God loves us and wants us to talk to him. When we talk to him it is
called prayer. Jesus has taught us how to talk to him. Explain the five
parts of prayer referenced in the Plaster Prayer Hand craft activity. Click
here. (You
may also want to use the craft activity.)
To begin, have children stand in a circle and hold hands. Focus on one
aspect of the Lord's Prayer for each round of the song. For example,
in the first round of the song say prayers which praise and adore God.
You may want to prompt the children with specific short phrases such
as, "Dear God you are great!"; "Dear God you are
loving!"; "Dear God you are forgiving!"
The song is sung to the tune of "Frere
Jacques" (a.k.a. "Are You Sleeping?") As you sing the
first round of the song children move clockwise.
"Let's talk to Jesus."
"Let's talk to Jesus."
"What will we say?"
"What will we say?"
"Let's talk to Jesus."
"Let's talk to Jesus."
"Now we pray."
"Now we pray."
At this point children fall down on their knees and
take turns saying their sentence prayer. When everyone has said their
prayer. Children stand up and sing the prayer song again for the second part of the Lord's
Prayer. However, you may want to use
only one part of the prayer per class time.
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