Teaching Kids to Pray: Time to Pray Bible Lesson

Prayer is one of the most important spiritual habits kids can learn, but it can feel tricky to explain. The Time to Pray lesson, part of the larger Time With God Unit, makes it simple by teaching that God always listens when we pray. Through Bible verses, songs, activities, and crafts, this lesson helps kids see prayer as more than words — it’s a daily habit of talking with God anytime, anywhere.

Bible Verse: Jeremiah 29:12 — “Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.”

What Kids Learn in the Time to Pray Lesson

This lesson teaches learners that:

• They can pray to God anytime and anywhere.
• God listens to their prayers, no matter how big or small.
• Prayer is a way to praise, ask for help, thank God, and remember others.

These truths help learners see prayer as more than just “saying words.” They begin to understand it as a real, ongoing conversation with God.

Lesson Resources

The Time to Pray lesson comes with a full set of resources to help you teach prayer in a way that’s engaging and age-appropriate.

Lesson Guide

Step-by-step directions for teaching Jeremiah 29:12, opening with a song, leading group discussions, and closing with application.

Memory Verse Tool

Posters, coloring sheets, and tracing pages give learners multiple ways to learn Jeremiah 29:12 by sight, sound, and writing.

Song Book

Songs like Pray to Me (sung to a familiar tune) reinforce the lesson in a joyful way that kids remember.

Whole Group and Small Group Activities

Sorting cards and group discussion tools help learners think about what to pray, when to pray, and where to pray. These activities show kids that prayer can happen at any time of the day.

Crafts and Printables

• Prayer Wheel — Learners create a wheel that shows different kinds of prayer (praise, thanks, help, sorry).
• Prayer Journal — A printable booklet where learners record their prayers by writing or drawing.

Free Resource Tie-In

Don’t forget, you can grab the Time With God Passport Freebie (from Lesson 1) to track prayer and other spiritual habits across the full unit. It’s a perfect companion to this lesson.

Extend the Lesson

Pair this lesson with your favorite books about prayer for kids. You can find my top recommendations in the Bible Amazon List.

Grab the Full Time With God Unit

The Time to Pray lesson is part of the six-lesson Time With God Unit, which covers prayer, study, remembering, praise, and giving. Each lesson includes Bible verses, songs, crafts, and activities designed to help kids practice daily spiritual habits.

Or save with the Bible Bundle, which includes this unit plus God Made Me, Days of Creation, Old Testament Stories, and more.