ROLLER HOOP: Fun K-5 (Rolling, Bowling Lead-Up) PE Game

Get your physical education students ready to rock and roll into fun with ROLLER HOOP – An Engaging K-5 Underhand Rolling and Bowling Lead-Up PE Game.

ROLLER HOOP

Snag your own ROLLER HOOP Complete Lesson Plan HERE!

This easy-to-play and engaging low-prep activity helps young students build rolling skills, hand-eye coordination, and confidence while having a blast in the gym.

Perfect for K–5 physical education teachers, this collaborative team activity and standards-based PE lesson, brings fun, movement, and skill-building to every physical education class!

Hi there, it’s so great to meet you! I’m Mrs. T. (or you can call me Jen) – a Michigan mom, wife, new grandma (aka “Jemma”) K-12 PE teacher, blogger (Love 2 Teach and Learn) and author of 59 CRAZY FUN Elementary PE Games that ROCK!

59 Crazy Fun Elementary PE Games that ROCK - Love 2 Teach and Learn

I love teaching PE class because I get to spend time telling silly SPORTS JOKES and exercising, while laughing with my students.

I’m also on a serious mission to MAKE SCHOOL FUN AGAIN and I believe physical education class is the ABSOLUTE BEST WAY to do just that!

READY! SET! LET’S GET ROLLING!

Since the main PE focus skill for this game is UNDERHAND ROLLING it’s important to communicate that to your students before playing the game.

ROLLER HOOP Learning Target - Underhand Rolling - Love 2 Teach and Learn

I like to use I CAN STATEMENTS with my students. The learning target or “I CAN” Statement that I teach to my students and have them repeat back to me before playing ROLLER HOOP is as follows:

I CAN… roll a ball underhand toward my target using good form.

The kid-friendly cue words and phrases that I use to help my students improve their underhand rolling skills are:

EYES ON TARGET
STEP WITH OPPOSITE FOOT
STAY LOW & FOLLOW THROUGH

*This Post and Play PE Learning Target Poster is included in the Complete ROLLER HOOP Lesson Plan HERE.

EQUIPMENT NEEDED

For this game you will need the following:

15-20 HULA HOOPS
DIFFERENT COLORED CONES (One for each team)
SMALL BALLS (One for each team)
KIDS READY TO HAVE A BLAST

ROLLER HOOP – Game Setup

FIRST, divide your class into 2-4 relay teams.

THEN, give each team a cone and a ball.

NEXT, have them line up with their teams at one end of the gym behind their team cone.

FINALLY, lay all of your hula hoops down on the floor on the opposite side of the gym.

How to Play: ROLLER HOOP

OBJECT OF THE GAME – Be the first team to collect and ring the most hoops around their team cone.

When the game begins, the first person in line for each team will underhand roll their ball toward the hula hoops trying to land their ball inside one of the hoops.

If they MISS and their ball doesn’t land inside of a hoop, they quickly grab the ball, run it back and hand it to the next teammate in line.
If their roll is successful and lands inside one of the hula hoops, they simply grab the ball AND pick up the hoop that it landed in, run it back and ring it around their team cone.

The game continues until all of the hoops have been collected.

The team that collects the most hoops WINS the game!

WATCH How to Play ROLLER HOOP

GAME TEACHING TIPS

📌TIP #1: This game can be played and enjoyed by kindergarten through 5th grade students. Just simply move the hula hoops closer or further away based on age/skill level. Additionally, if the hoops are pushed together and touching it will be a bit easier and, of course, more challenging if they are separated.
📌TIP #2: This game is a great game for assessing your students’ underhand rolling skills.
📌TIP #3: It’s also fun to switch things up a bit and practice golf putting and even soccer passing skills with this game.
📌TIP #4: I tend to play this game for the first time with my students in October or during Month 2 of the school year after I’ve taught underhand throwing and right before I begin my bowling unit.

THE FINAL WHISTLE

ROLLER HOOP is such an incredible whole-class team relay or station activity that keeps everyone rolling, aiming, cheering, and most importantly, having a total blast.

And if you loved this awesome “underhand rolling” skill game, be sure to check out my CANDY BOWL rolling PE game.

So, why not blast some “clean” and upbeat PE music and bring the excitement of ROLLER HOOP to your gymnasium TODAY!

Don’t Forget! You can grab your very own PDF of this awesome PE Game RIGHT HERE.

Mrs. T’s K-5 PE GAMES “Always Growing” BUNDLE

And if you want the absolute BIGGEST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK, Roller Hoop is also included in my “ALWAYS GROWING” K-5 FULL YEAR PE Game and Resource BUNDLE too!