If this is new to you, let us lay down the foundations with a simple technique to use with your own child(ren), of course, there are many techniques and if you have your own, that is fantastic!

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In my former classroom, every morning as we started our day and at every meal time we said a prayer. In order to get the children's attention and for them to know what time it was, we would say:

 

"We fold our hands and bow our heads, it's time to talk to Jesus now."

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At the beginning of the year, I would start the prayers and the children would repeat it. Then, as the year progressed, we would pick a different prayer helper and they would lead the prayer and we would repeat it.

 

I did not restrict them on what to pray as I loved hearing them come up with their own prayer. Oh, the words and prayers that come out of the mouths of babes!

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For instance, if you are new to this, let me share a quick sample of what I would pray with them. Again, I would say a line and they would repeat it.

    

"Dear God, thank you for Jesus.

Thank you for our mommies and daddies.

Thank you for the food in our tummies.

Thank you for our home.

Thank you for our school.

Thank you for our friends and our teachers.

Thank you for today, keep us safe.

In Jesus' name, Amen."

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I pray that this will be as rewarding and melt your heart as you start to see your children grow in talking to Jesus. I have so many memories of these precious children that have came through my classroom. Tears ran down my face as I would hear the prayers of these 2 year olds and how sincere and genuine their little hearts were.