The Good Samaritan Story Sack

You will need

Story sack, flip flops, doctors set, gold coins (we use chocolate ones), story of the Good Samaritan, old map, face template, felt tip pens and scissors.
 
We decided to use the story of the Good Samaritan to think about compassion and the needs of others. Firstly make 5 faces, 1 friendly, 3-cross/ unfriendly looking and one double-sided face with a sad injured face onside and a happy healed face on the other side. The flip-flops and the old map are used to symbolise going on a journey and the coins are used to demonstrate when the Good Samaritan paid for the injured man's care. Read the story of the Good Samaritan using the different faces and the props in the story sack. The doctor’s set shows children how the Good Samaritan enabled the injured man to be healed. Discuss the story in your group.  Why did some people walk past the injured man? What was special about the Good Samaritan that made him help? How can we apply this story to our lives today?