Week 17: The Good Samaritan

The Good Samaritan

Items Needed:
  • Items for the Object Lesson
  • Die & Game Markers (a coin, button, etc.)

Items to Print:




Morning Meeting (Luke 10:25-37 - The Good Samaritan): The purpose of this morning meeting is to familiarize my children with the story of the Good Samaritan. Show your children the map of The Holy Land and read the summary provided in the PDF. The summary explains how the Jews didn't like the Samaritans and when they traveled to Galilee, they would go around Samaria (which took much longer) instead of through Samaria. Summarize the verses as you tell the story using "The Good Samaritan" map and Character Cards.





Family Home Evening:

1) Tell dad about morning meeting.

2) Object Lesson. I love this idea I found at Every Star is Different: "One thing that always touches my heart about this story is how much he Good Samaritan did for the injured man. I wanted the kiddos to understand this also. This activity includes 6 objects that represent the acts of kindness rendered by the Good Samaritan." I added one more object below. Each act of kindness is underlined in the scripture verses as a control. As you read the verses together, talk about each act of kindness and have your children help choose which item goes along with which act of kindness.
  • "compassion" = plastic heart
  • "bound up his wounds" = gauze
  • "pouring oil and wine" = jar of oil
  • "set him on his own beast" = donkey from Nativity Scene
  • "brought him to an inn" = toy house
  • "took care of him" = mr. potato head hands
  • "took out two pence, and gave them to the host" = two pennies
Photo Credit: Renae from Every Star is Different
3) Good Samaritan Game. Relate the story to the children's lives by playing the Good Samaritan Game. Children roll a die and move accordingly on the game board. If they land on a "Good Samaritan" they have to draw a card from the Good Samaritan Cards and answer various scenarios.


4) Movie. We have the animated series of The Good Samaritan, but you can also watch a very touching version on LDS.org. Watch it beforehand to make sure it's appropriate for your children. We will stick to the animated version this year.




Other Options:

Act out the Story. My boys love any type of activity involving bandaids, bandages and gauze. If you're in a small group, have your children take turns being the Good Samaritan and Jewish Man. Have the Good Samaritan put "oil" (an empty squeeze bottle) on the man's wounds and wrap him in actual bandages/gauze. Place him on a "donkey" (dad) and take him to the inn. If you have a larger group, have each child color and wear a "character card necklace" to remember who is who in the story as they act it out.


Good Samaritan Craft. We did this craft last year. My boys (ages 2 & 4) colored and used bandaids for this activity. Bandaids are always a big hit with little ones! I love keeping a visual on the fridge as a reminder of the lesson that week. You can find the link to print the coloring page here.



Print for Free: The Good Samaritan PDF

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