The Parable of the Good Samaritan
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain key teachings from the Parable of the Good Samaritan for Christians today.
Key learning points
- Jesus was Jewish.
- Jesus often taught in parables which would have challenged the society of the time.
- At that time, Samaritans lived apart from other Jews, who regarded them as not pure.
- The Parable of the Good Samaritan would have deeply challenged the audience who heard it.
Keywords
Parable - a short story that usually has a deeper meaning
Neighbour - someone who lives very near you
Commandment - a rule about how you should behave
Samaritan - a charitable or helpful person
Compassion - showing care and concern for the sufferings of others
Common misconception
The Parable of the Good Samaritan is simply about kindness.
The Parable of the Good Samaritan answers the question, ‘who is my neighbour?’ in a radical way. Jesus has the hero of the story as someone who his audience would have considered unclean and would have been shunned by most people.
Teacher tip
Divide the pupils into five groups and ask them to freeze frame one of the five picture slides that tell the story, before you tell them the story. Can they guess the meaning of the parable from the picture?
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
Depiction or discussion of upsetting content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
Loading...
Prior knowledge starter quiz
5 Questions
Q1.What is Rosh Hashanah?
Q2.What do Jewish people do during Yom Kippur?
Q3.What is remembered during the festival of Purim?
Q4.Why is Hanukkah called the Festival of Lights?
Q5.Match the food to the correct Jewish festival.
Rosh Hashanah
Purim
Hanukkah
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Jesus was born into a family and followed its traditions.
Q2.The parable teaches that everyone is your , even strangers.
Q3.Why did Jesus tell the story of the Good Samaritan?
Q4.Who helped the injured man in the story?
Q5.What does “compassion” mean in the story of the Good Samaritan?
Q6.What was the main message of the parable?
To help you plan your 5 religious education lesson on: The Parable of the Good Samaritan, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your 5 religious education lesson on: The Parable of the Good Samaritan, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
We use learning cycles to break down learning into key concepts or ideas linked to the learning outcome. Each learning cycle features explanations with checks for understanding and practice tasks with feedback. All of this is found in our slide decks, ready for you to download and edit. The practice tasks are also available as printable worksheets and some lessons have additional materials with extra material you might need for teaching the lesson.
The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
Our video is a tool for planning, showing how other teachers might teach the lesson, offering helpful tips, modelled explanations and inspiration for your own delivery in the classroom. Plus, you can set it as homework or revision for pupils and keep their learning on track by sharing an online pupil version of this lesson.
Explore more key stage 2 religious education lessons from the Jesus: how did he speak truth to power? unit, dive into the full primary religious education curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.