Hopscotch originated as a military training exercise in ancient Britain during the early Roman Empire. Soldiers would hop across a 100-foot field in full equipment to increase their stamina and foot strength. Today, children enjoy drawing hopscotch grids on sidewalks or the ground and hopping from square to square. Hopscotch is played worldwide under different names in various languages and cultures.

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5. 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.

6. 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.

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18. Havana - Cuba

19. These kids are on Artauro Island, off the coast from Dili, in East Timor

20. Girls playing hopscotch in Santa Cruz de la Laguna, a village on the shores of Lago Atitlan- Guatemala.

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22. Michigan

26. Japan

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