TECHNIQUE
Today we are going to learn how to log roll.
IMPORTANCE
Log rolling is important because it helps practice the technique of extending your arms above your head which is necessary when doing a forward roll.
VOCABULARY
Log roll: a tumbling skill in gymnastics.
When log rolling, it is important to:
1. Lie on your back with your legs straight and arms extended over your head.
2. Use your hips to make your body roll over.
3. Keep your body stiff like a log.
PRACTICE
- Stand on the baseline shoulder-to-shoulder. When I say, “GO!” run anywhere within the boundary cones. When I blow my whistle, freeze and begin log rolling.
- Repeat as many times as needed.
LUMBERJACK
TIME
10-20 minutes
NUMBER OF STUDENTS
4-24 students per game
EQUIPMENT
4 balance beams
10 short cones
STORYLINE
Today we are playing Lumberjack. In this game, you are trees in a forest that must be cut down by a lumberjack to make his/her house. Your goal, once you are cut down, is to log roll down the hill to be built into a log cabin.
INSTRUCTIONS
- I will select five lumberjacks.
- Everyone else will be trees.
- Before the game begins, line up shoulder-to-shoulder on the baseline.
- When I say, “GO!” run to the sawmill (balance beams located at the midline).
- Once you have reached the sawmill, lumberjacks will “cut you down” (pretend cutting motion), and you will have to log roll to the end line.
- When you have reached the end line, lumberjacks will select four logs to rearrange and form a log cabin.
- We will begin a new game when I select new lumberjacks.
Game 1: Play as indicated above. Have students form log cabins by lying on the ground and making a rectangle with their bodies.
Game 2: Have students form tepees with their bodies instead of log cabins.
Game 3: Have students be creative and form their own houses.
Exit Ticket: Students demonstrate a log roll before lining up to leave class.
TEACHING TIPS
- Approach:
- Remind students to be aware of others while log rolling.
- Increase or decrease the number of lumberjacks and balance beams based on class size.
- ELL Accommodation:
- Post labeled pictures of skills and game play.
- Partner with proficient English speakers for directions/modeling and reflections.
- SpEd Accommodation:
- Set individual goals for physical or behavioral modifications.
- Allow students to demonstrate skill one-on-one with teacher.
- Allow students extra time to master the skill.
- Reflection:
- A log roll is when...
- Today I encouraged a classmate by...
SHAKE 'N BAKE
TIME
10-20 minutes
NUMBER OF STUDENTS
4-24 students per game
EQUIPMENT
1 small parachute
STORYLINE
Today we are playing Shake ‘n Bake. Your goal is to log roll across the parachute from one side to the other.
INSTRUCTIONS
- I will select 1-2 to students to lie on the parachute at a time.
- Everyone else will sit around the parachute and hold a handle.
- When I say, “GO!” the students on the parachute will log roll from one side to the other, while everyone else shakes the parachute as hard as they can.
- After 30 seconds I will select another student to roll on the parachute.
Game 1: Play as indicated above.
Game 2: Call out colors students have to roll to (i.e. “Roll to the color blue.”)
Game 3: Have students sit with their bodies facing outwards. The student rolling in the middle will roll to a student on the outside with the parachute and tag them. If a student is tagged, they are the next one on the parachute.
Exit Ticket: Students demonstrate a log roll before lining up to leave class.
TEACHING TIPS
- Approach:
- Remind students to be aware of others while log rolling.
- Increase or decrease the number of students on the parachute based on class size.
- ELL Accommodation:
- Post labeled pictures of skills and game play.
- Partner with proficient English speakers for directions/modeling and reflections.
- SpEd Accommodation:
- Set individual goals for physical or behavioral modifications.
- Allow students to demonstrate skill one-on-one with teacher.
- Allow students extra time to master the skill.
- Reflection:
- A log roll is when...
- Today I encouraged a classmate by...
ROLL AWAY LOGS
TIME
10-20 minutes
NUMBER OF STUDENTS
4-24 students per game
EQUIPMENT
1 small parachute
3 fuzzy balls
1 short cone per student
STORYLINE
Today we are playing Roll Away Logs. In this game, you are logs rolling through the wavy waters (parachute) looking for the sea stone (fuzzy ball) hidden beneath the waves. Your goal is to log roll through the waves and find the sea stone.
INSTRUCTIONS
- I will select two students to be logs.
- Everyone else will form a circle sitting crisscross around the parachute.
- Before the game begins, logs must find a spot at the opposite ends of the field and close their eyes as I place a sea stone underneath the water (underneath the parachute).
- When I say, “GO!” logs may begin log rolling in the wavy waters waiting to roll upon the sea stone. Everyone else will be creating waves by shaking the parachute.
- Logs must remain on the parachute, and students shaking the parachute must remain seated.
- We will begin a new game once a log has found the sea stone.
Game 1: Play as indicated above.
Game 2: Teacher adds three fuzzy balls to the wavy waters that logs have to avoid rolling over.
Exit Ticket: Students demonstrate a log roll before lining up to leave class.
TEACHING TIPS
- Approach:
- Choose new logs based on class behavior and participation.
- ELL Accommodation:
- Post labeled pictures of skills and game play.
- Partner with proficient English speakers for directions/modeling and reflections.
- SpEd Accommodation:
- Set individual goals for physical or behavioral modifications.
- Allow students to demonstrate skill one-on-one with teacher.
- Allow students extra time to master the skill.
- Reflection:
- A log roll is when...
- Today I encouraged a classmate by...