Love they neighbor:Kindness

Topic:

2 Greatest commandment (kindness)

Sabbath question of the day:

What does it mean to be kind? (Allow child time to respond)

📚 Reading Time 📖

(Reading comprehension)

Read and discuss each scripture

Galatians 5:22-23

📌These are the fruits of the spirit and today we will talk about gentleness

Gentleness-the quality of being kind; showing care and respect for others in the way that you act and speak.

Matthew 22:37-40

📌The most high said that the second greatest commandment is to love your neighbor as yourself

Your neighbor = your people

Leviticus 19:17

📌Don’t have hatred for your brother or sister, but if your brother or sister is in sin we must let them know.

rebuke =Correction

How do you show kindness

Feel free to Dive deeper with this activity and ask your child how they would correct the person not being kind.

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Ecclesiasticus 28:17

Proverbs 16:24

Read and discuss each scripture

📌Being kind to your brother or sister is not just doing kind things for them , it’s also Speaking kind words to them

📌words are powerful.

📌Do you think you are Loving Your neighbor as yourself if you tease them and say mean things? (Allow child time to respond)

📌What are some kind words you could say to your brothers or sisters

(Allow child time to respond)

Wrinkled heart Activity

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1️⃣Allow your child to color and cut out the heart

2️⃣Ask your child what someone could say to hurt their hearts.

💥Possible answers: Tease them, call them names, gossip about them behind their back, tell secrets about them

3️⃣For Every Example they give Crinkle or ball up the heart.

4️⃣Ask: What have the hurtful words done to your heart?”

5️⃣Now ask: Is there anything we can say to fix this heart?”

💥Possible answers: Apologize, say something nice, give a compliment

6️⃣With every example they give unfold the heart

7️⃣Ask: How did we do? Did we fix this heart?”

NO.! although we have repaired the heart, the scars are still there. Even when we say we’re sorry,

8️⃣What can we do to try to prevent from saying something hurtful to someone else?” (Allow child time to respond)

👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 Say: We can THINK before we speak and be smart

it’s hard to fix a wrinkled Heart!

Think poster

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(Go over each word and give an example)

T= True- Is what you are saying a Fact

H= Helpful- is what your are say going to hurt feeling or help them

I=Inspiring- Will your words be Encouraging

N=Necessary-Does it need to be said right here , right now

K=kind- Are your words friendly and loving

Kindness chart

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print and hang up the chart. Allow your child to color in the hearts when they do something kind especially when at home or in the congregation.

End of lesson question:

Tell me a time when you did something kind.

✌🏽Remember if you are teaching young children repetition is key.

🖍Make up your own activities to keep this lesson going.!

Thank you, shalom

Happy Happy Sabbath ✌🏽❤️