Every Kid Healthy Week at Benton Elementary

I was so grateful to spend the day with Benton Elementary School for Every Kid Healthy Week 💙

As part of Wellness Wednesday, the focus was all about physical activity, movement, and encouraging kids to stay active while having fun. We started the morning by reading from Skyler Trepel’s book, Inspiring Stories of Football Greats, and the students chose the story centered around Lamar Jackson’s journey through football.

After story time, it was straight to recess with three different grade levels, where I very quickly realized I might be slightly too tall for the monkey bars 😅

Thankfully, I still managed to secure first pick status for basketball and soccer, so I would call that a win.

But beyond the games and laughs, days like this are always such a powerful reminder of how important movement, mentorship, and simply showing up can be for kids. Sometimes the smallest moments, reading together, playing at recess, encouraging confidence, end up making the biggest impact.

I left feeling incredibly grateful for the opportunity to spend time with such energetic, fun, and inspiring kids.