PE Manipulative Skills Series: Rolling + Twirling Task Cards

Roll a ball with control along polyspot pathways, at pins and wall targets, and into hoops and cones

Field and stop rolling or rebounding balls with goalkeeper-style saves

Cooperate with a partner on shared tasks, switching roles as the card directs

Stage the equipment the cards name before class: playground balls, a soccer ball, hula hoops, plastic bottles or pins, cones, polyspots, a ramp, and wall space

Choose the version that fits the setup: print the two-per-page document for stations, or show the PowerPoint or one-card-per-page version when the whole class works the same task

Read each card's safety and technique cues aloud when introducing it — for example rolling and fielding hoops 'from a comfortable and safe distance'

Ball-rolling accuracy — students bowl at 3 and 10 pins, aim at low wall targets, follow a polyspot pathway, and roll balls into hoops and cones, sometimes off a ramp.

Hoop twirling — students keep a hula hoop spinning around the waist, one outstretched arm, both legs, or the neck, trying both directions without letting it drop.

Fielding and goalkeeping — students scoop rolled and rebounding balls like a goalkeeper in Goalkeeper Roll and Wall Saves.