- Overview
- Beginner Lessons
- Advanced Lessons
- Stacking Games
- 4-Person Competition Relay
- Angry Birds
- Around the Table
- Bag Toss Relay
- Continuous Table Relays
- End / Straight Line Floor Relays
- Fetch 12
- Hound'n Rabbit
- Hungry Hippos
- Indy 500
- Island Stack Tag
- Jumbo Toss
- March Madness Final 4
- Memory Stack Relay
- Pac-Man Stack
- Partner Fitness Challenge
- Rock, Paper, Scissors
- Roll and Stack
- Shuffle Stack and Rapid Fire
- Simple Stack Tag
- Speeding Tickets
- Stack Bowling
- Stackers & Blasters
- Strength / Flexibility Stacking
- Survivor
- SwitchBack
- The 5-5-5
- Triple Up Triple Down Relay
- Wagon Wheel
- Group Order
- Resources
Running, stacking, and team cooperation is the name of this activity.
Equipment
- One set of Speed Stacks for every stacker
- One table for up to four teams
Setup
Set tables in a row, place two to four sets of Speed Stacks on each table (replicate for as many teams as you have). Relay teams may have two to four members. Relay teams line up single file with the lead stacker starting at the table and the remaining team members behind the start line, seven feet back.
How To Play
On the ‘go’ signal, the lead stacker upstacks and downstacks the predetermined pattern while the remaining relay team members wait in single file behind the starting line. Once the lead stacker completes the stacking pattern, they run towards the waiting stacker and activate them with a hand tag to enter the race. Stackers continue to take turns stacking until the ‘stop’ signal.
Rules
- Stackers must make sure the proper stacking technique and patterns are followed.
- All fumbled cups must be fixed properly.
- Waiting stackers may cross the starting line once the returning stacker activates them via hand tag.
Variations
- Change the stacking pattern.
- Have stackers repeat the pattern twice before activating the awaiting stacker.
- Add ball handling skills (basketball, soccer ball).
- Move the starting line back and incorporate jump ropes.
- Two Minute Drill - see how many laps or stacks can be completed in 2 minutes.
Social Emotional Learning Alignment (SEL)
SEL helps strengthen the mind-body connection and center mental, social, and emotional health along with physical health.
- Communication
- Social Engagement
- Optimistic Thinking
- Personal Responsibility
Shape Standards
Comprehensive framework for educators to deliver high-quality instruction and makes a positive difference in the health and well-being of every student.
| Standard | Description |
|---|---|
| S4.E2.2 | Accepts responsibility for class protocols with behavior and performance actions. |
| S4.E4.4b | Accepts players of all skill levels into the physical activity. |
| S5.E4.3 | Describes the positive social interactions that come when engaged with others in physical activity. |
| S5.E4.4 | Describes & compares the positive social interactions when engaged in partner, small-group and large-group physical activities. |