In early 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, beginning a months-long war that’s still happening a year and a half later. As the invasion and war continued, thousands of Ukrainian citizens lost their loved ones, were displaced from their homes, and had to flee their country for safety. This horrible situation left numerous Ukrainian refugees in need of basic supplies, food, and safe housing.

People around the world took notice of this situation and began donating money, time, and supplies to help the Ukrainian citizens displaced by the war. As some of the refugees sought safety in the United States, some people even opened their homes for those in need.

Play the following video for your students [2:22; stop at 1:53]:
Americans Hosting And Helping Ukrainian Refugees In The U.S.

• When is it easy to share with others? (Allow students time to explore this; they might say when you have a lot or know you will get more, when you care about the person you are sharing with, if that person will share something they have with you as a trade, etc.) 
• When is it hard to share with others? (Students may be able to look at opposites of their answers in the previous question; examples might include: when you have to sacrifice time, money, comfort, or privacy; when you don’t like the person you have to share with; when it means giving up something that you want for yourself, etc.)
• Tell about a time when you’ve been asked to share something and that request didn’t seem fair to you. (Be prepared to share your own experience.)

In today’s lesson, some men were asked to share what they thought they deserved with others who didn’t deserve it. Let’s see what happened.