Hopscotch
Hopscotch we learned how to play back in grade school. First you had to draw your board, typically with chalk that our teacher gave us, Secondly you needed the perfect sized rock, not too big but not too small. Next you were to toss the rock into the first part of your board and hop in! you needed to stay on one leg, bend down and get the rock and toss it again and so on. the first time I played hopscotch was in kindergarten, like I was I hopped right in on one leg, fell over and scraped my knee.... I needed a lot of practice! But where did this game really come from? As a kindergartener no one ever wondered about these questions where did it come from? Who Started it? etc..
Hopscotch was originally played by the roman children but it wasn't documented with rules until the 17th century in the English language. It was called "Scotch-Hop" or "Scotch-Hoppers". When Breaking down the word to the etiology "Scotch" and "Hop" both mean to jump in several different languages.
The Board Varies greatly Through centuries in the U.S., England, Australia, and Brazil. Some are drawn and some are made of stone in a walk way/court yard.
Looking back now at hopscotch when I was 5 years old was just a game I got to play with friends but now as a college freshman it reminds me of the game we call "life". When starting something new you must jump right in! Whether you fall in the beginning middle or end, even with scrapes and bruises, you must get up, dust yourself off and start again.
I liked the metaphor you used about hopscotch and our life!
ReplyDeleteIf you really think about it who would of thought a game we played in elementary school could mean so much as an adult?!
DeleteUhm I did not know there were different types of hopscotch, how cool! Have you ever tried the different hopscotch board are have you only used the american one?
ReplyDeleteI have only tried the American but maybe someday ill try them all!
DeleteHopscotch was probably the only thing that I did a recess in elementary school.I never knew that there was more than 1 type of hopscotch board. Have you only used the american version?
ReplyDeleteI have only used the American board but im up for trying new things even though im "too old" for it.
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