Imagine combining the wonderful work of Jonathan Whereat’s Habits of Hearts with the powerful and practical Prayer Spaces activities.
Prayer Spaces provides a truly amazing vehicle to explore Habits of Heart in your school.
I have compiled a simple list of suggested Prayer Spaces activities from the website that you can use with each of the Habits of Heart. The list is not exhaustive or exclusive – it is simply a starting point. Once you start thinking about the Habits of Heart in the context of Prayer Spaces, the ideas just seem to flow.
https://www.prayerspacesinschools.com/
| Habits of Heart | Prayer Spaces Ideas |
| Be Loving | Love Hearts Where is the Love Love Your Neighbour |
| Be Grateful | Mountain: The Top Thankful Box Thankful Ducks Thankful Playdough Thankful Ribbons |
| Be Aware | Be Still The Cage Mirrors |
| Be Patient | Please Beads Stress Less |
| Be Honest | Masks The Chest |
| Be Wise | Big Questions Overcoming Hurdles |
| Be Compassionate | Narnia: Broken World Remembrance Ribbons Name that Feeling Pipe Cleaner People |
| Do Good | Plasticine People Playing Cards |
| Be Faithful | Mountain: The Climb Prayer Wall Plasma Ball Lord’s Prayer Labyrinth |
| Give Respect | People Tree Sand Trays Pom Pom Prayers Narnia: Identity |
| Serve Sacrificially | Our Town Under my Umbrella |
| Build Community | Love Your Neighbour Pray for the World Pray for Your Community Remembrance Ribbons |
| Work for Justice | New World Pray the News Refugee Rucksacks Stop the Traffic |
| Seek Reconciliation | Being Sorry Reconciliation Zips Saying Sorry Sorry Strings Narnia: Sorry Magnadoodles |
| Inspire Hope | Mountain: Starting Out Transforming Butterflies Opportunity Keys Narnia: Hope Magnetic Poetry Prayers |
| Be Courageous | Being Brave Weightlifting Worry Overcoming Hurdles |
Here is an extra extension activity. Why not let your students explore their own ideas? Give them the Habits of Heart and ask them to develop Prayer Spaces. Allowing your students agency and responsibility demonstrates your care and trust in your students. This is a win/win activity.
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