May 9

Next class : May 16, 2010;

Aarthi in Auditorium.

Announcements:

We have decided on the roles for the small skit that we are planning to put up next month. We will send out an email separately. Please make sure that the children definitely attend the next 3 Balavihars.

May 9, 2010:

Beginning Prayers:

• Om Saha navavathu

• Early morning prayer - Karaagre Vasathe Lakshmi



• Prayer for Lord Ganesha - Vakratunda Mahakaaya



• Prayer for Goddess Saraswathi - Saraswathi Namastubhyam



• Prayer after lighting the lamp - Shubham Karothi Kalyanam



• Gurur Brahma Gurur Vishnu



• Sarva Mangala Mangalye



• Prayer before eating - Brahmaarpanam



• Prayer for Hanuman - Buddhir balam yasho dhairyam
  

Story:

• Swami Chinmayananda
  

Craft:

• Coloring Page - Swami Chinmayananda
  

Games:

• None
  

Ending Prayers:

• Asatho maa sath gamaya

• Om Poornamadah Poornamidam

Bhajans:

• Great God Ganapathy (click here for audio)


• My God is so Great (click here for audio)


• Ekadantaya Vakratundaya


• Khate Bhi Ram Kaho

Bhagavad Geeta:

• None
  

Comments:

• We practiced the Shlokas and Bhajans.
  
• We told them a small portion of Gurudev's story from his childhood. We played a game of looking at a picture and memorizing the details and remembering it later.
  
• We colored a picture of Gurudev.
• We finally decided the roles for the play. We have assigned a few lines for each role - we request the co-operation of the parents in getting the children to memorize the lines. We will send it out by email.
  

Reminders:

• If you haven't done it yet, please let us know your child's availability for June 12th.
• Also practice the Shlokas and Bhajans with the children and remember to bring the charts back for more stickers.