Induction of Prior Knowledge

Before, we will discuss the Traditional Games in the Philippines. Let’s

answer the
Following questions below. When you do your modules, do not do them hurriedly.
Read deeply and answer it honestly. I look forward with your outputs. Good
Luck and have fun! :)
Push yourself, because no one else is going to do it for you.

● What do you like about our culture and tradition?

What I like about our culture and tradition is that it has uniqueness unlike to other
country. Also we have this tradition that we respect our olders and care to each other even
if it is strangers. And also the traditional dances and songs has also

● What don't you like about our culture and tradition?

What I don't like about our culture is the attitude of most Filipinos because they are
toxic and judgemental and we can't deny that because it's a fact. That's why many
people are shy and unconfident due to these people. And also what I don't like about
our tradition is the fact that some elders' beliefs are overrated and because we're still
young no one will listen because they're old enough and they feel that they know
everything but they don't think that not all what they say are true.

● How do young people in our culture behave differently from older people?

As a young people, respect for one’s elders is a traditional in the Philippines ever since.
When a Filipino child meets an older family member, the young people customarily greets
them with a gesture called “mano po”, taking the older relative’s hand and placing it on his
or her own forehead to express profound respect for the elder. The idea that caring for
older people is the responsibility of their children is rooted as firmly in Filipino.

● How do young people in our culture behave differently from people in this culture?

Nowadays, many young people have lost the essence of being a Filipino and I’m lucky I
do not belong to that generation. As the present generation, most teens are being
toxic and they don’t have respect for their elders and also, they're not playing
traditional games, anymore, due to the new online games.

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● If you could choose three aspects of your culture to put in a "time box" for the future,
what would you put in it?

The three aspects that I will put in a time box for the future is the care to others,
traditional dances, and last the traditional games.

● If you could change one thing about your culture, what would it be?

If I could change one thing about our culture it would be the judgmental and toxic people.
Because, in the Philippines, we all know most people are judgmental and toxic, even if they
don’t know the story of that person they conclude to baseless conclusion about thay person
without knowing her/his side which is a sad part o f being a Filipino.

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DISCUSSION OF CONCEPT

Traditional Games in the Philippines

These are games commonly played by children, usually using native materials or instruments. In

the Philippines, due to limited resources of toys of Filipino children, they usually come up on

inventing games without the need of anything but the players themselves. With the flexibility

of a real human to think and act makes the game more interesting and challenging. Because it is

a tradition for Filipinos to play in a bigger and spacious area, most games are usually played

outside the house. Some games are played or held during town fiestas in the provinces. These

games of Filipino children include the following:

Bahay-Bahayan
A role-playing game where children act as members of an imaginary
family, sometimes to the extent that one of them becomes the family
"pet." They then act out various household situations such as dinner,
going to mass, and the like.

Bahay-Kubo

A hand-clapping game generally involving 4 people. They are split into two pairs, a pair having 2
people facing each other, and all members from both pairs facing the center (the two pairs
being perpendicular to each other). Each pair then does a hand clapping "routine" while singing
the "bahay kubo." At the middle of the song, each pair exchanges "routines" with the other.

Bulong-Pari
Whisper it to the priest - It is composed of two teams and an it. The leader of team A goes to
the priest and whispers one of the names of the players of team B. Then he returns to his place
and the priest calls out, "Lapit!" ("Approach!"). One of the players of team B should approach
the priest, and if it happens to be the one whom the leader of team A mentioned, the priest will
say, "Boom" or "Bung!" The player then falls out of line and stays somewhere near the priest as
a prisoner.

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Chinese Garter
Two people hold both ends of a stretched garter horizontally
while the others attempt to cross over it. The goal is to cross
without having tripped on the garter. With each round, the
garter's height is made higher than the previous round (the
game starts with the garter at ankle-level, followed by knee-
level, until the garter is positioned above the head). The higher
rounds demand dexterity, and the players generally leap with
their feet first in the air, so their feet cross over the garter,
and they end up landing on the other side. Also, with the higher levels, doing cartwheels to
"cross" the garter is allowed.

Kapitang Bakod
Touch the post, or you're it! or hold on to the fence - When the it or tagger is chosen, the
other players run from place to place and save themselves from being tagged by holding on to a
fence, a post, or any object made of wood or bamboo.

Langit-Lupa
Heaven and earth - One "It" chases after players who are allowed to run on level ground (lupa)
and clamber over objects (langit). The "It" may tag players who remain on the ground, but not
those who are standing in the "langit" (heaven). The tagged player then becomes "It" and the
game continues.

Luksong-Baka

Jump over the cow - A popular variation of Luksong Tinik, one

player crouches while the other players jump over him/her. The
crouching player gradually stands up as the game progresses,
making it harder for the other players to jump over him/her.

Luksong- Tinik
Jump over the thorns - Two players serve as the base of the tinik
(thorn) by putting their right or left feet together (soles touching
gradually building the tinik). A starting point is set by all the players,
giving enough runway for the players to achieve a higher jump,
so as not to hit the tinik. Players of the other team start jumping over
the tinik, followed by the other team members.

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Patintero

Harangang taga - try to cross my line

without letting me touch or catch you  - Each
member of the group who is it stands on the
water lines. The perpendicular line in the
middle allows the it designated on that line to
intersect the lines occupied by the it that the
parallel line intersects, thus increasing the
chances of the runners to be [Link]
only one(1) member of a group is tagged the
whole group will be the "it".

Piko

Hopscotch- The players stand behind the edge of a box, and each should throw their  cue ball.
The first to play is determined depending on the players' agreement (e.g. nearest to the moon,
wings or chest). Whoever succeeds in throwing the cue ball nearest to the place that they have
agreed upon will play first. The next nearest is second, and so on.

Taguan
Hide and seek  in America. What is unique in Tagu-Taguan compared to its counterpart, hide
and seek, is that this game is usually played at sunset or at night as a challenge for the it to
locate those who are hiding.

Ten-Twenty
A game involving 2 pairs, with one utilizing a
stretched length of garter. One pair faces each
other from a distance and has the garter
stretched around them in such a way that a pair
of parallel lengths of garter is between them. The
members of the other pairs, then begin doing a
jumping "routine" over the garters while singing a
song ("ten, twenty, thirty, and so on until one hundred). Each level begins with the

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 garters at ankle-height and progresses to higher positions, with the players
jumping nimbly on the garters while doing their routines.

Tumbang Preso

Tumbang Preso is a popular Filipino street game also known as Presohan.

The game requires 3 or more players. Each player is provided with a large
throw-away object (could be slippers or a shoe) called "pamato". A semi-
flattened empty tin or plastic container (the size of an 8 or 12 oz. tins) is
placed in upright position 6 or 8 meters from the throwing line. A player is
drawn as the prisoner (usually through a system like Jack en Poy). The
prisoner will guard the empty tin or container.
The other players stand at the throwing line.
They take turns throwing their "pamato" at
the empty tin, trying to knock it down. As
soon as the can is knocked down, the prisoner
must put back the tin in upright position
before he can tag the any of the players
attempting to recover their "pamato". If the
"pamato" becomes too close to the tin in an upright position, so that the
prisoner can step on both with one foot, the owner of the "pamato" becomes
the new "prisoner". The prisoner can also tag the players while recovering
their "pamato" outside the throwing line.
After each throw, a player must recover his "pamato". Should he be tagged by
the prisoner before he reaches the throwing line, he becomes the prisoner in
the next game.

Since you know already the various Traditional Games in the Philippines it’s
your turn to select one game and play it within the members of the family. As
Y your final output, take a video upon playing it following the mechanics of the
game you have chosen. Submit it through our Google Classroom on Friday,
August 28. 2020 - 11:59PM. And answer the following questions below.

1> Name of the Game

2> Members of the Game
3> Positions
4> Materials to use
5> How to play the game
▪ How do you feel the activity?

While playing it I had fun. And I miss being a kid, I miss playing outside with my childhood
friends. Those traditional games or laro ng lahi was my best experiences when I was a kid.
And I’m happy that in my childhood days I was able to experience it all, because nowadays
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▪ Are there any advantages and disadvantages of playing the game while facing the
pandemic today?

Yes, there are some advantages but also, disadvantages to playing such games while
facing pandemic. The advantages of doing so, is that you get to exercise and have fun. It,
also, helps to create a healthy mind and avoid depression from being stucked at home.
Though, there are disadvantages such as the risk of having the virus yourself or infect it
to your family.