FAQS

Skillastics® is an innovative technique of play that is executed on an oversize mat placed in the middle of a playing area where up to 100 children can play at one time.  The Skillastics® innovative technique has been transformed into 13 different Activity Kit themes.  These Skillastics® Activity Kit themes vary from general fitness, sport-specific, character development, nutrition and academic integration.

Skillastics®, a research and evidence-based resource, was introduced in 2002 and is currently enjoyed by over 10 million children in more than 25,000 educational settings nationwide.

 What Makes Us Unique:

1. Skillastics® can get up to 100 children moving at one time.
2. The innovative Skillastics® technique allows 100% participation in a limited amount of space.
3. Skillastics® makes physical activity fun for children of all ages and abilities.

55% of Skillastics® Customers use Skillastics® at least once a month.

Here are some examples:

1. Warm up or cool down (as students come to class after dressing for class, they start playing, as more kids come they start a team or join another team until everyone is there. The students have gotten their warm up even before you’ve taken roll).
2. Family Fitness Event
3. Track Movement with Pedometers or Heart Rate Monitors
4. Team Building
5. Assessments
6. The perfect Substitute Resource
7. Task Cards are integrated in many other activities throughout the year (circuit training, integrating with sport skill development)
8. For After School Program
9. Lend STEM questions and or full game to Science or Math Teacher for Brain Break during the day
10. Great Rainy Day activity
11. Used as a resource for Administrative reviews
12. Be used as “Competition Friday”
13. Task Cards supplement learning and reinforcing fitness skills
14. Promotes critical thinking
15. Check out system for other schools or teachers
16. Use the die for fitness and math integration games
17. Incorporate them into warm-ups with dice and movement activities
18. Lend task cards to classroom teachers for brain breaks
19. Bean bags for station in skill assessment
20. Use miniature mats as a small group station with dice
21. Task cards and dice in relay activities
22. Use the task cards as homework cards
23. Use activities for Fitness Calendars

We also provide you with supplemental documents after purchase that includes lesson plans, competitive options, and task card options.

Please call us at (888) 842-7746 or email us if you have any questions!