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Linda McCullough, "Observations on use of sport stacking while working with autism" - Special education teacher shares her experiences incorporating sport stacking. [November, 2006]

Jason Hirrschoff, "Instinctively Fast Hands" - P.E. teacher recounts his positive experience stacking at School for the Deaf. [May 2006]

Cameron Phillips, "The Shorties" - A team of first graders form a team, practice hard and make all proud in competition - especially their coach! A glorious result. [April 2006]

Angie Atkinson, "The Miracles of Sport Stacking" - Special Ed. teacher (grades 9-12) shares how stacking helped her students expand themselves in many ways. [April 2006]

Florence Dahlstedt, "Lil' Tykes take OFF!" - "Kindergartners and first graders pick up on an awesome sport that allows students of all size, shape, and color to participate - any pair of hands can "warp" sport stacking!" [April 2006]

Kate Giovingo, "Stack Away - The Sky's the Limit" - Sport stacking creates enthusiastic response to P.E. for Illinois teacher who introduced stacking and shares a review of the unit. The Speed Stacks Activity Guide gets field-tested with K-2, too. [March 2006]

Jamie Beck, "Excellent Opportunity"... Not only are my students working on the various skills learned from stacking, so are others outside of my Special Education program. Stacking has grown in popularity in our school. Our current school record in the 3-6-3 is 4.90 seconds set by an extremely shy 5th grader. He's treated like a rock star when he practices stacking. Lately he has not been so shy... [January 2006]

Tim Alwine, "Hillcrest Elementary is Wild about Sport Stacking..." In each class I picked out 2-4 students that could stack well to help others. These were my 'assistant coaches'. I even had several 5th grade students come in and help with the 1st and 2nd grade classes... [January 2006]

Denise Wettstein, "Stacking Up Spirit" - An elementary school principal found in sport stacking, a school program that can reach the entire school population and attract the kids who like team and individual competition. [January, 2006]

Sharon McGonigal, Speed Stacks & "The Ultimate Substitute Teacher's Traveling Suitcase of Intrigue" - the story of a substitute teacher's discovery of the value of sport stacking. [December, 2005]

Garrett Lydic, Deleware 2005 Teacher of the Year
"Students who aren't gifted athletes still find something they can be good at in my class," he said. "I believe in the potential of each and every one." [November 2005]

Scott Walker, "Twelve Cups"
Three years ago, I was introduced to a student who introduced me to a unique hobby that has forever changed my life and study hall forever. One day, during the ninety minute block of boredom, otherwise referred to as study hall, a usually quiet sophomore pulled a stack of cups out of her backpack and began to stack them. Within seconds she had the attention of the entire room... [August 2005]

Rebecca Tucci, "Never Too Young or Too Old"
"We reflected on how stacks could be used outside to the gymnasium setting and discussed using them at recess centers, Math centers, Art and Academically Gifted classrooms. We use Stacking as part of our Physical Education curriculum for warm-ups, manipulative centers, recess and Math Centers, and for earned reward time. We will be using Stacking for part of our Field Day activities..." [July 2005]

Vicky Myres, A Teacher's Story
"Our principal was even impressed at how engaged every student was with the races. All of the students had great sportsmanship every time. One of our favorite relays was king/queen of the table. Every student, regardless of their athletic ability was able to shine with this event." [June 2005]

Lori Smith's Story:
Observing students still struggling with standing in a line, walking in the hallways, listening, sitting still, following procedures, following direcitons, etc., this teacher implements a stacking program to help in areas of body and spatial awareness and overall basic perceptual motor skills. [April 2005]

Jacqueline Colwes, "Speed Stacks at Letsche Student Achievement Center – an alternative school"
In a letter to Speed Stacks, Jackie Colwes, a physical education instructor, notices marked improvement after modeling for students who initially have great difficulty with crossing over – right and left brain activities. [March 2005]

Rebecca Brye, "They all did it!"
I teach two classes of intensive reading. These classes contain students who are struggling readers. As one would expect, it is hard to get them to read and complete work. There are often many rounds of whining and attempts to avoid reading work. Well, that has changed. With the promise of time to stack, all of the students in one class completed their work and did a great job. In the other class, all but one completed their work and that one did more work than he has ever done. Who would have guessed that stacking would motivate a child to read and do work? [March 2005]

Michael Ciani, "Speed Stacking excitement Hits Howard Hall for Students,Teachers and Parents"
Stacking has generated interest from the School's traditional Educational "gurus" because recent brain research encourages an Educator to create lessons that "cross the midline in the brain", from left to right and right to left sides of the brain to increase a students brain activity which leads to academic proficiency. The teachers believe that Speed Stacking may lead to higher Test Scores! [March 2005]

Teresa Brown, "Rushford-Peterson Stacking Fever"
Teresa Brown is a teacher who introduced stacking to her school. She shares the progress made and the on-going interest the students have in improving. [February 2005]

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