Teaching about prayer Explicit teaching about prayer This page contains links to resources that support the Religion Curriculum P-12, Archdiocese of Brisbane. The resources link to the year levels where the particular prayers and meditative prayer practices are first introduced and explicitly taught. The prayers can be prayed at any age. Prep Year Amen Sign of the Cross Silence and stillness Lighting a candle Year 1 Hail Mary Grace Closing eyes Praying with Beads Praying with Music Year 2 Forgiveness (Act of Contrition and Penitential Act) Centred breathing Posture Year 3 Thanksgiving Praise Glory Be Guided meditation Mindful listening Year 4 Blessing Petition and Intercession Litanies Praying with Colour Praying with Mandalas Year 5 Marian Prayers (Hail Mary, Litany of Mary of Nazareth and Rosary) Mantras Rosary Beads Year 6 Lord’s Prayer Examen Prayer Journaling Year 7 Amen Lord’s Prayer Hail Mary Apostles Creed Nicene Creed Ignatian Meditation Lectio Divina Silence and stillness Praying with icons Praying with Images Year 8 Liturgy of the Hours Augustinian Prayer Franciscan Contemplative Prayer Centred breathing Posture for meditation Year 9 Writings of Christian spiritual fathers and mothers Forgiveness Healing Penitential Act Christian meditation Contemplative prayer Labyrinths Year 10 Prayers for justice, peace and the environment The Prayer of St Francis The Magnificat Canticle of Creation Contemplative prayer Centering prayer Lectio of Nature Praying with the help of nature