"It was one of the most effective sessions I have seen during my career. The ethos in the lesson was superb and the gentle interaction between adults and children was heart-warming! Too often schools give into Ofsted pressures and neglect the spiritual needs of their students. The prayer space is a unique way of redressing the balance."Head teacher (Ulveston, Cumbria)

Resources

Weightlifting Worry

This activity encourages pupils to think about the worries that are weighing them down and to ask God for strength to ‘lift’ it.

Category: Prayer Activities Age Group: 7 - 11's Age Group: 12 - 16's

Please, Sport, Worry/Fear, Help

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Football Prayers

This activity encourages pupils to think about the nations and about the challenges and opportunities that people face there.

Category: Prayer Activities Age Group: under 6's Age Group: 7 - 11's Age Group: 12 - 16's

Please, Sport, World, Help

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Thankful Ribbons

This activity is especially suitable for younger children who might like to swirl their ribbon and dance their 'thank you' prayers.

Category: Prayer Activities Age Group: under 6's Age Group: 7 - 11's

Thanks/Gratitude, Sport

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Olympic Flame

This prayer activity uses the Olympic Flame as a focus, with pupils writing what they are good at, or ways in which they are good, on strips of coloured tissue paper.

Category: Prayer Activities Age Group: 7 - 11's Age Group: 12 - 16's Age Group: 16+

Sport, Identity/Self-esteem

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Playing Cards

This activity breaks our own rules (!) in that it has more than one point. The use of the four playing card types encourages pupils to explore four different prayer themes.

Category: Prayer Activities Age Group: 7 - 11's Age Group: 12 - 16's Age Group: 16+

Please, Thanks/Gratitude, Sport, Worry/Fear, Hope, Relationships/Family, Help

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Jenga Blocks

This activity encourages pupils to pray for something, writing onto a Jenga block, before then adding it to a growing tower of Jenga block prayers.

Category: Prayer Activities Age Group: 7 - 11's Age Group: 12 - 16's Age Group: 16+

Please, Thanks/Gratitude, Questions, Sport, Worry/Fear, Help

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