4. Let the pupils view a video on how
to play piko.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Od
2e1I7Nzc
5. What is Piko?
is often a girls' a game but even boys
enjoy it.
Piko or hopscotch is very popular in
the Philippines.
You can use chalk or charcoal to write
the boxes on the ground. If it is on soil, you
can use a stick to create the boxes where
players play in a drawn rectangular-shaped
box with usually 10 sections.
It can be played individually or by
teams. They need a stone (pamato) and the
enjoyment begins.
6. How do we play piko?
To hop and jump on each square
using one or both feet without
stepping on the lines
What do we need in order to play
Piko?
Pamato , chalk or charcoal to write
the boxes on the ground. If it is on soil, you
can use a stick to create the boxes where
players play in a drawn rectangular-
shaped box with usually 10 sections.
7. What are the different rules to
follow in playing Piko?
create boxes
that should
look like this,
numbered 1 to
10.
8. Find a puck or Pamato
could be a smooth stone or a rounded
tile that you can use as your marker. Each
player has their own individual markers or
pucks. Nice stones, a smoothened terra
cotta or piece from a broken pottery, it has
to be heavy enough to stay when thrown
but flat enough to get the right balance so
you can throw it easily to where you want
it to land (onto which box and/or number).
9. You begin with the puck at number
one. If your puck is in box 1, you skip
that box and jump to box number two
using only one leg. You can only land
with both feet in each box at numbers 4
and 5 and also on numbers 8 and 9.
When you reach box ten, you can pivot
so you can skip back down to box
number 2, then you pick up your puck
by bending and keeping one leg up and
jump out of the boxes on both feet
10. Now you throw your puck and
make sure it lands on box 2. Start
with one foot in box 1, skip box 2
where your puck is, using the same
leg, land your foot on box 3 and
continue up to box 10. Pivot and go
back down, at box 3, bend to pick
up your puck on box 2, since box 2
is empty, you can now jump into it
down to box 1 and out of the boxes.
11. Players take turns throwing
their pucks starting at number
1. If you didn't throw your puck
on the correct box, you miss
your turn and will have a
chance after all the other
players have finished their
turns.
15. What instances can we relate in
our daily life the game Piko?
From this game, you learn the early
counting, balance and how to aim for
something using your hands, arms and
fingers. You gauge the weight of your puck
and throw it with just the right force. You
learn to strengthen your knees as you put
your weight on one leg and bend down to
retrieve your puck. You also learn patience
as you wait for your turn.
