I hope you all are good and doing well. Today I'm here to be a part of this interesting lesson task with children "SLC S21W3 / Traditional games" by @anailuj1992 . She's giving excellent task for the growth and development of children.

Games play a very important role in the growth and development of kids. That's the reason all traditions have their specific traditional games to engage with children for their character development and also provide physical goodness too.

Lets move to the lesson tasks

What is the name of the traditional game you selected? In your own words, explain how to play.

Thete are many traditional games like hide and seek, jumping rope , tug war ,clapping game , Hopscotch, racing,musical game etc but
I'm sharing my favourite childhood traditional game Hopscotch. Its not only play in my area its playing all over the world with more or less rule. These games are liked by all kids as we can change their rules according to our situation and surroundings.

Classic Hopscotch :

Hopscotch originated in ancient civilizations, including Egypt and Greece.The game was initially played with a small stone or coin. It's most common game that playing all over the world. Beside entertainment, Hopscotch improve balance, coordination, and physical fitness of players.

How to Play:

1. Toss a small object (stone, coin, or marker) onto the first square.
2. Hop on one foot from square to square, starting with the square next to the object.
3. Retrieve the object and continue hopping to the end of the court.
4. Turn around and hop back to the starting point.
5. Repeat for each numbered square.

Variations:

1. Double-Foot Hopscotch: Players hop on both feet.
2. Music Hopscotch: Play with music; hop to the rhythm.
3. Team Hopscotch: Divide players into teams.

Benefits:

1. Develops balance and coordination
2. Enhances physical fitness
3. Improves focus and concentration
4. Encourages social interaction

Age Range:

Any kid above 4 year can play this game

Modifications for Younger Players:

1. Use larger squares
2. Reduce the number of squares
3. Allow players to hop on both feet

Penalties:

1. Stepping on lines
2. Missing a hop
3. Losing balance
4. Failing to retrieve the object

Winning Conditions:

1. Complete all numbered squares
2. Reach the final square and return to the starting point

What are your rules? Did you make any changes to the rules to suit you?

Yes, we changed some rules.

• Make boxes up to 8 just to reduce the time to complete the game.
• We started the game with a younger player; it's our rule. If coins get out of court, it'll skip the player's turn.
• If someone is out, we'll shout Ooooooo.

These all rules are for our convenience and in our interest, and we can break these rules at any point collectively.

Of the characteristics of traditional games that we have discussed, which ones do you think are present in the traditional game you chose?

There are several traditional game thatbare present in most of traditions. Hide and seek was most common game that i play when there was many friends. Musical chair is played in adults too. In many gathering for fun not only kids ,adults aldo play. Playing ludo game is my most favourite indoor game. Clapping game are mostly played by girls. At school racing, jumping rope, tug war is very common in children.

Clapping game	playing ludo

If I talk about my traditions in this Internet world: hopscotch, clapping games, hide and seek, and musical chairs, these few games are played by kids and youngsters.

Did the kids have fun? Share your experience playing this traditional game with them. Feel free to tell us about the best moments you experienced during the activity. 4 Points

Yes we've great fun and spend quality time together. In clapping game i have old rhymes that my friend's grandma sang with us. My youngest daughter was very excited to clap on these rhymes. Then I sang a rhyme in Punjabi language she started laugher. I feel very fresh on her innocent laughter. While my daughter rhymed in English and Urdu language. One was quite new ,fusion of old rhymes.

In Hopscotch I was the weakest player among three due to my knee pain. My kids were enjoying my uncomfortable hopping and I was feeling better that I can control my balance. My middle daughter played excellent game and she was the winner. Rahima youngest daughter was try to cheat her and i caught her every time. That was very interesting situation.

Playing ludo was exciting too. In this game, I won the match at last moment my daughter was bitten by snake at 99 number, she was winning but this made her losing game. Rahima was near to cry and i was laughing. Then she started new match again and this time she won. Rahima doesn't want to lose any game if it happens she always try new game until she wins and I like this she try again after loosing game. This learning gives her confidence.

Best moment is the relaxation of mind ,I'm very thankful to @anailuj1992 ,due to this task I go back to my childhood and spend active, cherish, quality time with my kids.

Share videos or photos of yourself doing the activity, remember that you and the child(ren) must appear in the photos. 2 Point

These are some pictures that we captured during activity . Normally we go up at evening at roof we have birds ,so we fed them and played Hopscotch and clapping game.