PE Cup Stacking Challenge Cards – 24 Tasks
Twenty-four illustrated challenge cards pair a specific cup-stacking pattern with a physical-education movement task, provided in four file formats.

- Grades
- Not Grade Specific
- File type
- Multiple File Types
- Subject
- P.E. & Health, Physical Education
- Topic
- cup stacking, Field Day
- Resource types
- Activities
About this resource
What's inside this resource
These are PE Equipment Challenge Cards: Cup Stacking Tasks.
There are a set of 24 task cards that can be printed full page or 2 per page.
These can be open and printed in PDF, PowerPoint or as JPG files.
In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Build a specified cup-stacking pattern (e.g., 2-1 pyramid, 3-2-1 pyramid, 6-high stack) from a written diagram.
- Combine a physical movement (lunge, curl-up, mountain climber, crab walk) with a stacking task in sequence.
- Time a stacking attempt and compare it against a personal best.
- Complete a head-to-head stacking challenge against a partner.
Teaching tips
- Laminate the JPG card set or the single-page PDF version so cards can be reused station to station without reprinting.
- Group cards by movement type (stationary vs. traveling, like the crab-walk and scooter cards) to organize stacking stations around the gym.
- Use the PowerPoint version to display one card at a time on a screen for whole-class instruction before students rotate to individual stacking stations.
Skills covered
- physical education
- motor coordination
- following multi-step directions
Good to know
Questions teachers ask about this resource
Do the four file versions (PDF deck, single-page PDF, PowerPoint, individual JPGs) contain the same 24 cards, or different content?
The same 24 cards, provided in four formats for different display and printing needs.
Do any cards use extra equipment beyond the stacking cups?
Yes -- two cards require a cone to jog, skip, or crab-walk to the cup station before stacking.
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Concepts & topics
Core concepts
- cup stacking patterns
- timed challenges
- movement sequencing
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