Games

are
the most
elevated
form
of
investigation.
Albert Einstein
Hopscotch originated as a
military training exercise in
ancient Britain during the
early Roman Empire .During
those times, soldiers hopped
across the 100-feet field with
their full equipment .It was
believed that such exercise
could increase their stamina
and the strength of their feet,
things that were of essence
for armies
Around the world, children have enjoyed drawing
grids on the sidewalk or on the ground and then
jumping or hopping from one end of the grid to
.the other
 They draw different kinds of grids. Some
are like these. Others are round and curl in
a circle. Still others are a large square with
.many small squares inside
Translations:
In India, it’s called
Hopscotch chikki-billa, chikki
(the chalk borders)
.(and billa (the marker
In Kannada, which is
primarily a language
of the state of
Karnataka ,Hopscotch
is referred as “Kunte
Bille” where the ‘e’ in
the last is pronounced
like the ‘e’ in the
words “ten” or
.““level
Danish - hinkeleg

French - marelle

Spanish
rayuela, tejo

Swedish
( hoppa hage(lek
Escargot
A French variant of
hopscotch is known as
Escargot (snail) or "La
Marelle Ronde" (round
hopscotch). It is played
on a spiralateral court.
Players must hop on
one foot to the center
of the spiral and back
.out again
Romanian –şotron

Maltese - passju

Hebrew - klas ‫קלאס‬

 Hungarian - ugroiskola
UGRÓISKOLA Az egyik
legelterjedtebb játék
a világon: földbe
karcolt, krétával vagy
puha kõvel aszfaltra
rajzolt ábrái mind az
öt világrészben
megtalálhatók, még
Nepálban és a
csendes-óceáni
.szigeteken is
 Bolivia -La Thunkuna
China -Tiao Fei Ji
Germany -
Templehupfen
The Netherlands -
Hinkelbaan
Vietnam -Pico
Indonesia -One-Leg
Jump
In Brazil it is known as Amarelinha,
in many Spanish-speaking
countries, it is known as
Rayuela. In Chile it is called
"Luche". In Colombia it is also
.”called "Golosa
 Italian
gioco della campana
Havana - Cuba
These kids are on Artauro Island, off the
coast from Dili, in East Timor
Girls playing hopscotch in Santa Cruz de
la Laguna, a village on the shores of
.Lago Atitlan- Guatemala
Portuguese
amarelinha
Michigan
In Russia and
Russian-speaking
countries it is
known as
классики – klasiki
- (diminutive for
the word meaning
classrooms). In
Poland, it is called
'klasy', meaning
.'classes
Japan
In Malaysia the most popular variant is
.called tengteng or ketengteng
 Greece
Ελληνική (Greek )
κουτσό (παιδικό
(παιγνίδι
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