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With Fitness Finders’® new curriculum, Zooper Safari™, your students will embark on an exciting trek around the world, learning about positive classroom behaviors while meeting CCSS and NGSS standards. By appealing to students’ natural curiosity and love of animals,...

How Mileage Club Helped One Student Discover Confidence, Joy, and Belonging Through Running   At Hanover-Horton Elementary in Hanover, Michigan, one student's journey with Mileage Club has inspired an entire school community.   Meet Colin.   Colin loves to run. When...

Three Reasons to Swim ·      Survival “Only 56 percent of Americans can perform the five, core swimming skills1.” That’s nearly half our country that can’t swim! And over 70% of the world is covered with water. That percentage doesn’t include the thousands of swimming...

Rev. Solomon Reyes said it best when he wrote, “The lazy make rest an excuse not to work, but the diligent see rest as a means to be more productive. The lazy see rest as the end of work, but the diligent see rest as a necessity to attain greater fruitfulness.” In...

With Increased Technology Comes Decreased Activity Children are spending more and more time on a tablet, in front of the television, or on a video game system. Kids love the newest devices, apps, movies, and television shows. These tools of entertainment can be a...

In 2016, Charlie Westrip set the 6-year-old male record with his half marathon time of 2:06:51. In 2014, Heather Welsch set the 11-year-old female half marathon record with a time of 1:31:23. These outlier feats of speed and endurance are impressive, unusual, and...

Have you heard about Zooper Safari™? It’s Fitness Finders®new classroom management program that uses 7 cute Featured Creatures to teach students positive classroom behaviors. Zooper Safari™ emphasizes foundational behavioral skills, (Zooper Behaviors) that benefit...

Did you know that Fitness Finders® incentive based system is known as a token economy? Token economies feature cards, “tokens”, or money to encourage or deter behavior. But why does a token economy work? Why do tokens encourage positive behavior and how has this model...

It’s never too early to start planning your Mileage Club® season! Thoughtful scheduling can make your program smoother, more consistent, and more enjoyable for students. Below are some updated planning tips to help you pick the right frequency, season timing, and...

The end of the school year is almost here! It's the perfect moment to celebrate your students hard work, dedication, and movement milestones through Mileage Club. Whether you ran your program in the spring, fall, year-round, or in shorter bursts, a wrap-up celebration...

Testing in Physical Education There are four main domains of physical education. These four are: acquisition of motor skills, physical fitness, knowledge (strategies and rules of the game; plus benefits of physical activity, how to learn motor skills and mechanical...

This Fall 2017, Fitness Finders® is thrilled to introduce Zooper Safari™, a new classroom management program that educates and motivates students toward positive classroom behavior! The Zooper Safari™ curriculum pairs up-      · 7 Zooper Behaviors...

Do you ever wonder what Fitness Finders uses to make our tokens? Read on for a full explanation, straight from our manufacturing and product team. Not Just any Plastic According to howstuffworks.com, there are two main categories of plastic; thermosets and...

Moments before the recess bell rings, a flash of lightning streaks across the sky. Soon after, a mighty clap of thunder silences the room. The principal’s somber voice crackles over the speaker,“Recess will be indoors today.” Without a plan, such a scenario can be...

Generally, when we think of reading, we think of words on pages or screens. But reading can be overwhelming, frustrating, and fatiguing. If your child’s eyes get tired, here are some ways to help them read with their ears. Read Books Aloud Reading aloud is a common...

We could spend hours talking about the benefits of running. Running has been linked to academic, social, and physiological improvements. All these things are great for kids. But as with anything, running can get out balance, and finding balance is key. So how far is...

In 385 A.D., Maewyn Succat was born a Roman citizen. His life took an abrupt turn when he was enslaved and forced to Ireland. Eventually, he returned to Rome either by means of escape or freedom. He did not live safely for long, choosing instead to become a priest and...

Every student has a favorite genre. Some love adventure stories, others can’t put down mysteries, and some just want to read about their favorite baseball player. During March, National Reading Month, students are quick to grab their go-to genres to log minutes for...

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” ― Dr. Seuss, I Can Read With My Eyes Shut! My Gift from Roald Dahl and Mrs. Jones One of my most cherished memories from elementary school is sitting around...

If Fitness Finders, Inc. were to win an Oscar tonight, this is how our "Thank the Academy...” speech would go…“Wow! What an incredible honor. Teachers, parents, school administration—Thank you all, we could not have done it without you. As you know, it takes a village...