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 !

10/26/14

3x Om

Prayers : Vakratunda, Saraswati namastubhyam, Gururbrahma

Daily Prayers : We focused more on prayer before sleep ( Karacharan  Kritam ) and tried to memorize the verses.

Bhajans : We sang Amba Parameshwari . We learned two new bhajans pg 74 ( No 3, track 48,Sharade Visharde) ( No4 ,track 49 Jaya Durga Laxmi Saraswati) .

Bhagavad Geeta Chanting: 15th Chapter first 2 lines of the first verse

Writing : Letter K (consonant) and ru( rishi)( vowel) in sanskrit.

Lesson : We learned D for Dad . Why we say Pitru dev bhav. How Sonara took initiative for father's day. We also learned the first line of  Chinmaya pledge.

Story : United we stand ( How flock of birds escaped from a hunter).

Activity: A Coloring page for the pledge.

Yoga poses

Sanskrit : Reviewed colors and learned names of the body parts in Sanskrit

Sept 21 ,2014

• Invocation of peace( Om Sahanavavatu)
• Prayer of  Bhagvan Ganesh, Saraswati , and Gurustrotram
• Bhajan Shree Ganaraya and Amba Parameshwari
• Geeta Chapter 15 1 st verse
• Lesson: Review of A for Aspiration , Learned B for brotherhood.  We learned brotherhood  is sense of togetherness and belongingness amongst families, neighborhood and organization and the world.  sense of brotherhood is achieved by realizing each of us is unique and special . Entire world is one family. We solved the riddle" Home" and leaned importance of praying together as a family. Since the story "The complete picture "for the lesson  was presented as a play last year and students were participants ,we just briefly reviewed the story and moved to lesson C for cleanliness. We partly completed the lesson. We learned how we can keep surrounding, and body clean.
• Activity ; B for brotherhood coloring page.
• Writing first 6 vowels of Sanskrit.
• Learning red ,green, black and yellow colors in Sanskrit
• Homework  : worksheet on C for cleanliness. Draw pictures or write words by taking assistance for spellings.

I would like our class to present bhajans,so it is important everyone memorize.

September 14,  2014

We had our first class.

3x Om

Bhagvan Ganesha's Devi Saraswati 's prayer and Guru stotra


Bhajan Shree Ganaraya

Yoga poses

Sanskrit color words for green and red.

Lesson : A for Aspiration , both students responded they
want to be an Astronaut when they grow. We discussed what we do to reach our target or goal

Story : The best archer

Activity : coloring worksheet

April 24 ,2014

• 3X Om
• Shanti Paath Invocation of peace ( Sahanavavatu)
• Prayers ( Vakratunda Mahakaya… , Gururbrahma….)
• Daily Prayers( Karagre Vasate, Saraswati Namastubhyam, Brahmarpanam, Shubham Karoti, Kara charan Kritam) My Prayer book.
• Bhajans : I am proud of all K students who presented two bhajans ( Shree Ganaraya and OM Dhimiki dhimiki). In the classroom we sang Amba Parameshwari bhajan
• Writing Sanskrit Vowels : Thank you parents for practicing writing ! It took less time writing . All students wrote on line and neat! We wrote 11 letters ( Ref Latika book). Two more to go !
• Yoga : ( Tree, wind mill bird,candle,lion,mouse,butterfly)
• Sanskrit colors
• Meditation
• Lesson T for truth: Students said they never lie! We learned the benefits of lying such as saving us from trouble are temporary .Truth always wins ultimately.
• Story : A boy who cried Wolf.
• Homework Coloring page for T for truth

I am proud of Satvik who took initiative in learning 2 lines of Chinmaya Pledge and presenting it with first graders!

K blog March 30^th 2014

Shanti Paath ( Invocation of peace) Om Sahanavavatu

Prayers of Bhagvan Ganesha ,Saraswati Goddess, Guru

Daily prayers ( karagre Vasate, Brahmarpanam, Shubham Karoti, ( My Prayer Book)

Students learned second verse of Kara charan kritam( night prayer)

Bhajans : Shree Ganaraya, Amba Parameshwari, Dhimiki Dhimiki ( My prayer Book)

Yoga poses

Sanskrit colors ( Latika book)

Activities: Right and wrong worksheet, Writing Sanskrit vowels ( pl refer Latika Book), coloring

Lesson: O for obedience. Students learned what is obedience, and obeying is important to save us from trouble and brings harmony in life.

Story: Vikram’s Obedience

K Blog                                                           2014, March 23^rd

Shanti Paath (Invocation of peace): Om Sahanavavatu

Prayers: Vakrutunda Mahakaya, Saraswati Namastubhyam, Gururbrahma

Daily Prayers: besides chanting previously learned prayers (karagre vasate, Brahmarpanam, Shubham Karoti), students learned a new prayer: One that is sung before sleeping (Kara charan kritam).

Bhajans: Shree Ganaraya, Amba parameshwari, Om Dhimiki Dhimiki

Most of the students did well recalling lines of bhajans

Lesson: N for nobility. We learned what the act of nobility is.

Story: Noble cow

Yoga poses

Sanskrit colors: Students pointed to colors on each other’s dresses when name of the color was called out.

Writing: Writing vowels, we reviewed previously learned letters and new letters.

We sang Birthday song for Rupali auntee.

Home work: Coloring pages for M and N.