Religious Studies - Term 3 - Week 8

Kindness is when we treat others with care and respect. It means being helpful and friendly. In many religions, kindness is very important. Today, we will learn how different religions teach us to be kind to one another.

Let’s look at a story from Christianity about the Good Samaritan. In this story, a man helps someone who is hurt, even though they are different. This shows us that kindness means helping others, no matter who they are. In Islam, there is a teaching that says helping others is a way to please God. These stories teach us that being kind is important in many religions.

Now, let’s talk about how we can be kind in our daily lives. Can anyone share a time when they were kind to someone? What did you do? Let’s think about how we can show kindness at school, at home, and in our community. We can help a friend, share our toys, or say nice things to others.

For our activity, I want you to draw a picture of a time when you were kind or when someone was kind to you. Think about how it made you feel. After you finish your drawing, we will share our pictures with the class and talk about the kindness we see in each other’s drawings.

• Being mean to others
• Helping and caring for others
• Ignoring people
• Only being nice to friends

Answer: Helping and caring for others

Kindness is all about helping and caring for others, not being mean or ignoring them.

Answer: I can share my toys.

Sharing toys is a great way to show kindness to friends.

• The Good Samaritan
• The Three Little Pigs
• Goldilocks and the Three Bears
• Little Red Riding Hood

Answer: The Good Samaritan

The Good Samaritan is a story that teaches us about helping others, which is a form of kindness.

Answer: We learn that being kind is important.

Religious stories often show us that kindness is a key value in many cultures.

• It makes people happy.
• It is not important.
• It can be ignored.
• It only matters sometimes.

Answer: It makes people happy.

Kindness helps create happiness and good feelings among people.

Answer: Someone helped a friend who fell.

Helping someone who is hurt is a perfect example of a kind act.

• Helping someone with their homework
• Laughing at someone who is sad
• Sharing food with a friend
• Giving a compliment

Answer: Laughing at someone who is sad

Laughing at someone who is sad is not kind; it can hurt their feelings.