Parable of the Good Samaritan
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Lesson
The purpose of Primary 7 Lesson 20:The Parable of the Good Samaritan is to inspire the desire to show love to all people.
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The following are LDS resources unless otherwise stated
Teacher Study
"Remember This: Kindness Begins with Me" by Sister Mary N. Cook
"A Latter-day Samaritan" by Brother Merlin R. Lybbert
Videos
The Good Samaritan (about 2 minutes)- Illustrated scripture story
Parable of the Good Samaritan (about 5 minutes)- Bible Video
Love One Another- About 2 minutes long showing examples of love
Dayton's Legs- I love this one; about 3 minutes. Friends running the race together
My Brother Hyrum- Everyone deserves love- about 2 1/2 minutes
Music
How do you use music in your lessons? See these 10 ideas.
"Have I Done Any Good?"- Hymn #223 or watch the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
"Love One Another"- Children's Songbook pg. 136
"Jesus Said Love Everyone"- Children's Songbook pg. 61
"I'll Walk with You"- Children's Songbook pg. 140
"We Are Different"- Children's Songbook pg. 263
"Kindness Begins with Me"- Children's Songbook pg. 145
"A Special Gift Is Kindness"- Children's Songbook pg. 145
The Primary 7 Lesson 20 Handout Packet includes:
Matthew 22:37-39 poster in 2 sizes
Journal page about how to show love
Graph and word strips to go with Enrichment Activity #2
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Lesson Ideas
I Can Follow Jesus Christ's Example- Visual pathway and journaling activity
The Good Samaritan- Scripture figures to color and tell the story
Love at Home- Game and way to talk about loving acts
Origami Heart Envelope- Instructions to make your own
Happy Hearts Club- Assign as homework or do in class with these tags and challenge
Jesus Christ Loves Everyone- (Scroll down) Booklet to color
Heart Wreath- Make one for the class or send one home- write things you like about each other on the hearts
I Love You This Much Card- (Scroll down) Make these fun cards to give away. You can also make it with yarn instead of the paper accordion.
Family Love- Add your own pictures to these ones to show family love throughout the house
Love at Home- Make the house then drop the hearts in as you see acts of love
Three Meanings of Love- How do these pictures show love
Where Do You Stand?- (Scroll down) Take the quiz to see how you can be more loving
I Love Everything About You- Bright Idea poster
Hidden Picture- Valentine themed
Kindness Catcher- Paper folding game
Be Ye Kind One to Another- Bright Idea poster
Coloring Pages
Because I am His Child, I Will Serve God with All My Heart, Might, Mind, and Strength
My Family and I Can Serve Others
Three Meanings of Love (scroll down)
Being Kind Is Doing and Saying Nice Things to Others
My Faith in Jesus Christ Grows When I Serve Others (Good Samaritan)
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