Religious Studies - Term 1 - Week 7

Kindness means being friendly, generous, and considerate to others. In many religions, kindness is a very important value. For example, in Christianity, it is taught to love your neighbor as yourself. In Buddhism, being kind is a way to create peace and happiness. Today, we will learn how different religions teach us to be kind.

Let’s look at some examples of kindness. If someone is feeling sad, you can cheer them up by sharing a toy or giving them a compliment. In Islam, it is said that helping others is a way to show kindness. For instance, if you see someone drop their books, helping them pick them up is a kind act. Can you think of other examples of kindness?

Now, let’s talk about how we can show kindness every day. I want you to think of a time when you were kind to someone. Share your story with a partner. After you share, we will come back together and discuss some of the stories. What did you do? How did it make you feel? How do you think the other person felt?

For your independent practice, I want you to draw a picture of a kind act. This could be you helping a friend, sharing a snack, or saying something nice to someone. Once you finish your drawing, write a sentence about what is happening in your picture. We will display these drawings on our kindness wall!

• Being mean to others
• Being friendly and helpful
• Ignoring people
• Only being nice to friends

Answer: Being friendly and helpful

Kindness involves being friendly and helping others, not being mean or ignoring them.

• Buddhism
• Christianity
• Hinduism
• Judaism

Answer: Christianity

In Christianity, there is a teaching to love your neighbor as yourself.

Answer: Helping someone who is sad.

Helping someone who is sad is a great way to show kindness.

• Laugh at them
• Help them pick up the books
• Ignore them
• Tell them to be careful

Answer: Help them pick up the books

Helping someone when they drop their books is a kind act.

• Creating peace and happiness
• Making friends
• Winning games
• Getting rewards

Answer: Creating peace and happiness

Buddhism teaches that kindness helps create peace and happiness.

Answer: I drew myself sharing a toy.

Sharing a toy is a kind act that shows generosity.

• It makes others happy
• It helps you win
• It is not important
• It makes you popular

Answer: It makes others happy

Being kind makes others feel good and creates a positive environment.