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Teacher: Cindy Parks-O'Neil who teaches at Northwestern Lehigh Elementary in New Tripoli, PA. Cindy Parks-O'Neil can be contacted at oneilc@nwlehighsd.org.
Name of Best Practice: A Smile for the Mile
Rationale/Purpose of Event: To encourage my students to finish the mile run for the President's fitness challenge.
Suggested Grade Level: 4-5
Materials Needed: A washable Crayola marker.
A Smile for the Mile
Each time a student finishes a lap on the track I give them a mark on their hand representing that lap. The first lap the student gets a dot for an EYE. The second lap the student gets a dot for the second EYE. The third lap they get a dot for the NOSE. On the final lap, the student gets a smile when they finish their mile. The students that finish early, they can do " victory Laps" (extra laps). I then add hair, glasses, ears for the smiley face for each additional lap. My students can't wait to get victory laps in! This is also a good way to keep tally on when a child is finished when you have to test a large group. The teacher can trot besides the students to give the marks so that stopping is not an issue. I have not had a problem yet with the marks. Students love to show off their mile smiles to their teachers and parents.
Teaching Suggestions/Tips:
I would suggest using a washable marker. Having a high school helper or parent helper share with the marks is a great way to get things done for a large class.
(Any Practice receiving 5 Votes earns Blue Ribbon Status on PEC)
Posted on PEC: 2/13/2003 and has received 192 votes.

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