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Abigail

Hopscotch

Abigail wobbles for a moment, catches her balance, and keeps playing.

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Abigail hopping on one foot over a hopscotch grid in Mexico.

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Abigail

Abigail likes playing outside with her friends. Today she is taking careful turns through a hopscotch grid drawn in the dirt.

Abigail bending down to pick up her stone while friends clap beside a hopscotch grid in Mexico.

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Abigail drew the hopscotch squares in the dirt with a stick.

She threw her stone. It landed in square three.

She hopped, one foot, then two feet, all the way to the end.

On the way back, she wobbled on one foot.

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She caught her balance and kept hopping.

She picked up her stone without stepping on the line.

Her friends clapped. They took their turns next.

Look and Listen

Watch Abigail hop through the squares. What happens when she wobbles?

Words to Notice

  • hopscotch
  • balance
  • stone

Try It!

Draw a simple hopscotch grid and take turns hopping through it.