Left Foot, Right Foot Hopscotch

Traditional hopscotch where each square is marked R, L or two footprints to show which foot to land on. Students practice telling right foot from left while jumping, one-foot balance on both legs and taking turns.

How to play

1. Draw 6 eight-square hopscotch courts and mark each square R (right foot), L (left foot) or two footprints (both feet), with as many Rs as Ls (4 min).
2. Groups of 4 per court. First pass with no beanbag: hop up and back landing on each square's foot (3 min).
3. Traditional game: toss the beanbag into square 1 and hop the course skipping it; on the way back, pick it up balancing on the foot of the square before. Make it and next turn you toss to square 2 (6 min).
4. Stepping on a line, landing on the wrong foot or missing the square is a miss: your turn passes but you keep the square you reached.
5. Each group rewrites 3 squares with new letters and rotates to another court (3 min).
6. Final challenge: hop the course calling out each foot with zero mistakes (2 min).

Rules

• Wait 3 feet behind the start so the beanbag can't hit you.
• Toss underhand and gently, only onto your own court.
• No one is out: everyone tracks their own progress.

Variations

Adaptations

• Limited mobility: students who cannot hop touch each square with the hand on the side shown and toss the beanbag like everyone else.
• Low vision: thick lines, large letters and a partner calling the next square's letter.
• Fitness level: a weaker leg may touch down the other foot briefly; for more challenge, hop without pausing.

Learning goals

• Tell the right foot from the left while jumping.
• Improve one-foot balance on both legs.
• Play a traditional game while taking turns.

Equipment for a class of 25

• chalk: 12
• beanbags: 6

Teacher tip

Most kids always hop on their dominant foot, so watch the squares for the other foot. Spread the letters so no one lands more than three times in a row on the same foot.

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