Morning Prayer for Kindergarten

Kindergarteners enter kindergarten with awe and a newfound appreciation for new things they encounter. They happily learn how to play, sing, and communicate with their peers. As they start their life and morning, we could also teach them to find wonder in calling upon the Lord. 

A morning prayer for kindergarten students should be simple but contain all the important parts of a prayer, which are: adoration, confession, thanksgiving, and supplication. Teaching children to pray is one of the best things we could do for them. Starting their day with a morning prayer introduces them to God and Who He is in their lives. Let us deepen their love for God as we guide these children closer to Him through prayer.

When we think of our kindergarteners, what we see is the bright future ahead of them. They are so young and filled with potential. Day by day, they learn about the wonderful things in life, and we can also help them discover their love for the Lord. This article can guide you and, in turn, you can also guide the children. After reading this article, you will be able to guide them through prayer and teach them a pattern so they can learn to call upon God on their own. Let us be patient and hold their hands as they start their journey with the Lord. 

Though their hearts and hands may be small, their faith and prayers could be bigger than we can imagine. As their guardians, our showing them how to pray helps them in starting their own walk in faith. Below is an example of a morning prayer for kindergarten: 

Dear Lord, thank You for this day. Thank You for your protection of us and our families. We are grateful that You gave us the chance to study and be with our friends this morning. Thank You for our clothes, food, and our school. We are sorry for the things we have done to hurt You or the people around us. Teach us to be kind and to be like You, Jesus. Please protect us as we study and as we go home. Help us to know and love You more. Amen.

The Bible is our source of guidance from the Lord and provides us with examples of prayers that we could teach our children. One great example of prayer is demonstrated in Matthew 6:9-13 (NIV). In this prayer, we are taught first and foremost to call upon the name of the Lord. Other important parts of this prayer include depending on the Lord for our needs and also asking God’s forgiveness so that we ourselves could forgive others. Using this prayer as a guide will enable us to lead students into an earnest prayer like this:

Our Father in heaven, may Your name be lifted up. Use our lips to bring praise to You. On this day, may Your pleasing and perfect will be done. We entrust our needs to You. Protect us from harm as You become our shield and stronghold. Forgive us for anything we have done to hurt You and other people. Help us to focus on You and do what pleases You. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.

At this point in the article, we have been introduced to a Biblical example of prayer. But our desire to teach the children should not stop at simply guiding them to prayer. That is why the next part of this article will introduce us to a prayer pattern we could teach the children. This prayer pattern is a great introduction to the parts of prayer. It is easy to understand and will eventually help them to learn how to pray on their own.

How do you teach kindergarteners to pray?

Children are gifts from the Lord, and it is our duty as their guardians to lead them into knowing the Lord. As believers, the Lord expects us to raise up the children of the future generation to also love Him as we do. This may sound like a difficult responsibility, but we could do this even during their time at kindergarten. In fact, it is one of the best places to teach them how to pray. During our time with them, we give them the opportunity to come to the Lord by teaching them to pray. 

The acronym ACTS is a simple prayer outline or acronym you could teach the children as a guide for prayer. Each letter for this acronym stands for a specific part of a prayer. Below you will find what each letter stands for:

“A” stands for Adoration

Teach the children that we could call upon the Lord and praise Him for Who He is. It is also a perfect time to share how awesome our God is. We could introduce the children to psalms, such as Psalm 63:1-8, that they could use as prayers. It is also a great opportunity to teach them to adore God with their own personal prayers of praise. 

“C” stands for Confession

It is also important to teach the children that we could come to the Lord to ask for forgiveness. We can share how merciful and understanding God is. We could teach them to ask for forgiveness and help them understand that God sees our humility, and He is ready to welcome us with forgiveness. 

“T” stands for Thanksgiving

An important concept we could teach children, especially at a young age, is to thank God for everything they have in their lives. No matter how big or small the blessing is, we have God to thank for it. We could teach them to thank God for their family, home, and school. 

“S” stands for Supplication

Even children have things they want to ask the Lord for. It could be as simple as a new pencil case or even something like healing for a family member. The important thing to teach them is how God is always there to listen and hear their needs. We should help them from an early age to see God as their provider and how in Him we lack nothing. 

Conclusion

Encouraging children to pray is a good way of introducing them to the faith we believe in as Christians. That is why we start our kindergarteners’ day with a morning prayer. For now, we are here to guide them in navigating their prayer life. It takes a lot of effort and time to teach children but remember that our efforts do not remain unseen and unappreciated. They will learn to develop a personal relationship with God as they grow up. The greatest reward we could receive is to witness another soul being saved, and another life lived for God.