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The Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 14.
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The Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 14.
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Next Class Dec. 15
Pre-K 1 Rm 110
Pre-K 2 Rm 109
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Opening Prayer:
- OM Sahanaa vavatu
- Om sri Ganeshaya namaha, Om sri Saraswathye namaha, Om sri Sat Gurubyoh namaha
Stotras:
- Karagre vasathe Lakshmi
- Subham Karoti Kalyanam
- Buddirbalam
Quiet Time/Activity: Shell Dropping Game
Bhajan: Great God Hanumanji
Gita Chanting: Chapter 14, Shloka 1, 2 & First line of 3rd Shloka
Story: The Palace of Beaks
Deity Recognition: Krishna & Yashoda
Sanskrit Learning: Numbers, Colors, and Greetings in Sanskrit
Likhita Japa: Learning how to write ऊँ.
Likhita Japa: Learning how to write ऊँ.
(To help the children remember how to properly write ऊँ, explained that there are four steps: First you write a "3," then you must add Lord Hanuman's tail, next comes the moon, and then the last thing you draw is a bindu.
Comments:
It was lovely to see so many of our little friends on this cold and blustery morning. We really needed to warm up on this cold morning. We started with some Yoga stretches and few simple poses to get settled in. With a nice deep breath, we chanted Om three times and 'Om Ganeshaye Namaha'.
We have been really busy learning many new Stotras in the past weeks....today, we reviewed those stotras "Subham Karoti" and "Karagre Vasthe Lakshmi" and one we learnt last week "Buddhir Balam" for Hanumanji and spoke about the significance of these prayers. The children did an awesome job reciting.
Quiet time was followed by chanting the first and second shloka from chapter 14 in the Bhagvad Geeta. The kids are doing amazing with their chanting. Thank you parents for helping them practice through the week. We started to learn the third shloka today. We did the first line and we should complete the shloka next week.
During Sanskrit learning we practiced our counting in Sanskrit and also learnt to recognize our numbers from 1-10. We also learnt something new today, we started to learn how we say the colors in Sanskrit. We did 'Raktah' for Red and 'Pitah' for yellow. Will continue to add to this in the coming weeks.
For deity recognition we saw the pictures of Krishna and Yashoda. We heard some amazing facts about Kishna's childhood with Mother Yashoda.
In response to popular demand, we continued to practice the Bhajan "Ganapathi Ganapthi" and the children had fun clapping and singing to this song with lots of rhyming words. The children had loads of fun trying to sing it faster and faster....! We also learnt a new Bhajan, 'Great God Hanumanji'. This follows the same tune as couple of earlier bhajans. The kids had no trouble picking up the words and actions.
At story time we heard the story of 'The Palace of Beaks'. This was a very sensitive story, and through the story which is from Yemen, we saw that all creatures created by God are special. We should love and respect them all. The kids enjoyed this story.
After story time we worked on our ऊँ likita japa. The kids did an awesome job of writing.
Last but not the least, we also practiced the Sanskrit greetings we learnt last week.
We ended our class with the closing prayers. Aarthi and pledge was in the auditorium.
Before we sign off, we would like to thank all of you who contributed to the Seva Project for the Pre-K class. _/\_ Your help and support are much appreciated. Check out the pictures of the kids with the socks for donation that your donations helped buy!!!
Have a fabulous week!
