{"id":736,"date":"2013-04-05T14:24:00","date_gmt":"2013-04-05T14:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.andersons.com\/?p=736"},"modified":"2023-01-27T15:33:50","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T15:33:50","slug":"rev-up-school-spirit-for-march-madness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/rev-up-school-spirit-for-march-madness\/","title":{"rendered":"Rev Up School Spirit for March Madness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.andersons.com\/School-Spirit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 15px 25px;\" alt=\"Crazy Hair Wig Set - Mohawk\" src=\"http:\/\/www.andersons.com\/sitecore\/shell\/Controls\/Rich%20Text%20Editor\/~\/media\/00B5C62E3D364AF68DD23B28447D53A6.ashx?h=300&amp;w=300\" \/><\/a>When the calendar rolls to March it&#8217;s time to get crazy with school spirit! March Madness is a great time to get students and staff in the spirit! Use some of these ideas to start the madness and watch the fever spread throughout your school.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Spirit Days:<\/b> Everyone loves spirit days during homecoming. Consider holding them during March Madness too! This article has some new and unique ideas:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.andersons.com\/Blogs\/High-School\/Blog\/Spirit-Week-New-Ways-to-Celebrate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spirit Week &#8211; New Ways to Celebrate<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.andersons.com\/School-Events\/School-Carnival\/Sports-and-Games\/Basketball-Pi%c3%b1ata\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.andersons.com\/sitecore\/shell\/Controls\/Rich%20Text%20Editor\/~\/media\/07ED5E26C78E4315A9978ECFCE8A9576.ashx\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lunch Hour games:<\/p>\n<p>During March Madness, hold games and challenges during the lunch hour. Basketball predictions, basketball shooting challenge,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.andersons.com\/Search.aspx?free=tattoo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">temporary tattoo<\/a> or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.andersons.com\/Search.aspx?free=cheek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cheek cheer<\/a> stations, and crazy hair booth or a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.andersons.com\/School-Events\/School-Carnival\/Sports-and-Games\/Basketball-Pi%c3%b1ata\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">basketball pi\u00f1ata<\/a> are some ideas.<\/p>\n<p><b>Crazy Spirit Challenge: <\/b>Encourage school spirit with crazy fan competitions. See who dresses up with the most spirit.<\/p>\n<p><b>Basketball Lesson Plans and Activities:<\/b> Bring March Madness into the classroom with these fun ideas for lessons and activities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.educationworld.com\/a_lesson\/lesson\/lesson228.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March Madness Lessons<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>School Spirit Store:\u00a0<\/strong>March Madness is a great time to do some fundraising for your next event (Prom?) Set up a school spirit store in the hallway or lunchroom, and open it before &amp; after school and during lunch. Stock it with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.andersons.com\/School-Spirit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">spirit items<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0that will get everyone ready for the madness.<\/p>\n<p><b>Cause Event: <\/b>Encourage community thoughtfulness with a cause event, such as a food drive, or toy donations. Award points for each donation that can be redeemed for spirit items.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Share your March Madness ideas! We&#8217;d love to hear them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the calendar rolls to March it&#8217;s time to get crazy with school spirit! 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