No.13
Hop-and-Step Patterns (Kenkenpa)
Japanese name: けんけんぱ
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Diagram key
- A
- 1 circle: land on 1 foot
- B
- 2 circles: land on both feet
- C
- Turn at the end and come back.
Materials
- Chalk for drawing circles
- One soft beanbag for the optional challenge
How to play
- Draw alternating single circles and pairs of side-by-side circles: one circle, two circles, one circle, and so on.
- Hop on one foot into a single circle; land with one foot in each circle of a pair. Walk through the pattern first.
- One player goes to the last circle, turns and returns through the pattern. The next player starts only after the previous player returns.
- When ready, toss a beanbag into the first circle and skip that circle. Pick up the beanbag on the return journey and reach the start to succeed.
- After each success, move the beanbag target one circle farther. If the bag misses its circle or you step on a line, let the next player go; resume from that stage on your next turn.
Ways to adapt
Preschool children: no beanbag. Older primary school children: add the beanbag pick-up challenge.