Nov 23

Nov 23,2014

We had a combined class with first graders. Some were our past graduates and some were new.

Om 3x

Prayers : Vakratunda Mahakaya, Saraswatim Nmastubhyam, Gururbrahma

Daily Prayers : As there were new students we memorized Karagre Vasate Laxmi

Bhajans : Sharade Visharade , Jaya Durga Laxmi Saraswati,  Manasa Bhaj Re ( My Prayer book)

Yoga : Tree ,windmills ,lion , butterfly poses

Sanskrit colors : Identifying  Haritah ( green) Raktah ( red ) Shamalah ( black) Shwetah ( white ) Pingalah ( brown)

Sanskrit Writing :   First four vowels

Lesson : We continued learning about pledge. We learned about honesty and nobility . Honesty is telling truth, speaking and acting according to  what we are thinking. However if speaking truth hurts feelings of others, we must keep quiet. It is not OK to be dishonest and speak or do what we really do not mean.

We leaned noble values . Students wrote noble values in the bubbles. We learned that noble values save us whereas holding bad values is harmful to ourselves

Story : We learned a story of a fox and a lion. How the arrogance of a dishonest lazy fox killed him.

Activity : Coloring page 

Nov 17th

3x Om

Invocation of peace : Om Sahanavavatu ( pg 9  My Prayer Book)

Beginning Prayers : Vakratunda Mahakaya ( pg  37 My Prayer book), Saraswati Namastubhyam ( pg 15                                                  My  Prayer book)  , Gururbrahma ( pg    My Prayer book)

Daily Prayers  : Pg  14  My prayer book . We sang all prayers. New students learned Karagre Vasate                                         Laxmi (  track 7 on CD Morning Prayer

Bhajan : Shree Ganaraya ( pg 48 Track 36 ), Durga Laxmi Saraswati( pg 74, track 48 on CD Sharade Visharde ( pg 74 track 48 ). We learned new Bhajan Manas bhaj re

Sanskrit :  Naming Body parts ( Krishna says game ), New students learned Haritah, Raktah, Shyamala,Shwetah ( green,red,black,white respectively.

Lesson : Students learned the 5th line of Chinmaya Pledge ( Ever ready to fight against low tendacies) We learned that low tendencies are bad habits in us . We need to develop good habits such as waking up early, eating fruits and vegetables, watching good movies, doing homework everyday, being kind and helpful. We need to get rid of our bad habits such as nail biting, making fun of others, watching TV all the time. As a Chinmya Army our goal is to read more books learn about God ,noble people and get rid of our bad habits  .

Activity : Students made Iloo and Miloo parrot puppets. Miloo is a bad puppet that tells us to do wrong things. Iloo in us is a good puppet . It tells us to do right things. Students had fun answering what should Iloo say when Miloo tells us to do wrong things.It was amazing that some kids gave positive commands than negetive ! For example When Miloo says chew you pencil ,Iloo should say "use your pencil for writing !" rather than saying" don't chew your pencil." We need to keep Miloo and Iloo all the time in front of us.

Worksheet : Students checked all useful things and crossed all useless things that need to go in the garbage box. So we learned all good habit need to stay with us and we pretended we are throwing bad habits in a trash can.

Home work : Write your good and bad habits and what did Iloo tells you to get rid of them . Also memorize all bhajans and daily prayers.

Nov 8th 2014

3 x Om

Invocation of Peace : Om Sahanavavatu

Prayers : Vakratunda Mahakaya, Saraswatim Namastubhyam, Gururbrahma

Daily Prayers: My Prayer book. Practiced all prayers.

Bhajans : Shree Ganaraya, Sharde Visharde, Jay Durga Laxmi Saraswati. We prepared  for the end of the balavihar presentation.

Yoga Postures

Sanskrit : Body parts, colors

Lesson: We are focusing on pledge , so we learned about  Meaning and how and why of words service, army, courage, discipline in the second line of the Chinamya pledge.  We pretended various roles and discussed how community workers serve . We discussed and finally agreed that physical and mental discipline is important. I will email the summary and the coloring page.

Story: How Pundalika serviced parents and pleased Panduranga.

Activity : Making  Chinamaya Army head band.

We had a visitor to we had to slow down the pace to enable the new friend catch up. We enjoyed having our new friend !