"The prayer space brought the whole school community together - a shared experience for all. It was a time to be still, to reflect on our many blessings and to consider issues affecting others both locally and across the world. I highly recommend that other schools adopt a prayer space time of their own. You won't be disappointed!"Jane Crouch (Head teacher, Oxford)

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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