Mentoring – Esther

Introduction

Before you begin

On the waiting screen, the first picture that comes up after you start the chapter, the children log in and write in their name. When all of the children have come, logged in and sitting ready, it is important to give them a warm welcome and make sure they feel welcome. Greet them byname and say some words before you start on the website: “Hi everyone and a very warm welcome to the next Explorers chapter. Today we are finally going to travel back to the time Esther lived.“

SOME TIPS

Children love to explore and find solutions themselves. Let them try by themselves first, but help them if they don’t progress. Another good tip is to name one child as the ‘gamemaster’ on each activity. This child controlls the computer for the current task. The mentor is able to include children who maybe don’t say so much by giving give them an active role in the group for a specific task. .

RECAP:

Since this is part 2 of the Esther story, Glitch gives a reminder to watch a short recap film. Glitch only says «bzzz», so it is important that the mentors read out what he is saying.

Task 1 – Hit the notes

Description:

This is a mini game that is played on the website. The children must help Ella to play the flute by clicking at the right moment.

Instructions:
  1. The notes which Ella must play are shown as dots and are played by pressing on the correct arrow key.
  2. By clicking on the key at the right time, the children collect points.
  3. Each child can complete the mini game and try to get the most possible points.

Task 2 – The Minefield

Description:

In the first part of the journey in time, Haman has just received the King’s ring and is embarking on his evil plan. In this task, the children must manage to get past Haman in the minefield by finding the path that leads safely through.

EQUIPMENT:

  • Masking tape
  • Blue, red, and green felt
  • Obstacles

PREPARATION:

  1. Use tape to make a starting line on the floor, near the screen.
  2. Define an area for each color in the room: blue, red and green. This can be done in various ways, for example by hanging up a poster per color, or by using tape in the correct color to mark a field on the floor, etc.
  3. Set up some obstacles between the starting line and the colored areas

INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. A minefield appears on the website, and the children start on the field marked yellow.
  2. At the same time, a task with three answer options is displayed in three colours: blue, red and green. Each color represents a direction the children can go on the minefield.
  3. The children must now, without speaking, think about what they think is the correct answer. When they think they have the answer, they line up behind the starting line.
  4. When all the children are behind the starting line, the mentors say “ready, set, go!” and the children run through the obstacles to the color they think is the correct answer.
  5. The mentor or the child controlling the computer presses the color that most of the children have chosen on the website.
  6. If the answer is correct, the children have progressed on the minefield, and the next task is displayed.
  7. If the answer is wrong, Haman appears. The children then get another chance to answer the question. The mentors themselves can decide whether the children should run through the obstacles again or just answer directly on the website.
  8. On the task about the number of chapters in the book of Esther, the children can check themselves in a Bible.
  9. When all eight tasks have been solved, and the children reach the finish line, the task is complete.

Task 3 – Don’t give up

DESCRIPTION:

After the second part of the journey in time, Esther has been to her first banquet with Haman and the king – and has said nothing about Haman’s evil plan to the king. She knew that it was not the right time and therefore invited them to another banquet the next day. In this task, the children must first find the envelope with the puzzle pieces that lead them to a verse about being a light.

EQUIPMENT:

  • 2 envelopes
  • Puzzles (printed on cardboard or laminated)
  • Some mobile phones with the Bible app

PREPARATION:

  1. Print out the puzzle, put the pieces in an envelope and hidethe envelope in the room. It must be well hidden, but you shouldn’t have to touch or move anything to be able to see it.
  2. Have the second envelope ready so the children know what to look for.

INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. On the website, the children get an animated explanation of how to look for the envelope. When they see the envelope, they should not take it with them,but pretend nothing has happened and calmly return to their seats. It is important that the mentors explain this well, so that the task starts in a fun and engaging way. You can show the children the other envelope so they know what to look for.
  2. If some children find it difficult to find the envelope, one of the mentors or the children can give hints.
  3. When all the children have sat back down, the child who saw the envelope first can pick it up. The mentor or one of the children then clicks on “Everyone has seen the envelope.”
  4. Fields and icons appear on the website where the children can enter numbers.
  5. In the envelope, the children find puzzle pieces that must be assembled into a picture. They will quickly discover that there are numbers hidden in the picture.
  6. The numbers must be entered in the fields on the website. The icons are adapted to the objects on which the numbers are hidden in the image. The correct code is 4051416.
  7. As soon as the numbers are entered correctly, and the mentor or the child has clicked on “Check if the code is correct,” a poem will appear that will lead the children to understand that the code has to do with the Bible.
  8. The code refers to the verse in Matthew (the 40th book) chapter 5, verses 14-16, which the children should now look up and read aloud.
  9. If the children have trouble understanding that 40 stands for the 40th book, they can click on Glitch for a hint.
  10. After one minute, the button “We have found the solution” appears, which leads to a final question about the Bible verse. When the question is answered, the task is complete.

Task 4 – Quiz

Description:

Now the children will get to test if they remember everything they have learned in the chapter about Esther.

Instructions:
  1. On the website, Iris tells the children that there is a quiz.
  2. The children answer the questions together. They can take turns with who gets to click on the correct answer
  3. After the quiz, the chapter is completed.

Bible cards

 

Description:

Here you will find the Bible cards that belong to this chapter. You can order prints of these and distribute after the quiz is completed. The purpose of the Bible cards is for the children to take home a memory from the chapter, so they can more easily remember the message. The card can be placed in the Bible box that the child has made.

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Program

 

Description:

Here you will find the program schedule for Esther. It can be used to get an overview of the content and order of the chapter. It also gives an idea of ​​how long it takes to complete the chapter, but there will of course also be individual variations.

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