PreK Class Journal - Teachers: Sandhya and Ramya
The class started with the prayers and shlokas.
Bhajans
- Saraswathi Namathubyam
Yoga
We did the following poses:
Tree pose, windmill, quiet mouse, llion pose, butterfly, bird, candle,
Raas Leela
The kids attempted to dance to "Krishan" from the Arghya CD.
Three Gods
The kids reviewed the phrases about each god. Please use the linked video for practice:
Meditation
We
practiced breathing deeply in and out with the proper posture and hand
pose (three fingers straight and the thumb +forefinger in a circle).
Story Time
We told a few stories from Panchatantra (available at bookstore)
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K Class Journal - Teachers: Harshala and Shweta
Shanti Paath
Meaning of one daily Prayer: Harinee
did great on telling meaning of Karagre Vasate!
Gurustrotram
Bhajans
Lesson S is in smile: Students
learned that smiling is important because it helps us to make friends; it keeps
us healthy and requires less muscular effort (less muscle work) than frowning.
Story: Million dollar smile.
Activity: Find hidden smiley face
worksheet.
Game: I love to smile Classroom made
Vedanta smile finally when he was determined not to smile in the game!
Lesson T is for truth Students
leaned that truth always wins. Benefits of lying are temporary. Truth is
sincerity in actions and words.
Story: A boy who cried a wolf.
Game: It is hard to tell a lie.
Practice of play
Meditation
Homework coloring pages for S
and T. Review ABC purple K book for the summary.
Review
meaning of daily prayers. Assigned students will take turn in telling the
meaning of the daily prayers.
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1st/2nd Grade Class Journal - Teachers: Deepa and Priya
Our class went as:
1. Om Sahanavavathu
2. Attendance
3. Daily Prayers (Karaagre Vasate,
Vakratunda, Bramhaarpanam, Saraswati Namastubhyam, Shubham Karoti, Kara
Charana)
4. GuruSthothram - 8 verses have
been covered so far
5. Bhajans - We practiced Radhe Radhe and learnt Rama Naama Thaarakam as there are new kids who haven't learned these before
5. Bhajans - We practiced Radhe Radhe and learnt Rama Naama Thaarakam as there are new kids who haven't learned these before
6. We covered the chapter of
Surpanakha from Bala Ramayana
7. We went through the colors in
Sanskrit in the form of a game
8. The entire Sanskrit vowel
sequence was covered and the kids have been asked to write the series 2 times
as a part of their homework.
9. The class was concluded with meditation followed by the
closing prayer - Om Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinaha
All the
kids have picked the characters they want to represent for Swamiji's visit and
those who needed help with the lines to be recited have been told what to say
as well. While coming for the next class please have the words and costume
ready so we can rehearse. If the words have not been learnt, have them on a
piece of paper to read out. See you at class next week.
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