✉️ To Parents
Today’s story is the well-known parable of The Good Samaritan, told in a way that helps young readers understand kindness, compassion, and helping those in need. This story teaches past tense verbs, people-related nouns, and moral vocabulary like "neighbor" and "care." Children will learn the value of helping others—even those who are different from us.
📖 Today's Reading
A priest came by. He saw the man but crossed to the other side. Then a helper from the temple came. He also walked past the man without stopping.
Finally, a Samaritan man came. Samaritans and Jews were not friends, but he stopped.
He cleaned the man’s wounds, gave him water, and placed him on his donkey. He took the man to an inn and paid for his care.
Jesus said, “Which one was a good neighbor?”
The answer: the one who showed kindness.
🧠 New Vocabularies
- robber /ˈrɑ.bɚ/ – The robber stole his money.
- priest /prist/ – The priest worked in the temple.
- hurt /hɝt/ – The man was hurt and needed help.
- neighbor /ˈneɪ.bɚ/ – A good neighbor shows love.
- care /kɛr/ – She gave care to the sick.
- donkey /ˈdɑŋ.ki/ – The Samaritan rode a donkey.
✍️ Hi, Kids!
Jesus teaches us to love our neighbors. That means helping anyone who needs help—even if they’re different from us.
Write about a time you helped someone, or someone helped you. Start like this: "One time, I saw someone who needed help..."
