom teachers can:
Be the "Coach" of Marathon Kids with their class and start the club for the school.
They have the option to invite other teachers as Supporters with Coach permission to use the program with their classes.
Be added as a Supporter with Coach permission by the person who oversees the club so they can use Marathon Kids during class time.
The program allows for multiple implementation styles within one season;
For example, the PE teacher starts the program during PE but a few classroom teachers want to take their kids out for a brain break during the day to get in a few laps!
Anyone that is a supporter with Coach permission can help scan ID cards for ALL participating students and/or manually add effort.
Key steps to success
Adding Participants
One key person per campus needs to roster all participating classes and students. Learn more here.
Add Supporters
Add co-workers who will help you manage the account, scan participant ID cards or manually add effort as a Supporter to your account.
They will receive an email invitation to create their account and then have access.
Print ID cards
Each classroom teacher will need a set of ID cards for their students to scan for laps completed and/or know how to manually add minutes of physical activity or laps.
You can print multiple sets of ID cards or print a new card if one is lost.
Download the Marathon Kids Connect Scanner App
Anyone who will scan ID cards needs to download the app.
Parent volunteers can help scan ID cards without a Marathon Kids account. Learn how here.
Celebrate and Reward
Set a Club Goal
Share the data with students. Create a wall, bulletin board, and/or project your dashboard to keep student motivation high and build a community around physical activity.
Pull reports to provide individual, class, grade, and/or leader updates.
Have Fun
Provide a positive environment.
Allow for self-paced movement so each individual can complete as many laps as they can during your session.