A promise and a new start

Day 23 · Five optional activities. Get a pencil and some colours, and choose one task at a time.

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Page 1: three story pictures with Mika and Lea; two plant trays with one empty space — Page 1 · Order the pictures and draw what is missing

Page 2: Mika’s note, two answer choices, two comic boxes and a helping game — Page 2 · Read, draw and act together

Read the tasks as text

Picture descriptions for the tasks:
1. The text says: Mika promised to help Lea with the plants. But he went home. Later he came back to help. Three cards stand in this order from the left: A Mika goes home. B Mika comes back. C Mika promises to help. There is an empty circle under each picture. Write or say 1, 2 and 3 in the right order.
2. Lea’s tray on the left has three pots with a plant in each. The tray on the right has the same plants on the left and right, but the middle space is empty. Draw or describe what is missing to make the trays the same.
3. Mika’s note says: I promised to help Lea. But I went home. What does the note tell us? A: Mika says that he went home. B: Mika says why he went home.
4. Two empty comic boxes: What can he say? What can he do? Make up a new start for Mika.

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A promise and a new start
Get a pencil and some colours. Choose one task at a time.
Made-up exercises inspired by the game. These are not historical sources.
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Put the pictures in order
Mika promised to help Lea with the plants. But he went home. Later he came back to help.
Write 1, 2 and 3 in the circles.
A
Mika goes home.
B
Mika comes back.
C
Mika promises to help.
2
Make the trays the same
Lea has put three plants on the tray on the left. Draw what is missing on the tray on the right.
Look at the left picture while you draw.
LEA’S TRAY
YOUR TRAY

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What does the note say?
Get a pencil and some colours. Choose one task at a time.
Made-up exercises inspired by the game. These are not historical sources.
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3
Read what Mika wrote
Here is a note from the made-up story. Read it while you choose an answer.
MIKA’S NOTE
“I promised to help Lea. But I went home.”
What does the note tell us?
A
Mika says that he went home.
B
Mika says why he went home.
4
Draw a new start
Mika comes back. What can he say? What can he do? Make up the rest and draw one box for
each question.
WHAT CAN HE SAY?
WHAT CAN HE DO?
5
Try a helpful action
Make up a situation where someone needs help. Act it out together. Swap roles. Tell what the other
person did that helped.

Made-up exercises inspired by the game. You can use the sheets without remembering the conversations in the game.