Hopscotch Project

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Hopscotch Project

• Presentation

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Goal

• Design and implement a series of games inspired
  by the game Hopscotch that teachers can use in
  the classroom
• Create interactive games that are both
  physically engaging and educationally useful for
  little kids (kindergarten elementary)
• Give teachers more control over game settings
  through a simple interface

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Why Hopscotch?

• Kids have a lot of energy
• Why not use this energy for learning?
• Make learning exciting and fun
• Promote physical activity inside the classroom
• Learn math or spelling while getting some
  exercise
• Regular exercise is an important part of a kids
  well-being

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Other Learning Games

• Researched the internet for other learning games
  that are classroom friendly and involve some
  form of physical activity
• Did not find the type of game that we were
  specifically looking for (lots of physical
  activity not just hand movement or mouse
  clicking)
• Found a lot of educational web-based games

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PrimaryGames.com
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Math Curriculum Guide
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Add Em Up (K 2nd grade)

• Not much physical activity
• When we played the game
• again, the set of numbers
• used is fixed
• Teachers cant modify
• problems
• Attractive for little kids

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See N Spell (1st 2nd grade)

• Not much physical activity
• Teachers cant add or
• remove image ? word mapping
• Looks attractive for little kids

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Hopscotch Learning Games

• Development Tools
• Director MX
• Lingo
• ICube
• Fireworks, Photoshop

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Hopscotch Learning Games

• General setup of the game
• 9 pieces of 12 X 12 tiles (3 X 3 layout)
• Kids will view a computer screen to determine the
  current mapping of the tiles
• The tiles will be color coded
• The general objective is to jump on a tile or a
  sequence of tiles to solve the game

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Hopscotch Learning Games

• The Games
• Simon Says
• Math Hop
• Spelling Hop
• Music Hop
• Puzzle Hop

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Simon Says
1st
2nd
3rd
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Simon Says

• Objective
• Pattern Recognition
• Memory Exercise
• Concentration Exercise

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Simon Says

• Description
• Series of tiles will be highlighted
• 1st mode Player needs to remember the pattern
  and jump onto the tiles in the exact same
  sequence
• 2nd mode Player is presented with 2 or more
  sets of sequences, player then needs to determine
  what the next sequence is (for older kids)

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Simon Says

• Teachers can
• Set the number of hops in any random sequence
• Set the exact sequence to be taken
• Input pattern recognition sequence sets and the
  answer sequence key
• Turn random mode on or off
• Set reward points
• Set deduction points

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Math Hop
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Math Hop

• Objective
• Learn
• Addition
• Subtraction
• Division
• Multiplication
• Even numbers
• Odd numbers
• Prime numbers
• Perfect Square
• Ordering numbers

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Math Hop

• Description
• Teachers need to choose the current math mode
• The first number in the sequence is marked by a
  circle
• Based on the first number, player needs to
  determine the next sequence based on the mode
  displayed on the mode panel

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Sample Teachers Interface Math Hop

• Dropdown List
• Add
• Subtract
• Multiply
• Divide
• Even
• Odd
• Prime
• Perfect Square

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Sample Teachers Interface Math Hop

• Dropdown List
• Up
• Down
• Random

• Dropdown List
• Random
• 9
• 8
• 7
• 6
• 5
• 4
• 3
• 2

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Spelling Hop
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Spelling Hop

• Objective
• Learn to spell
• Description
• An image will be displayed
• Player determines the name of the image and
  spells the word by jumping onto the tiles mapped
  with the correct letters

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Spelling Hop

• Teacher can
• Add Image? word mappings
• Remove stored Image ? word mapping
• Set reward points
• Set deduction points
• Control the set of words to be spelled in a game
• Turn random mode on or off (chose from stored
  mappings randomly)

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Music Hop Piano
Jumped on C
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Music Hop Drums
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Importance of Music

• Enhance vital skills
• timing
• visual
• memory
• aural
• physical
• Increase in the IQ level
• Improves reasoning
• Discover hidden talents

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Mathematical Concepts Behind Music

• Counting
• Patterns
• Geometry
• Ratios and Proportions
• Sequences

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Music Increases Other Learning Skills

• Science Skills
• Reading Skills
• Social Skills

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Music Game Modes

• Free Play
• Jam Session
• Memory Game
• Name That Tune

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Puzzle Hop
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Puzzle Hop

• Objective
• Organization skills
• Pattern recognition
• Description
• An image is divided into 9 pieces. The pieces are
  mixed up randomly. Player swaps puzzle pieces
  by jumping from one tile to another. By default,
  a puzzle guide is provided (the complete image)
• Teachers can
• Add images
• Remove stored images
• Turn on or off the puzzle guide