Lesson 3: The good Samaritan.
Passage: Luke 10:30-37 — Speaking to an expert in the Law, Jesus told the story of a man who was walking from Jerusalem to Jericho when he was attacked by robbers, who beat him and left him on the side of the road. One after the other, a priest and a Levite happened to walk by, and each passed by on the other side of the road, not stopping to help the man. However, a Samaritan, when he came across the injured man, took pity on him and did everything he could to help him. When Jesus asked the expert in the Law which of the three was a neighbor to the man who was attacked by robbers, the expert answered, “The one who had mercy on him,” to which Jesus replied, “Go and do likewise.”
Big Idea: God’s love crosses barriers.
For Teachers:
Lesson plan.
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Welcome Activity: — All Leaders
Have one leader greet the children with the iPad roster outside the classroom door. Check-in the children in your classroom as they arrive.
Have another leader invite the children in to sit in a circle on the circle time rug. Introduce yourselves, and use this time to get to know the names of the kids in your classroom.
Leader: “Good morning friends! It’s so nice to see you! We are glad you are here today. We are going to read another story that Jesus told today.
Can you find a seat so you can see the pictures?
Can you give me a thumbs up when you are ready?
Warm Up Activity: Story time
Read: The Good Samaritan in the Tiny Truths Bible Pages: 180-185
Follow Up Discussion — Bible Story Leader
Do you remember what happened to the man in the story while he was walking along the road?
Who were the two people who saw him and what did they do?
Who was it that helped the man in the end?
What do you think is the lesson we can learn from this story?
Leader: Alright friends I think we should get up and move around a bit before our craft can everybody stand up?
Body Break Activity: — Freeze Dance
Select Freeze Dance video from Lesson Activity’s Playlist
After the song finishes head to the craft tables for the activity.
Activity: Good Samaritan 3-D colouring page
Kids will decorate their colouring page then they will glue the pieces with a glue stick to create the 3-d effect.
If a child is uninterested in the craft activity allow them to move to free play.
Dismissal: Dismiss children manually with Roster iPad and make sure each child leaves with their caregiver. Check parents pick up stickers to see that they match with the code listed on the iPad.
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Welcome Activity: — All Leaders
Have one leader greet the children with the iPad roster and Check-in the children as they arrive.
Have another leader invite the children in to have a seat. Introduce yourselves, and use this time to get to know the names of the kids in your classroom.
Warm up Activity: Story book
Leader: “Good morning friends! It’s so nice to see you! We are glad you are here today! Let’s have a seat now as we read a story book. If you would like a fidget to help you focus our leaders will pass around a basket of fidgets to use during our story.
Read: ‘Who is my neighbour?’ book
Leader: Good listening friends! Now, We are going to watch a video about today’s story. Can you give a thumbs up when you are ready?
Play Video: The parable of the Good Samaritan from lesson playlist.
Leader: Good Listening friends! I have a couple questions for you about the story:
What happened to the man in the story while he was walking along the road?
Who was it that helped the man in the end?
What do you think is the lesson we can learn from this story?
Activity: Good Samaritan 3-D craft
Have a leader collect the fidget’s before moving to the tables
Have a leader explain the craft using an example and demonstrate how it works.
Kids will colour and assemble their crafts using markers and glue-sticks.
Additional Activity Sheets will be provided in the classroom.
Dismissal: Dismiss children manually with Roster iPad and make sure each child leaves with their caregiver. Check parents pick up stickers to see that they match with the code listed on the iPad.
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Welcome — All Leaders
Welcome the kids to class, ask how their week was.
Using the roster iPad manually check-in the kids who are in the classroom.
Use this time to get to know the names of the kids in your classroom.
A basket of fidget toys will be available, pass around fidgets to help kids focus during the lesson.
Warm Up Activity: Who Am I? — Activity Leader
Different characters from the Bible will be taped to the kids’ backs without them seeing, and they have to ask others Yes or No questions to guess who their character is.
Preliminary Discussion — Bible Story Leader
The parable that we’ll be learning about today is called The Parable of the Good Samaritan.
Has anyone heard it before? Does anyone know what a Samaritan is? (Samaritans were a group of people similar to the Jews but with their differences. Jews and Samaritans in Jesus’ time disliked each other).
Let’s watch our video to find out more about the story…
Video Lesson — Play video: The Parable of the Good Samaritan
Follow Up Discussion — Bible Story Leader
What was it that happened to the man who was walking down the road?
Who were the two people were that saw him and passed by?
Why do you think Jesus chose a Samaritan as the example of the person who was kind to man who was injured?
Have you ever experienced kindness from someone you least expected it from? How did that feel?
Activity: Good Samaritan 3-d craft
Kids will colour, cut out and use glue to assemble their craft.
Provide an example of a completed craft for reference.
Additional activity pages will be available in their classroom.
Return any fidgets to basket before dismissal.
Dismissal: Dismiss children manually with Roster iPad and make sure each child leaves with their caregiver. Check parents pick up stickers to see that they match with the code listed on the iPad.
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Welcome Activity: — All Leaders
Have one leader greet the children with the iPad roster outside the classroom door. Check-in the children in your classroom as they arrive.
Have another leader invite the children in to sit in a circle on the circle time rug. Introduce yourselves, and use this time to get to know the names of the kids in your classroom.
Leader: “Good morning friends! It’s so nice to see you! We are glad you are here today. We are going to read another story that Jesus told today.
Can you find a seat so you can see the pictures?
Can you give me a thumbs up when you are ready?
Warm Up Activity: Story time
Read: The Good Samaritan in the Tiny Truths Bible Pages: 180-185
Follow Up Discussion — Bible Story Leader
Do you remember what happened to the man in the story while he was walking along the road?
Who were the two people who saw him and what did they do?
Who was it that helped the man in the end?
Leader: Alright friends I think we should get up and move around a bit before our craft can everybody stand up?
Body Break Activity: — Freeze Dance
Select Freeze Dance video from Lesson Activity’s Playlist
After the song finishes head to the craft tables for the activity.
Activity: Good Samaritan 3-D colouring page
Kids will decorate their colouring page then they will glue the pieces with a glue stick to create the 3-d effect.
If a child is uninterested in the craft activity allow them to move to free play.
Dismissal: Dismiss children manually with Roster iPad and make sure each child leaves with their caregiver. Check parents pick up stickers to see that they match with the code listed on the iPad.
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Welcome Activity: — All Leaders
Have one leader greet the children with the iPad roster and Check-in the children as they arrive.
Have another leader invite the children in to have a seat. Introduce yourselves, and use this time to get to know the names of the kids in your classroom.
Warm up Activity: Story book
Leader: “Good morning friends! It’s so nice to see you! We are glad you are here today! Let’s have a seat now as we read a story book. If you would like a fidget to help you focus our leaders will pass around a basket of fidgets to use during our story.
Read: ‘Who is my neighbour?’ book
Leader: Good listening friends! Now, We are going to watch a video about today’s story. Can you give a thumbs up when you are ready?
Play Video: The parable of the Good Samaritan from lesson playlist.
Leader: Good Listening friends! I have a couple questions for you about the story:
What happened to the man in the story while he was walking along the road?
Who was it that helped the man in the end?
What do you think is the lesson we can learn from this story?
Activity: Good Samaritan 3-D craft
Have a leader collect the fidget’s before moving to the tables
Have a leader explain the craft using an example and demonstrate how it works.
Kids will colour and assemble their crafts using markers and glue-sticks.
Additional Activity Sheets will be provided in the classroom.
Dismissal: Dismiss children manually with Roster iPad and make sure each child leaves with their caregiver. Check parents pick up stickers to see that they match with the code listed on the iPad.
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Welcome — All Leaders
Welcome the kids to class, ask how their week was.
Using the roster iPad manually check-in the kids who are in the classroom.
Use this time to get to know the names of the kids in your classroom.
A basket of fidget toys will be available, pass around fidgets to help kids focus during the lesson.
Warm Up Activity: Who Am I? — Activity Leader
Different characters from the Bible will be taped to the kids’ backs without them seeing, and they have to ask others Yes or No questions to guess who their character is.
Preliminary Discussion — Bible Story Leader
The parable that we’ll be learning about today is called The Parable of the Good Samaritan.
Has anyone heard it before? Does anyone know what a Samaritan is? (Samaritans were a group of people similar to the Jews but with their differences. Jews and Samaritans in Jesus’ time disliked each other).
Let’s watch our video to find out more about the story…
Video Lesson — Play video: The Parable of the Good Samaritan
Follow Up Discussion — Bible Story Leader
What was it that happened to the man who was walking down the road?
Who were the two people were that saw him and passed by?
Why do you think Jesus chose a Samaritan as the example of the person who was kind to man who was injured?
Have you ever experienced kindness from someone you least expected it from? How did that feel?
Activity: Good Samaritan 3-d craft
Kids will colour, cut out and use glue to assemble their craft.
Provide an example of a completed craft for reference.
Additional activity pages will be available in their classroom.
Return any fidgets to basket before dismissal.
Dismissal: Dismiss children manually with Roster iPad and make sure each child leaves with their caregiver. Check parents pick up stickers to see that they match with the code listed on the iPad.
For Parents:
Follow-up questions.
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What what the story you learned about in class today?
What did you learn about who the Samaritans were?
Why do you think Jesus told a story where the good guy was a Samaritan?
What do you think is the big lesson of the story? What kind of people do you think God wants us to show love and kindness to?
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What was the story you learned about in class today?
What’s something that you learned about the Samaritans?
Why do you think Jesus, who was a Jewish teacher, made the hero of his story a Samaritan man?
What do you think was the message Jesus was trying to teach?
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What was the story you learned about in class today?
Who were the Samaritans and how were they related to the Jews?
Do you remember who the two people were who passed by and didn’t help the one that was attacked by robbers?
What do you think is the significance of the fact that it was a Samaritan who ended up helping the man in the end?
What do you think is the message that Jesus is trying to get across?
