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How to play: The first player tosses the marker into the first square, making sure it completely lands within the square without bouncing out or touching a line. That player must then hop through the board, skipping the square with the marker, hopping on one foot on single squares, and straddling the lateral squares with the left foot in the left square and the right foot in the right square. After the player successfully completes that sequence, he or she then tosses the marker into the second square and repeats the sequence. If the player steps on a line, loses balance or misses a square, his or her turn is over.
The rules: Designs can vary, but typically the board is composed of a series of linear squares with blocks of two lateral squares interspersed within the board. The board ends with a home base, which could be a square, a semicircle or a rectangle. The rest of the squares are numbered in the order in which they are to be hopped.
How to win: The first person who can complete one course for every numbered square on the board is the winner.
What else you need to know: There are many variations of hopscotch around the world, such as the French version, called Escargot, which is played on a spiral board.
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4-13-2010 @ 2:56PM
Watcher said...When I was a child in the 40s - 50s, parents didn't fear their children. If I messed up, I got my butt spanked. As a result I never hated my parents and teachers that refused to spare the rod. Children that have no disipline by parents and guardians grow up thinking there is no price to pay for their actions. They feel no resposibility to respect anyone and will challenge even law enforcement if they don't get their way. Yes, fear is necessary, in that, it instills respect for those in authority. Today "experts" claim children learn aggression as the result of physical disipline by parents. WRONG!! They learn aggression because they were never shown there will be a painful price to pay if they didn't behave. There is nothing more dangerous to society than some kid who fears nothing from their actions.
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1-17-2011 @ 6:33PM
Leslie said...I concur with Watcher!!! No boundaries have been set for these children. In my childhood you never considered questioning the authority of a grown up, especially your parents it just wasn't done. PERIOD!! If they told you what to do you did it plain and simple, if you chose not to there was going to be a butt whoopin' It was common knowledge. You just never challenged the adults.
Parents in these times are so consumed by drugs and what ever else that the children are subjected to raise themselves. Sad and scary at the same time knowing this is where our future is heading and that these are the people who will be in charge. I have instilled the values and morals from my day into my kids and I defy someone to tell me I have done wrong.
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