A method for teaching academics and athletics and integrating both athletics and academics comprising the following steps: (a) introducing a word of the day for use in teaching athletics and academics, said word of the day to be used throughout the day; (b) forming teams of students for use in competing in an athletic challenge and a academic challenge (c) awarding points to students and teams for positive results in both athletic challenges and academic challenges; (d) instructing students in academic subjects and integrating said word of the day for use in teaching athletics and academics; (e) executing athletic-academic challenges; said athletic-academic challenge comprising first a academic challenge to be followed by an athletic challenge; (f) teaching athletic skills to students while integrating said word of the day; teaching students how said word of the day relates to athletics; (g) executing sports games amongst said teams; (h) awarding said points to said teams which win their respective games.