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Hi! My name is Sarah. Today I Hi! My name is Sarah. Today I am at the park and I am going to am at the park and I am going to teach you how to play my teach you how to play my favorite game—Hopscotch!favorite game—Hopscotch!

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First you have to find a court…First you have to find a court…

……and a rock like this one.and a rock like this one.

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Now throw the rock into the first square.Now throw the rock into the first square.

Hop on one foot if there is only one box in the row and two Hop on one foot if there is only one box in the row and two feet if there are two boxes next to each other in the row.feet if there are two boxes next to each other in the row.

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When you get to the end, turn around and come When you get to the end, turn around and come back. Don’t forget to pick up your rock!back. Don’t forget to pick up your rock!

Now you have to throw your rock into the second square. Now you have to throw your rock into the second square. Remember not to step into the square where your rock is!Remember not to step into the square where your rock is!

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Now do the same for Now do the same for all the rest of the all the rest of the squaressquares

One, Two, Three, One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Seven, Eight, Nine, and Ten!and Ten!

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But remember these rules!But remember these rules!

If the rock lands on a line, you lose a turn.If the rock lands on a line, you lose a turn.

Oh, no!Oh, no!I lost a turn!I lost a turn!

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If the rock lands in the wrong box, If the rock lands in the wrong box, you lose a turn!you lose a turn!

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Shucks, I meant to Shucks, I meant to throw it in 2 and it throw it in 2 and it

landed in 4! Now I lost landed in 4! Now I lost my turn!my turn!

If you step in the box with your If you step in the box with your rock, you lose your turn.rock, you lose your turn.

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Ahhh. My rock Ahhh. My rock is in this box!is in this box!

The last rule is if you touch a line, you lose your turn!The last rule is if you touch a line, you lose your turn!

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Darn! I touched the line Darn! I touched the line so I lost my turn!so I lost my turn!

You can also play with a You can also play with a friend if you want. Just friend if you want. Just

follow the same rules, but if follow the same rules, but if you lose your turn, it is you you lose your turn, it is you

friend’s chance to play!friend’s chance to play!

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If you lose your turn, you If you lose your turn, you don’t have to start at 1, start don’t have to start at 1, start

at the number that you at the number that you messed up on!messed up on!

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Now you know all the rules so Now you know all the rules so you can go play by yourself or you can go play by yourself or

with a friend!with a friend!

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I hope you enjoy playing your I hope you enjoy playing your new game!new game!

Good Bye!Good Bye!

ReferencesReferences

•"Hopscotch." "Hopscotch." The GamesThe Games. Streetplay.com. 04 Oct. 2005 . Streetplay.com. 04 Oct. 2005 <www.streetplay.com/thegames/hopscotch.htm>. <www.streetplay.com/thegames/hopscotch.htm>.

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