The big ideaA good neighbor helps anyone who needs help.
How it works
A man asked Jesus who his neighbor is. Jesus told a story about a road that went down from Jerusalem to a town called Jericho.
A traveler was walking the road when some unkind people took his things, and he was hurt. A man came by and walked on. Another man came by and did not stop either.
Then a stranger from a faraway place came along. His heart felt sorry, and he stopped. He gave the traveler a drink, bandaged the sore places, and lifted him onto his own donkey.
He took the traveler to an inn and cared for him all night. In the morning he gave the innkeeper some coins and promised to come back. Jesus said to go and do the same, because a neighbor is anyone who needs our help.
The story in a row.
Example 1: Be the helper
Pretend a teddy is hurt by the road.
Give it a pretend drink and a bandage, as the stranger did.
Lift it gently onto a toy donkey, or a box.
Example 2: Who walked on by?
Tell the story with three toys on a path.
The first man saw the traveler, but walked on by, and so did the second man.
The stranger was the one who stopped.
Example 3: Be a good neighbor
A friend falls down at play.
A good neighbor stops and helps.
We can be a good neighbor at home, at school and at play.
Words to know
traveler
Someone walking a long way, far from home.
stranger
Someone from a faraway place. In the story, the one who stopped.
inn
A house where tired travelers slept.
neighbor
Anyone who needs our help, and anyone who helps.
bandage
To wrap a sore place gently.
innkeeper
The person who looked after the inn.
Watch out
The traveler was hurt. The stranger was the one who helped.
Two men walked on by before the stranger stopped.
A good neighbor helps anyone, not only people they know.
In those days an inn was a house for tired travelers, and donkeys rested in the yard.
Try it
Who stopped to help the traveler?
What did the stranger give him first?
Where did the stranger take him?
Who is a good neighbor?
Answers: 1. The stranger · 2. A cool drink of water · 3. To an inn · 4. Anyone who stops to help
Try at homeWith a grown-up, do one kind thing today, like helping someone, sharing, or saying a kind word.
For grown-upsAsk your child who walked on by and who stopped, then ask how they could help a friend who falls down. Their own words are enough.
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