diff --git a/spec/custom_drivers_types_spec.cr b/spec/custom_drivers_types_spec.cr
index f0fc8f1..8f4a0ca 100644
--- a/spec/custom_drivers_types_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/custom_drivers_types_spec.cr
@@ -48,9 +48,13 @@ class FooDriver < DB::Driver
   end
 
   class FooConnection < DB::Connection
-    def build_statement(query)
+    def build_prepared_statement(query)
       FooStatement.new(self)
     end
+
+    def build_unprepared_statement(query)
+      raise "not implemented"
+    end
   end
 
   class FooStatement < DB::Statement
@@ -107,9 +111,13 @@ class BarDriver < DB::Driver
   end
 
   class BarConnection < DB::Connection
-    def build_statement(query)
+    def build_prepared_statement(query)
       BarStatement.new(self)
     end
+
+    def build_unprepared_statement(query)
+      raise "not implemented"
+    end
   end
 
   class BarStatement < DB::Statement
diff --git a/spec/database_spec.cr b/spec/database_spec.cr
index 9a42425..3915a02 100644
--- a/spec/database_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/database_spec.cr
@@ -42,24 +42,24 @@ describe DB::Database do
 
   it "should allow creation of more statements than pool connections" do
     DB.open "dummy://localhost:1027?initial_pool_size=1&max_pool_size=2" do |db|
-      db.prepare("query1").should be_a(DB::PoolStatement)
-      db.prepare("query2").should be_a(DB::PoolStatement)
-      db.prepare("query3").should be_a(DB::PoolStatement)
+      db.build("query1").should be_a(DB::PoolPreparedStatement)
+      db.build("query2").should be_a(DB::PoolPreparedStatement)
+      db.build("query3").should be_a(DB::PoolPreparedStatement)
     end
   end
 
   it "should return same statement in pool per query" do
     with_dummy do |db|
-      stmt = db.prepare("query1")
-      db.prepare("query2").should_not eq(stmt)
-      db.prepare("query1").should eq(stmt)
+      stmt = db.build("query1")
+      db.build("query2").should_not eq(stmt)
+      db.build("query1").should eq(stmt)
     end
   end
 
   it "should close pool statements when closing db" do
     stmt = uninitialized DB::PoolStatement
     with_dummy do |db|
-      stmt = db.prepare("query1")
+      stmt = db.build("query1")
     end
     stmt.closed?.should be_true
   end
@@ -97,4 +97,86 @@ describe DB::Database do
       DummyDriver::DummyConnection.connections.size.should eq(2)
     end
   end
+
+  describe "prepared_statements connection option" do
+    it "defaults to true" do
+      with_dummy "dummy://localhost:1027" do |db|
+        db.prepared_statements?.should be_true
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "can be set to false" do
+      with_dummy "dummy://localhost:1027?prepared_statements=false" do |db|
+        db.prepared_statements?.should be_false
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "is copied to connections (false)" do
+      with_dummy "dummy://localhost:1027?prepared_statements=false&initial_pool_size=1" do |db|
+        connection = DummyDriver::DummyConnection.connections.first
+        connection.prepared_statements?.should be_false
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "is copied to connections (true)" do
+      with_dummy "dummy://localhost:1027?prepared_statements=true&initial_pool_size=1" do |db|
+        connection = DummyDriver::DummyConnection.connections.first
+        connection.prepared_statements?.should be_true
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "should build prepared statements if true" do
+      with_dummy "dummy://localhost:1027?prepared_statements=true" do |db|
+        db.build("the query").should be_a(DB::PoolPreparedStatement)
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "should build unprepared statements if false" do
+      with_dummy "dummy://localhost:1027?prepared_statements=false" do |db|
+        db.build("the query").should be_a(DB::PoolUnpreparedStatement)
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "should be overrided by dsl" do
+      with_dummy "dummy://localhost:1027?prepared_statements=true" do |db|
+        stmt = db.unprepared.query("the query").statement.as(DummyDriver::DummyStatement)
+        stmt.prepared?.should be_false
+      end
+
+      with_dummy "dummy://localhost:1027?prepared_statements=false" do |db|
+        stmt = db.prepared.query("the query").statement.as(DummyDriver::DummyStatement)
+        stmt.prepared?.should be_true
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "unprepared statements in pool" do
+    it "creating statements should not create new connections" do
+      with_dummy "dummy://localhost:1027?initial_pool_size=1" do |db|
+        stmt1 = db.unprepared.build("query1")
+        stmt2 = db.unprepared.build("query2")
+        DummyDriver::DummyConnection.connections.size.should eq(1)
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "simultaneous statements should go to different connections" do
+      with_dummy "dummy://localhost:1027?initial_pool_size=1" do |db|
+        rs1 = db.unprepared.query("query1")
+        rs2 = db.unprepared.query("query2")
+        rs1.statement.connection.should_not eq(rs2.statement.connection)
+        DummyDriver::DummyConnection.connections.size.should eq(2)
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "sequential statements should go to different connections" do
+      with_dummy "dummy://localhost:1027?initial_pool_size=1" do |db|
+        rs1 = db.unprepared.query("query1")
+        rs1.close
+        rs2 = db.unprepared.query("query2")
+        rs2.close
+        rs1.statement.connection.should eq(rs2.statement.connection)
+        DummyDriver::DummyConnection.connections.size.should eq(1)
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/db_spec.cr b/spec/db_spec.cr
index 0ba8f29..c619c9d 100644
--- a/spec/db_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/db_spec.cr
@@ -97,4 +97,19 @@ describe DB do
       DB.open "foobar://baz"
     end
   end
+
+  it "should parse boolean query string params" do
+    DB.fetch_bool(HTTP::Params.parse("foo=true"), "foo", false).should be_true
+    DB.fetch_bool(HTTP::Params.parse("foo=True"), "foo", false).should be_true
+
+    DB.fetch_bool(HTTP::Params.parse("foo=false"), "foo", true).should be_false
+    DB.fetch_bool(HTTP::Params.parse("foo=False"), "foo", true).should be_false
+
+    DB.fetch_bool(HTTP::Params.parse("bar=true"), "foo", false).should be_false
+    DB.fetch_bool(HTTP::Params.parse("bar=true"), "foo", true).should be_true
+
+    expect_raises(ArgumentError, %(invalid "other" value for option "foo")) do
+      DB.fetch_bool(HTTP::Params.parse("foo=other"), "foo", true)
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/dummy_driver.cr b/spec/dummy_driver.cr
index fbd02e0..426fe74 100644
--- a/spec/dummy_driver.cr
+++ b/spec/dummy_driver.cr
@@ -22,8 +22,12 @@ class DummyDriver < DB::Driver
       @@connections.try &.clear
     end
 
-    def build_statement(query)
-      DummyStatement.new(self, query)
+    def build_prepared_statement(query)
+      DummyStatement.new(self, query, true)
+    end
+
+    def build_unprepared_statement(query)
+      DummyStatement.new(self, query, false)
     end
 
     def last_insert_id : Int64
@@ -46,7 +50,7 @@ class DummyDriver < DB::Driver
   class DummyStatement < DB::Statement
     property params
 
-    def initialize(connection, @query : String)
+    def initialize(connection, @query : String, @prepared : Bool)
       @params = Hash(Int32 | String, DB::Any).new
       super(connection)
     end
@@ -79,6 +83,10 @@ class DummyDriver < DB::Driver
       raise "not implemented for #{value.class}"
     end
 
+    def prepared?
+      @prepared
+    end
+
     protected def do_close
       super
     end
@@ -204,8 +212,8 @@ def with_dummy(uri : String = "dummy://host?checkout_timeout=0.5")
   end
 end
 
-def with_dummy_connection
-  with_dummy do |db|
+def with_dummy_connection(options = "")
+  with_dummy("dummy://host?checkout_timeout=0.5&#{options}") do |db|
     db.using_connection do |cnn|
       yield cnn.as(DummyDriver::DummyConnection)
     end
diff --git a/spec/statement_spec.cr b/spec/statement_spec.cr
index ad7b4b7..70c3385 100644
--- a/spec/statement_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/statement_spec.cr
@@ -1,15 +1,41 @@
 require "./spec_helper"
 
 describe DB::Statement do
-  it "should prepare statements" do
+  it "should build prepared statements" do
     with_dummy_connection do |cnn|
-      cnn.prepare("the query").should be_a(DB::Statement)
+      prepared = cnn.prepared("the query")
+      prepared.should be_a(DB::Statement)
+      prepared.as(DummyDriver::DummyStatement).prepared?.should be_true
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "should build unprepared statements" do
+    with_dummy_connection("prepared_statements=false") do |cnn|
+      prepared = cnn.unprepared("the query")
+      prepared.should be_a(DB::Statement)
+      prepared.as(DummyDriver::DummyStatement).prepared?.should be_false
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "prepared_statements flag" do
+    it "should build prepared statements if true" do
+      with_dummy_connection("prepared_statements=true") do |cnn|
+        stmt = cnn.query("the query").statement
+        stmt.as(DummyDriver::DummyStatement).prepared?.should be_true
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "should build unprepared statements if false" do
+      with_dummy_connection("prepared_statements=false") do |cnn|
+        stmt = cnn.query("the query").statement
+        stmt.as(DummyDriver::DummyStatement).prepared?.should be_false
+      end
     end
   end
 
   it "should initialize positional params in query" do
     with_dummy_connection do |cnn|
-      stmt = cnn.prepare("the query").as(DummyDriver::DummyStatement)
+      stmt = cnn.prepared("the query").as(DummyDriver::DummyStatement)
       stmt.query "a", 1, nil
       stmt.params[0].should eq("a")
       stmt.params[1].should eq(1)
@@ -19,7 +45,7 @@ describe DB::Statement do
 
   it "should initialize positional params in query with array" do
     with_dummy_connection do |cnn|
-      stmt = cnn.prepare("the query").as(DummyDriver::DummyStatement)
+      stmt = cnn.prepared("the query").as(DummyDriver::DummyStatement)
       stmt.query ["a", 1, nil]
       stmt.params[0].should eq("a")
       stmt.params[1].should eq(1)
@@ -29,7 +55,7 @@ describe DB::Statement do
 
   it "should initialize positional params in exec" do
     with_dummy_connection do |cnn|
-      stmt = cnn.prepare("the query").as(DummyDriver::DummyStatement)
+      stmt = cnn.prepared("the query").as(DummyDriver::DummyStatement)
       stmt.exec "a", 1, nil
       stmt.params[0].should eq("a")
       stmt.params[1].should eq(1)
@@ -39,7 +65,7 @@ describe DB::Statement do
 
   it "should initialize positional params in exec with array" do
     with_dummy_connection do |cnn|
-      stmt = cnn.prepare("the query").as(DummyDriver::DummyStatement)
+      stmt = cnn.prepared("the query").as(DummyDriver::DummyStatement)
       stmt.exec ["a", 1, nil]
       stmt.params[0].should eq("a")
       stmt.params[1].should eq(1)
@@ -49,7 +75,7 @@ describe DB::Statement do
 
   it "should initialize positional params in scalar" do
     with_dummy_connection do |cnn|
-      stmt = cnn.prepare("the query").as(DummyDriver::DummyStatement)
+      stmt = cnn.prepared("the query").as(DummyDriver::DummyStatement)
       stmt.scalar "a", 1, nil
       stmt.params[0].should eq("a")
       stmt.params[1].should eq(1)
@@ -59,7 +85,7 @@ describe DB::Statement do
 
   it "query with block should not close statement" do
     with_dummy_connection do |cnn|
-      stmt = cnn.prepare "3,4 1,2"
+      stmt = cnn.prepared "3,4 1,2"
       stmt.query
       stmt.closed?.should be_false
     end
@@ -68,7 +94,7 @@ describe DB::Statement do
   it "closing connection should close statement" do
     stmt = uninitialized DB::Statement
     with_dummy_connection do |cnn|
-      stmt = cnn.prepare "3,4 1,2"
+      stmt = cnn.prepared "3,4 1,2"
       stmt.query
     end
     stmt.closed?.should be_true
@@ -76,7 +102,7 @@ describe DB::Statement do
 
   it "query with block should not close statement" do
     with_dummy_connection do |cnn|
-      stmt = cnn.prepare "3,4 1,2"
+      stmt = cnn.prepared "3,4 1,2"
       stmt.query do |rs|
       end
       stmt.closed?.should be_false
@@ -85,7 +111,7 @@ describe DB::Statement do
 
   it "query should not close statement" do
     with_dummy_connection do |cnn|
-      stmt = cnn.prepare "3,4 1,2"
+      stmt = cnn.prepared "3,4 1,2"
       stmt.query do |rs|
       end
       stmt.closed?.should be_false
@@ -94,7 +120,7 @@ describe DB::Statement do
 
   it "scalar should not close statement" do
     with_dummy_connection do |cnn|
-      stmt = cnn.prepare "3,4 1,2"
+      stmt = cnn.prepared "3,4 1,2"
       stmt.scalar
       stmt.closed?.should be_false
     end
@@ -102,7 +128,7 @@ describe DB::Statement do
 
   it "exec should not close statement" do
     with_dummy_connection do |cnn|
-      stmt = cnn.prepare "3,4 1,2"
+      stmt = cnn.prepared "3,4 1,2"
       stmt.exec
       stmt.closed?.should be_false
     end
@@ -110,11 +136,11 @@ describe DB::Statement do
 
   it "connection should cache statements by query" do
     with_dummy_connection do |cnn|
-      rs = cnn.query "1, ?", 2
+      rs = cnn.prepared.query "1, ?", 2
       stmt = rs.statement
       rs.close
 
-      rs = cnn.query "1, ?", 4
+      rs = cnn.prepared.query "1, ?", 4
       rs.statement.should be(stmt)
     end
   end
diff --git a/src/db.cr b/src/db.cr
index 9e2979c..74e3d98 100644
--- a/src/db.cr
+++ b/src/db.cr
@@ -120,17 +120,34 @@ module DB
   private def self.build_database(uri : URI)
     Database.new(driver_class(uri.scheme).new, uri)
   end
+
+  # :nodoc:
+  def self.fetch_bool(params : HTTP::Params, name, default : Bool)
+    case (value = params[name]?).try &.downcase
+    when nil
+      default
+    when "true"
+      true
+    when "false"
+      false
+    else
+      raise ArgumentError.new(%(invalid "#{value}" value for option "#{name}"))
+    end
+  end
 end
 
 require "./db/pool"
 require "./db/string_key_cache"
 require "./db/query_methods"
+require "./db/session_methods"
 require "./db/disposable"
-require "./db/database"
 require "./db/driver"
-require "./db/connection"
 require "./db/statement"
+require "./db/connection"
 require "./db/pool_statement"
+require "./db/database"
+require "./db/pool_prepared_statement"
+require "./db/pool_unprepared_statement"
 require "./db/result_set"
 require "./db/error"
 require "./db/mapping"
diff --git a/src/db/connection.cr b/src/db/connection.cr
index d6a8ee2..803ebd8 100644
--- a/src/db/connection.cr
+++ b/src/db/connection.cr
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ module DB
   #
   # The connection must be initialized in `#initialize` and closed in `#do_close`.
   #
-  # Override `#build_statement` method in order to return a prepared `Statement` to allow querying.
+  # Override `#build_prepared_statement` method in order to return a prepared `Statement` to allow querying.
+  # Override `#build_unprepared_statement` method in order to return a unprepared `Statement` to allow querying.
   # See also `Statement` to define how the statements are executed.
   #
   # If at any give moment the connection is lost a DB::ConnectionLost should be raised. This will
@@ -19,21 +20,27 @@ module DB
   #
   abstract class Connection
     include Disposable
-    include QueryMethods
+    include SessionMethods(Connection, Statement)
 
     # :nodoc:
     getter database
     @statements_cache = StringKeyCache(Statement).new
+    getter? prepared_statements : Bool
 
     def initialize(@database : Database)
+      @prepared_statements = @database.prepared_statements?
     end
 
     # :nodoc:
-    def prepare(query) : Statement
-      @statements_cache.fetch(query) { build_statement(query) }
+    def fetch_or_build_prepared_statement(query)
+      @statements_cache.fetch(query) { build_prepared_statement(query) }
     end
 
-    abstract def build_statement(query) : Statement
+    # :nodoc:
+    abstract def build_prepared_statement(query) : Statement
+
+    # :nodoc:
+    abstract def build_unprepared_statement(query) : Statement
 
     protected def do_close
       @statements_cache.each_value &.close
diff --git a/src/db/database.cr b/src/db/database.cr
index 668f176..f80e6b8 100644
--- a/src/db/database.cr
+++ b/src/db/database.cr
@@ -13,10 +13,17 @@ module DB
   #   - retry_attempts (default 1)
   #   - retry_delay (in seconds, default 1.0)
   #
+  # When querying a database prepared statements are used by default.
+  # This can be changed from the `prepared_statements` URI parameter:
+  #
+  #   - prepared_statements = `true`|`false` (default `true`)
+  #
   # It should be created from DB module. See `DB#open`.
   #
-  # Refer to `QueryMethods` for documentation about querying the database.
+  # Refer to `QueryMethods` and `SessionMethods` for documentation about querying the database.
   class Database
+    include SessionMethods(Database, PoolStatement)
+
     # :nodoc:
     getter driver
     # :nodoc:
@@ -25,13 +32,16 @@ module DB
     # Returns the uri with the connection settings to the database
     getter uri
 
+    getter? prepared_statements : Bool
+
     @pool : Pool(Connection)
     @setup_connection : Connection -> Nil
-    @statements_cache = StringKeyCache(PoolStatement).new
+    @statements_cache = StringKeyCache(PoolPreparedStatement).new
 
     # :nodoc:
     def initialize(@driver : Driver, @uri : URI)
       params = HTTP::Params.parse(uri.query || "")
+      @prepared_statements = DB.fetch_bool(params, "prepared_statements", true)
       pool_options = @driver.connection_pool_options(params)
 
       @setup_connection = ->(conn : Connection) {}
@@ -59,8 +69,18 @@ module DB
     end
 
     # :nodoc:
-    def prepare(query)
-      @statements_cache.fetch(query) { PoolStatement.new(self, query) }
+    def fetch_or_build_prepared_statement(query)
+      @statements_cache.fetch(query) { build_prepared_statement(query) }
+    end
+
+    # :nodoc:
+    def build_prepared_statement(query)
+      PoolPreparedStatement.new(self, query)
+    end
+
+    # :nodoc:
+    def build_unprepared_statement(query)
+      PoolUnpreparedStatement.new(self, query)
     end
 
     # :nodoc:
@@ -91,7 +111,5 @@ module DB
         yield
       end
     end
-
-    include QueryMethods
   end
 end
diff --git a/src/db/pool_prepared_statement.cr b/src/db/pool_prepared_statement.cr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63ed49b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/db/pool_prepared_statement.cr
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+module DB
+  # Represents a statement to be executed in any of the connections
+  # of the pool. The statement is not be executed in a prepared fashion.
+  # The execution of the statement is retried according to the pool configuration.
+  #
+  # See `PoolStatement`
+  class PoolPreparedStatement < PoolStatement
+    # connections where the statement was prepared
+    @connections = Set(WeakRef(Connection)).new
+
+    def initialize(db : Database, query : String)
+      super
+      # Prepares a statement on some connection
+      # otherwise the preparation is delayed until the first execution.
+      # After the first initialization the connection must be released
+      # it will be checked out when executing it.
+      statement_with_retry &.release_connection
+      # TODO use a round-robin selection in the pool so multiple sequentially
+      #      initialized statements are assigned to different connections.
+    end
+
+    protected def do_close
+      # TODO close all statements on all connections.
+      # currently statements are closed when the connection is closed.
+
+      # WHAT-IF the connection is busy? Should each statement be able to
+      # deallocate itself when the connection is free.
+      @connections.clear
+    end
+
+    # builds a statement over a real connection
+    # the conneciton is registered in `@connections`
+    private def build_statement
+      clean_connections
+      conn, existing = @db.checkout_some(@connections)
+      @connections << WeakRef.new(conn) unless existing
+      conn.prepared.build(@query)
+    end
+
+    private def clean_connections
+      # remove disposed or closed connections
+      @connections.each do |ref|
+        conn = ref.target
+        if !conn || conn.closed?
+          @connections.delete ref
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/src/db/pool_statement.cr b/src/db/pool_statement.cr
index 6e2354e..5a7b51f 100644
--- a/src/db/pool_statement.cr
+++ b/src/db/pool_statement.cr
@@ -3,29 +3,10 @@ module DB
   # a statement from the DB needs to be able to represent a statement in any
   # of the connections of the pool. Otherwise the user will need to deal with
   # actual connections in some point.
-  class PoolStatement
+  abstract class PoolStatement
     include StatementMethods
 
-    # connections where the statement was prepared
-    @connections = Set(WeakRef(Connection)).new
-
     def initialize(@db : Database, @query : String)
-      # Prepares a statement on some connection
-      # otherwise the preparation is delayed until the first execution.
-      # After the first initialization the connection must be released
-      # it will be checked out when executing it.
-      statement_with_retry &.release_connection
-      # TODO use a round-robin selection in the pool so multiple sequentially
-      #      initialized statements are assigned to different connections.
-    end
-
-    protected def do_close
-      # TODO close all statements on all connections.
-      # currently statements are closed when the connection is closed.
-
-      # WHAT-IF the connection is busy? Should each statement be able to
-      # deallocate itself when the connection is free.
-      @connections.clear
     end
 
     # See `QueryMethods#exec`
@@ -60,22 +41,7 @@ module DB
 
     # builds a statement over a real connection
     # the conneciton is registered in `@connections`
-    private def build_statement
-      clean_connections
-      conn, existing = @db.checkout_some(@connections)
-      @connections << WeakRef.new(conn) unless existing
-      conn.prepare(@query)
-    end
-
-    private def clean_connections
-      # remove disposed or closed connections
-      @connections.each do |ref|
-        conn = ref.target
-        if !conn || conn.closed?
-          @connections.delete ref
-        end
-      end
-    end
+    private abstract def build_statement : Statement
 
     private def statement_with_retry
       @db.retry do
diff --git a/src/db/pool_unprepared_statement.cr b/src/db/pool_unprepared_statement.cr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a120e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/db/pool_unprepared_statement.cr
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+module DB
+  # Represents a statement to be executed in any of the connections
+  # of the pool. The statement is not be executed in a non prepared fashion.
+  # The execution of the statement is retried according to the pool configuration.
+  #
+  # See `PoolStatement`
+  class PoolUnpreparedStatement < PoolStatement
+    def initialize(db : Database, query : String)
+      super
+    end
+
+    protected def do_close
+      # unprepared statements do not need to be release in each connection
+    end
+
+    # builds a statement over a real connection
+    private def build_statement
+      @db.pool.checkout.unprepared.build(@query)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/src/db/query_methods.cr b/src/db/query_methods.cr
index f41596b..802a6ad 100644
--- a/src/db/query_methods.cr
+++ b/src/db/query_methods.cr
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ module DB
   #
   # Convention of mapping how arguments are mapped to the query depends on each driver.
   #
-  # Including `QueryMethods` requires a `prepare(query) : Statement` method that is not expected
+  # Including `QueryMethods` requires a `build(query) : Statement` method that is not expected
   # to be called directly.
   module QueryMethods
     # :nodoc:
-    abstract def prepare(query) : Statement
+    abstract def build(query) : Statement
 
     # Executes a *query* and returns a `ResultSet` with the results.
     # The `ResultSet` must be closed manually.
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ module DB
     # end
     # ```
     def query(query, *args)
-      prepare(query).query(*args)
+      build(query).query(*args)
     end
 
     # Executes a *query* and yields a `ResultSet` with the results.
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ module DB
     # end
     # ```
     def query(query, *args)
-      # CHECK prepare(query).query(*args, &block)
+      # CHECK build(query).query(*args, &block)
       rs = query(query, *args)
       yield rs ensure rs.close
     end
@@ -200,13 +200,13 @@ module DB
 
     # Performs the `query` and returns an `ExecResult`
     def exec(query, *args)
-      prepare(query).exec(*args)
+      build(query).exec(*args)
     end
 
     # Performs the `query` and returns a single scalar value
     # puts db.scalar("SELECT MAX(name)").as(String) # => (a String)
     def scalar(query, *args)
-      prepare(query).scalar(*args)
+      build(query).scalar(*args)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/src/db/session_methods.cr b/src/db/session_methods.cr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1bc189c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/db/session_methods.cr
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+module DB
+  # Methods that are shared accross session like objects:
+  #   - Database
+  #   - Connection
+  #
+  # Classes that includes this module are able to execute
+  # queries and statements in both prepared and unprepared fashion.
+  #
+  # This module serves for dsl reuse over session like objects.
+  module SessionMethods(Session, Stmt)
+    include QueryMethods
+
+    # Returns whether by default the statements should
+    # be prepared or not.
+    abstract def prepared_statements? : Bool
+
+    abstract def fetch_or_build_prepared_statement(query) : Stmt
+
+    abstract def build_unprepared_statement(query) : Stmt
+
+    def build(query) : Stmt
+      if prepared_statements?
+        fetch_or_build_prepared_statement(query)
+      else
+        build_unprepared_statement(query)
+      end
+    end
+
+    # dsl helper to build prepared statements
+    # returns a value that includes `QueryMethods`
+    def prepared
+      PreparedQuery(Session, Stmt).new(self)
+    end
+
+    # Returns a prepared `Statement` that has not been executed yet.
+    def prepared(query)
+      prepared.build(query)
+    end
+
+    # dsl helper to build unprepared statements
+    # returns a value that includes `QueryMethods`
+    def unprepared
+      UnpreparedQuery(Session, Stmt).new(self)
+    end
+
+    # Returns an unprepared `Statement` that has not been executed yet.
+    def unprepared(query)
+      unprepared.build(query)
+    end
+
+    struct PreparedQuery(Session, Stmt)
+      include QueryMethods
+
+      def initialize(@session : Session)
+      end
+
+      def build(query) : Stmt
+        @session.fetch_or_build_prepared_statement(query)
+      end
+    end
+
+    struct UnpreparedQuery(Session, Stmt)
+      include QueryMethods
+
+      def initialize(@session : Session)
+      end
+
+      def build(query) : Stmt
+        @session.build_unprepared_statement(query)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/src/db/statement.cr b/src/db/statement.cr
index 3f8058b..01eba35 100644
--- a/src/db/statement.cr
+++ b/src/db/statement.cr
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ module DB
     abstract def query(args : Array) : ResultSet
   end
 
-  # Represents a prepared query in a `Connection`.
+  # Represents a query in a `Connection`.
   # It should be created by `QueryMethods`.
   #
   # ### Note to implementors