### Lesson Plan: Forms of Prayer
#### Grade Level: Primary 2
#### Subject: Christian Religious Studies
#### Duration: 60 minutes
#### Lesson Topic: Forms of Prayer
#### Objectives:
1. **Knowledge**: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to identify three main forms of prayer: Adoration, Confession, and Thanksgiving.
2. **Skills**: Students will practice forming simple prayers using each of the three types.
3. **Attitudes**: Students will appreciate the importance of prayer in their lives.
#### Materials Needed:
- Bible
- Poster board/whiteboard
- Markers
- Pictures or flashcards representing different forms of prayer
- Prayer journals or notebooks
#### Procedure:
1. **Introduction (10 minutes)**
- Begin with a short, simple prayer to set the tone.
- Ask students if they know what prayer is and allow a few to share their ideas.
- Explain that prayer is talking and listening to God.
- Show them the three types of prayer they will learn about today: Adoration, Confession, and Thanksgiving.
2. **Teaching/Input (20 minutes)**
- **Adoration**:
- Explain that adoration means to praise and worship God for who He is.
- Read Psalm 95:6 as an example of adoration.
- Show a picture of people worshiping and praising God.
- Write a simple adoration prayer on the board: "God, You are so great and mighty!"
- **Confession**:
- Explain that confession means telling God we're sorry for our sins and asking for forgiveness.
- Read 1 John 1:9 as an example of confession.
- Show a picture of someone praying and asking for forgiveness.
- Write a simple confession prayer on the board: "God, I am sorry for not listening to my parents. Please forgive me."
- **Thanksgiving**:
- Explain that thanksgiving means thanking God for His blessings.
- Read Psalm 100:4 as an example of thanksgiving.
- Show a picture of people giving thanks.
- Write a simple thanksgiving prayer on the board: "Thank You, God, for my family and my home."
3. **Activity/Practice (20 minutes)**
- Give students prayer journals or notebooks.
- Divide students into small groups and assign each group one form of prayer (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving).
- Ask students to create a simple prayer based on their assigned type and write it in their journals.
- Allow each group to share their prayer with the class.
4. **Closure (10 minutes)**
- Recap the three types of prayer: Adoration, Confession, and Thanksgiving.
- Ask a few students to name one thing they learned about each type of prayer.
- Close with a group prayer that includes all three forms of prayer:
- Open with adoration.
- Include a time for confession.
- End with thanksgiving.
#### Assessment:
- Observe students during the group activity to see if they can correctly identify and form the assigned type of prayer.
- Listen to students' prayers to check for understanding during group sharing.
- Review students' prayer journals for evidence of understanding the different forms of prayer.
#### Reflection:
After the lesson, reflect on the following:
- Did the students engage with the material?
- Were the students able to identify and create each type of prayer?
- What went well, and what could be improved for future lessons?
By the end of this lesson, students should have a better understanding of the different forms of prayer and feel more comfortable expressing themselves through prayer.