Read & Move It™

Stronger readers. Stronger bodies. One daily rhythm.

Read & Move It™ is a 30-day literacy and movement model built around 15 minutes of reading and 15 minutes of movement every day.

Since launching on October 20, 2025, Read & Move It™ has documented more than 2,000 participants at 18 school and community locations in Kansas and Missouri. The program also connects with Chicago through Horizons for Youth, with a school resource partnership in Newton, Massachusetts.

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15MINReading

15MINMovement

30DAYSDaily rhythm

Children participating in an outdoor movement activity with a Temple Made Foundation coach in Chicago

Verified impact

Growing one daily rhythm at a time.

Documented participation includes 1,138 students across 12 first-semester locations and 950+ children across six Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis sites.

2,088+Documented participants served to date

18Locations in the Kansas & Missouri cohort

10Schools in that cohort

8Community and Boys & Girls Club sites in that cohort

6Cities with program activations across Kansas, Missouri & Illinois

Next milestone5,000Youth served in 2026

The 1,000 Kids Campaign

Help Bring Read & Move It™ to 1,000 Kids

Temple Made Foundation is working to expand Read & Move It™ to more children through schools and community partners.

At $35 per child, our campaign goal is $35,000 for 1,000 children to take part in the full program experience, including materials, reading and movement support, and rewards that celebrate their progress.

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Your gift in action

How your gift helps.

Your gift supports Read & Move It™ through Temple Made Foundation's Literacy pillar, connecting daily reading with the movement and healthy habits at the heart of Wellness.

Materials to build a daily habit

Workbooks, reading and movement trackers, and classroom materials help children follow the 30-day challenge and see their progress.

Support that brings it to life

Program coordination and guided reading and movement experiences help schools and community partners put the daily rhythm into practice.

Rewards that celebrate progress

Incentives and celebrations recognize children's participation and encourage them to keep reading, moving, and building confidence.

Choose your gift

$35Support 1 childGive now $175Support 5 childrenGive now $350Support 10 childrenGive now $875Support 25 childrenGive now

Every gift helps more children read, move, and thrive.

To support needs across all three pillars, support the Foundation where needed most and select “Where Needed Most” when giving.

A simple daily rhythm

How Read & Move It™ works.

Read for 15 minutes

Students spend a focused daily block reading.

Move for 15 minutes

A second daily block adds accessible physical movement.

Repeat for 30 days

The simple rhythm is completed every day throughout the program.

Celebrate progress

Kickoff and celebration moments help the school community recognize participation.

Four children holding the pumpkins they decorated in a maker lab — Young creators share their pumpkin artwork.

Imagination in action

Read. Move. Create.

The daily rhythm starts with 15 minutes of reading and 15 minutes of movement. Seasonal art, pumpkin decorating, and creative celebrations offer more ways for children to explore ideas and share what they learn.

Explore a story. Books and learning prompts spark questions and new ideas.
Bring it to life. Guided movement invites children to participate and use their imagination.
Create and share. Art and seasonal projects make room for expression, conversation, and celebration.

Schools and community partners can work with Temple Made Fitness to shape themes and activities for their children and setting.

Bring programming to your school

Built for schools and communities

A whole-child program that fits the school day.

Why it matters

Schools need practical ways to strengthen literacy engagement.
Many students have limited daily movement during the school day.
Focus and emotional-regulation challenges can interfere with learning.
Whole-child wellness models must be easy for school communities to understand and implement.

Who it serves

Read & Move It™ brings reading and movement to schools and youth programs in Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois, with a school resource partnership in Newton, Massachusetts.

Elementary schoolsStudentsTeachersCommunity sitesSchool-access sponsorsKickoff and celebration volunteers

Schools and community reach

Where Read & Move It™ is making an impact.

Explore participating schools and community programs across Kansas, Missouri, and Chicago, along with our school resource connection in Massachusetts.

Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools

Seven participating schools with ten documented activations.

Banneker Elementary — 3rd grade
Claude Huyck Elementary — 5th grade
Douglass Elementary
Eugene Ware Elementary
Lindbergh Elementary
Lowell Brune Elementary — 3rd grade, with kindergarten participation also documented
West Park Elementary — 2nd grade

Additional participating schools

School partners extending the program across Kansas and Missouri.

Sunflower Elementary — Lawrence USD 497 — Pre-K and kindergarten
Cabool High School — Cabool R-IV — high school students learning in an inclusive special education classroom
Academy for Integrated Arts — 4th grade

Community locations

Community partners extend the experience beyond the school day.

Operation Breakthrough — Kansas City, Missouri
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City, Thornberry Unit — Kansas City, Missouri
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis — six-site summer cohort, including the confirmed Mathews-Dickey site
Horizons for Youth — Chicago, Illinois — community activation

6 program communities

Kansas City, KansasLawrence, KansasKansas City, MissouriCabool, MissouriSt. Louis, MissouriChicago, Illinois

Massachusetts school connection

Newton, Massachusetts — Jackson Elementary
A school resource partnership supporting reading and movement.

Program outcomes

What Read & Move It™ helps build.

Increased engagement

A simple, active daily rhythm encourages children to participate in reading and movement.

Improved emotional regulation

Movement and routine support the focus, calm, and confidence children bring to their day.

Stronger literacy confidence

Daily reading practice helps children build familiarity, momentum, and pride in their progress.

Children celebrating together during an outdoor Read and Move It activity

Hear it. See it. Be part of it.

Real voices. Shared progress.

Hear from educators and program leaders, then see the people and places bringing reading and movement to life.

Educator testimonials

Educators and community leaders share their Read & Move It™ experiences.

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2026 impact recap

A look at Read & Move It™ in action across the program community.

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Across classrooms and communities.

School celebrations, program materials, and community wellness experiences show the many ways children take part.

BMO team members and a Temple Made Foundation coach standing together in front of Read and Move It program banners in Chicago — **Chicago, Illinois**The BMO team joins Temple Made Foundation for a Chicago community activation.

West Park Elementary students gathered with Read and Move It challenge materials — **West Park Elementary**Students come together for the 2026 Read & Move It™ challenge.

Cabool students and staff gathered in program shirts with their Read and Move It classroom tracker — **Cabool, Missouri**Cabool students and staff celebrate reading, movement, and participation together.

Children celebrating Read and Move It at Operation Breakthrough — **Operation Breakthrough**Celebrating reading, movement, and progress together.

A school display board with movement challenges and program materials — **The daily challenge**Classroom displays make reading and movement part of the school day.

Children and adults practicing floor movements together in a Lawrence classroom — **Lawrence, Kansas**Young learners and educators practice movement together during a classroom activation.

Young participants and program leaders gathered in a St. Louis gym — **St. Louis, Missouri**Connecting with young people during a community activation.

Children in blue program shirts celebrating outdoors at the Kansas City Zoo — **KC Zoo Wellness Week**More Foundation experiences bring joyful movement into the community.

Children with Animal Movements workbooks and celebration items beside Read and Move It program banners — **Books and celebration**Children share their excitement with workbooks and program materials.

Children and adults gathered around tables beside Read and Move It banners at a community celebration — **Community around every child**Program leaders and community members come together to celebrate participation.

Our Foundation community

The people and organizations moving the work forward.

One community supports Temple Made Foundation through financial gifts, volunteering, media, and in-kind contributions across wellness, literacy, and sports equity. We celebrate these relationships together, while program-designated gifts support the program selected when giving.

Funding, Corporate, Volunteer & Media Supporters

Arby’s Foundation2026 grant supporter

Live Like Luke

Aspire Home Health

BMOChicago support

DICK’S House of SportCommunity activation support

DM Law

Pediatric Partners, PA

Dixie Construction

Edward JonesCorporate volunteer partner

Cumulus MediaMedia partner

Community, Program & In-Kind Partners

ShareWaves Foundation

Big Brothers Big Sisters Kansas City

Special Olympics Missouri

Horizons for YouthChicago

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis

Operation BreakthroughAcademy & program partner

Blue Springs Athletic Association (BSAA)Youth sports & consulting partner

Columbia Public Schools

Columbia Parks & Recreation

Academy for Integrated Arts (AFIA)

The Running Well StoreFootwear and program partner

Hello Big IdeaIn-kind / program support

Individual & Family Supporters

These individuals and families support Temple Made Foundation across Wellness, Literacy, and Sports Equity.

Drew Eanes John Shaw Newby Family Fund Bryan Murphy Kraig Kohring Mellick Family Mike & Sylvia Haverty Brian Strider & Family Dennis Nash

Learn more about our Giving Circle

A Foundation built for impact.

Temple Made Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that receives charitable gifts and expands access through three pillars: Wellness, Literacy, and Sports Equity. Read & Move It™ is part of our Literacy pillar, with movement and healthy habits connecting it to Wellness.

The Foundation brings together charitable support, partnerships, grants, and volunteers. Temple Made Fitness LLC is a separate business that designs and delivers program experiences with schools and community partners.

Support Read & Move It™ directly, or give where needed most across Wellness, Literacy, and Sports Equity.

10,000+Youth reached across Foundation programs

81Schools reached across program history

5States with programs and activations

100,000+Wellness workbooks distributed since 2022

3,000+Families served through KC Zoo Wellness Day

Trusted by schools, community organizations, foundations, and corporate partners

Stronger Readers. Stronger Bodies. Stronger Communities.

Help Fund Read & Move It™ for 1,000 Kids

$35 helps fund one child's full program experience. Together, $35,000 can bring materials, reading and movement support, and celebrations to 1,000 children.

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More ways to take part

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Donate, bring the program to a school, support workbooks, sponsor access, or volunteer at a kickoff or celebration.

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