Regions
Regions
There are hundreds of prayer activities in our library that have been tried and tested in primary and secondary schools, church schools and community schools, and also some created for use in the home. These prayer activities are being adapted and improved all the time, with new ones added regularly that have been created by local prayer space teams, and even by pupils. If you adapt, improve or design any new prayer activities, please send them in so we can share them.
For children and young people, whatever they believe, exploring prayer in an education setting.
For families looking for fun, creative ways to pray together across generations.
Ideas for engaging with the natural world to inspire wonder, reflection and prayer
Prayer activities can be sorted for different ages. Many work across several Key Stages.
Informed by the work of David Hay and Rebecca Nye on children’s spirituality we have tagged prayer activities according to these pupil relationships.
Identity, self image and purpose
Wonder, tragedy and justice
Relationships, reconciliation and community
Faith, worldviews and life’s big questions
You can find out more about this on our research project page.
Over 30 themes, all addressed through a variety of prayer activities. Click on a theme button to see all the related prayer activities.
Not every response needs to be written, so it’s important to include a range of response styles.
Writing can be a powerful way to express your response though some pupils may prefer to draw.
Simple kinaesthetic responses can express profound meaning; holding a stone, creating with Play-Doh, or shredding some paper.
Making space for pupils to just pause and reflect is surprisingly popular, and often very much appreciated.
