Do you like playing games outside? Watch this video to learn how to play hopscotch!
Do the preparation task first. Then watch the video and do the activities.
LUISA : You're too good!
LUCA : So are you! Shall we play again?
LUISA : Nah, let's play something else. Do you know what hopscotch is?
LUISA : Great! So, today we're going to learn how to play hopscotch!
LUISA AND LUCA : Let's do it!
LUCA : So, what do we need to play hopscotch?
LUISA : We only need three things: a place to play, chalk and a stone.
Before we start, we have to draw ten squares. Each square must be big enough for your foot. You start like this. One …
LUISA : Great! Now we need to write the numbers in each square, from one to ten.
LUCA : One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten!
LUISA : OK! Now we can play!
LUCA : But what do I do with the stone?
LUISA : You throw the stone onto square number one, then you hop or jump onto all the squares, except on the square with the stone. Easy, right?
LUISA : Great! Then turn around, go back and pick up the stone.
LUCA : There you go, it's your turn! Wait a minute. Who wins?
LUISA : Well, after you do number one, then two, then three … the winner is the person who gets to number ten first!
LUCA : Oh! So I'm gonna win!
LUCA : Huh, I didn't know I could lose a turn so easily.
LUISA : Yes, you miss a turn if you step on the line or you throw the stone outside the right square.
LUCA : OK. But it's a draw, isn't it?
LUISA : Mmm … yes, well played!
We hope you have fun playing hopscotch!
LUISA AND LUCA : Bye bye!
LUISA : Remember! To play hopscotch:
That's it! Now you can play hopscotch.
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