"Hachi Eithan – My Way"
An Interactive, Digital Game for 4-6 Year Olds
This game is part of a non-profit, social-educational initiative to highlight social-emotional learning (SEL) and enhance emotional resilience during early childhood. The game was developed jointly by the Hop! Channel of the Hop! Media Group, MindCET of the Center for Educational Technology (CET), the YELADENU (Our Children) initiative of the Sheatufim platform, the Israeli Ministry of Education, and the SEL.IL Center of Reichman University. SEL.IL developed the professional content for the game based on the plots of episodes of the TV program that is the heart of the initiative.
“Hachi Eithan – My Way” is a new experiential game in Hebrew based on the popular Israeli TV program, “Hachi Eithan.” The game is designed for 4-6-year-olds who speak Hebrew.
The game invites children to embark on fascinating journeys to explore emotions, during which they practice resilience skills in a fun, meaningful, and age-appropriate way.
Experiential Journeys from Children’s Emotional World
The game features 15 interactive journeys. Each journey begins with a short story inspired by situations children encounter in their daily lives. These stories are based on storylines and situations presented in the TV series.
At key points throughout each journey, children are asked to decide how the character should act, influencing how the journey progresses.
By playing the game and making choices, children practice coping with emotions, social situations, and challenges in a protected and developmentally stimulating environment.
Independent or Joint Activity
The child can embark upon each journey independently or along with an adult.
The game also facilitates a shared dyadic experience for the child and parent or educator and encourages meaningful emotional discourse.
What Makes This Game Unique?
Small, Fun,
Age-Appropriate Tasks
Positive Feedback to Encourage Persistence and Learning
Colorful Animation and Familiar Characters from the TV Program
Intuitive, User-friendly Interface
The Game’s Guiding Pedagogical Principles
Learning via Stories
and Decision-making
Children choose how to act, which influences the plot.
Practice SEL Skills
The game involves hands-on practice, with an emphasis on developing emotional resilience.
Encourage Dialogue
about Emotions
The game facilitates conversation between children and parents or educators.
Insight and Mantras
At the end of each journey, children are offered insight and a short mantra that summarizes what they experienced and what they can take with them from the journey.
Parents' Area
In addition to developing the journeys for children, the SEL.IL Center built a parents' area to help parents continue the learning at home and cultivate conversations about emotions with their children. The parents' area includes:
Plot Highlights
The theme of each journey that the child took
Main Skill
A brief explanation of the main skill learned via the journey
Tips for Parents
Ideas for conversations and activities at home to continue the journey
The Journey’s Mantra
A brief affirmation for children to recite to themselves in daily life
Want to try "Hachi Eitan – My Way" for free?
The app is available free of charge in app stores, as a computer game on the hop.co.il website, and in the Hop! Channel app!
The game was developed in collaboration with:
