Log Rolling

Learning Outcomes

Rolling along a long axis, body control, space awareness and relationships (rolling with a partner).

Description Of Activity

• Children do an individual log roll:
• Lie on your back, stretched out, with your arms above your head and your hands clasped, then, with a long, stiff body, roll from back to front to back
• Do a log roll, one way, and then the other
• Do a log roll without letting your arms and legs touch the mat

 

Variations

Log roll relay: In groups of 6, half are the rollers and the other half are the leapers. The two groups stand at opposite ends of a mat. On a signal, rollers (spaced apart) start log rolling down the mat. Leapers leap over the approaching rolling logs. When rollers reach the end of the mat, the rollers become the leapers and the leapers become the rollers. 

Equipment/Material Required

Mats. Children are spaced freely on a wooden oor or grass surface, sharing a mat with a partner.