"Letter-Sound Hopscotch".

Not too long ago I was perusing some engaging activities that can help in the early stages of phonemic awareness and phonics, and I found this activity:

https://phonicsfunmrsholland.weebly.com/hopscotch-phonics.html
I do not claim any ownership of this website οr activity, I am only sharing with you what I have found. 

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Hopscotch, as many of you know it, is a classic game that has ancient origins. The true origin of hopscotch is very hard to decipher, although this link, which I also do not claim as my own, details the origins of the game:

https://www.albany.edu/~sw7656/
I do not claim any ownership of this website οr activity, I am only sharing with you what I have found. 

This game is without a doubt exercise oriented, yet this game can also be modified to be very educational. Other than using the game to emphasize letter-sound relationships, hopscotch can also be modified to practice math and other subjects.

If you are curious and would like to see some research driven proof, view this article.

https://reader.elsevier.com/reader/sd/pii/S2095254612000737?token=71909ACA3296D866297A760F57706601273622AC40AA595A0DF09FA2834AC3212BBB9D52C14C57CBF546E08DB96F36A6
This is also not my own work.



References:

Erin K. Howie, Russell R. Pate,
Physical activity and academic achievement in children: A historical perspective,
Journal of Sport and Health Science,
Volume 1, Issue 3,
2012,
Pages 160-169,
ISSN 2095-2546,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2012.09.003.
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095254612000737)



https://www.albany.edu/~sw7656/



https://phonicsfunmrsholland.weebly.com/hopscotch-phonics.html

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