This curated list of online resources includes free to use resources (with acknowledgement of the source of the activity) and selected fee-based resources which often offer subscriptions for churches so that the programs can be provided to everyone in the church.
Practices, Activities, and Videos
Building Faith
buildfaith.org Building Faith, a service of Virginia Theological Seminary, provides hundreds of articles and activities for faith formation with all ages. Use the "Articles by Topics" category to find prayer activities and resources. Catechist.com www.catechist.com/category/lessons-and-activities/prayer/ Prayers, prayer services, prayer activities, lesson plans, articles, and video suggestions for praying and teaching prayer at home and at church. Catechist’s Journey - Spirituality and Prayer Resources catechistsjourney.loyolapress.com/?s=prayer catechistsjourney.loyolapress.com/category/spiritual-growth/ Prayers, prayer services, prayer activities, lesson plans, articles, and video suggestions for praying and teaching prayer at home and at church. Catholic Prayers - The Religion Teacher YouTube: www.youtube.com/playlist More than 20 videos that explore the meaning, history, and purpose of the many Catholic prayers and devotions Christians pray today. Children's Guided Prayer - Catholic Kids Media www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbg4F9JBVbPc0oB9QIrYn4_7ldienJvO1 Dozens of short videos of guided prayer and reflection. ChildrensMinistry.com Prayer Resources childrensministry.com/?s=prayer ChildrensMinistry.com from Group Publishing has a library of resources for children and prayer: lesson plans, activities, prayers, prayer services, and more. Christian Practices: Prayer www.lifelongfaith.com/practices.html Lifelong Faith's Christian Practices project has produced faith forming activities - for age groups and for families - with a teaching plan for ten Christian Practices. All activities are included on separate MS Word document so that you can create handouts for sessions, a booklet, online playlists and activities, social media posts, etc. Each Activity can be done in 20 minutes (approximately). There are 26 reproducible prayer activities. Kids Corner kidscorner.net Kid's Corner is an online resource center designed for children (and their parents) to discover their place in God’s big story and learn how God is calling us to live out the Christian faith every day!
Loyola Press Prayer Resources www.loyolapress.com/catholic-resources/prayer A resource center with prayers and activities for personal prayer, Ignatian prayer, contemporary prayers, traditional Catholic prayers, and more. Ministry Spark (David C. Cook Publishers) ministryspark.com/?s=prayer Ministry Spark has free children and family activities and programs on prayer. The Religion Teacher www.thereligionteacher.com/?s=prayer www.thereligionteacher.com/class-prayer/ The Religion Teacher provides a collection of Catholic prayers, activities, and lesson plans. Sadlier Publishing https://www.sadlier.com/religion/blog/topic/rel-topic-prayer Sadlier Religion Publishers makes available free activities and resources on prayer for children and families. Saint Mary's Press Resource Center www.smp.org/resourcecenter The Saint Mary's Press Resource Center has resources for download including maps, activities, lesson plans, prayers, articles, worksheets, and videos on many topics in Catholic faith formation. Follow the Prayer link to access resources. Vibrant Faith at Home Activities www.vibrantfaithprojects.org/families-with-children.html www.vibrantfaithprojects.org/just-for-kids.html Hundreds of activities for home and church, created by Vibrant Faith, are available to download as PDFs. Children's activities are organized in six categories: Bible Stories, Conversations, Learning about Faith, Prayer, Ritual & Tradition, and Serving Others. Visual Faith Activities www.vibrantfaithprojects.org/visual-faith-activities.html Vibrant Faith has created 32 Visual Faith Experiences that connect a Bible passage to visual images that you can download as PDFs and use as thematic lessons at home or church throughout the year! There is also a guide for using the experiences on online platforms. Wesleyan Resource Center - Children resources.wesleyan.org/?fwp_categories=kids The Wesleyan Resource Center curates theologically Wesleyan and holistic resources motivated to move people from making decisions to trust Christ to actively following Jesus in close discipleship communities. All of the resources are free. The children's section includes children's lesson plans on a variety of faith themes, seasonal programs, and videos. |