Feb 9, 2020 - Kindergarten (Sunday AM)

Hari Om Parents!

Here is the summary of what we covered in last Sunday class 

1. Started the class chanting three Om and followed by  Sahana vavatu.
2. said prayer for Ganesh, Saraswati, Brahmarpanam Brahma havir. 
3. Taught the bhajan "Ramaya Ram Bhadraya"
4. Chanted letters A, B, C, D, E, F, G,  H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O and R with a walking exercise using toes and heels. 
5. Continued with letter S for "Smile". Talked through what makes us smile and whether smiling need lot of effort or keeping sad face need lot of effort. Explained Sharing a smile with others bring joy in both side of it
6. Also sharing short story of a girl who share a gentle smile in park area and how it paid her back when her family needed help.
7. Did a brainstorming questions with actions make you smile and sad face. Also hand over a print out with different faces and have the kids circle the happy face. 
8. Did a fun activity of two volunteered kids sit in the middle and told them not to smile even if some one passes a good comment about them. And asked other kids to share a good thing about them. Actually both the volunteered kids did a very good job of keeping NOT smiling face all the time. Then in the end asked them how they felt to keep that face while they should have smiled. This was done to show the kids the effort needed for Smile vs sad/ dull face. 
9. Talked through the benefits of keeping smile face how it make the muscles relaxed and happy inside. Also told them have a gentle smile in the face when they see other people while walking or sitting next to others or going places.
10. Alphabet S coloring sheet was given. 

Pranam,

Selvi and Rupali

Feb 2, 2020 - Kindergarten (Sunday AM)

Hari Om Parents!

Here is the summary of what we covered in today's Sunday class 

1. Started the class chanting three Om and followed by  Sahana vavatu.
2. said prayer for Ganesh, Saraswati, Brahmarpanam Brahma havir. 
3. Chanted letters A, B, C, D, E, F, G,  H, I, J, K, L, M and N with a walking exercise using toes and heels. Kids loved it so much.
4. Continued with letter R for "Right".  explained  why letter P and Q are not thought at this moment. In Vedantic way Q and P will come in the end of all the letters as in order to learn to be Q for quite first we need to learn the all other letters to be better person with sweet mind. Once we can quite our body, mind and Intellect we can pray to god in a true devotional way. 
5. Did a brainstorming questions with what is right and wrong. Had the kids to quietly raise the hands only if the given statement is right. If not they should stay quiet. Most of kids were able to follow that instructions. It was fun to watch the kids in these activities. 
6. Shared the story of "The Rock on the Road" about a noble King and the boy who did the right thing of tried to move the stone from middle of the road. Please ask the kids to share the story with you at home. 
7. Alphabet R coloring sheet was given. 

Pranam,

Selvi and Rupali

Jan 26, 2020 - Kindergarten (Sunday AM)

Hari Om Parents!

Here is the summary of what we covered in today's Sunday class 

1. Started the class chanting three Om and followed by  Sahana vavatu.
2. Did Yoga to bring energy/ briskness to the kids. 
3. Chanted letters A, B, C, D, E, F, G,  H, I, J, K, L, M and N with a walking exercise using toes and heels. Kids loved it so much.
4. Continued with letter O for "Obedience".  explained what is obedience and why it's important to Listen and follow what parents and teachers or adult like grandparents say. Shared our childhood days life of how obedience is highlighted in everything.
5. Shared The story " The Obedient Child " about sailor dad and his son Vikram. How being obedient saved Vikram's life.
6. Alphabet O coloring sheet was given. 

Pranam,

Selvi and Rupali

Jan 12, 2020 - Kindergarten (Sunday AM)

Hari Om Parents!

Here is the summary of what we covered in today's Sunday class 

1. Started the class chanting three Om and followed by  Sahana vavatu.
2. Explained why we say three Om. 
3. Chanted letters A, B, C, D, E, F, G,  H, I, J, K and L with a nice clap and snap rhythm. 
4. Continued with letter M for "Mother" .   Talked with the kids what Mother means and does for us. What else are seen as a symbol of mother like Earth, our country, Nature etc.,
5. Shared The story "Mommy's Love " about Panda named Chinku.
6. Continued with Letter N for "Nobility" . 
7. Talked about what is Nobility and through stories of "The Noble Cow" and "Mother Teresa " and Gandhiji story about "The other shoe". 
8. Alphabet M and N coloring sheet were given. 

Pranam,

Selvi and Rupali

Jan 5, 2020 - Kindergarten (Sunday AM)

Hari Om Parents!

Here is the summary of what we covered in today's Sunday class 

1. Started the class chanting three Om and followed by  Sahana vavatu.
2. Welcome the kids to the new year and briefly talked about what they did in winter break. 
3. said prayer for Ganesh, Saraswati, Brahmarpanam Brahma havir. 
4. Chanted letters A, B, C, D, E, F, G,  H, I, J and K with a nice clap and snap rhythm. 
5. Continued with letter L for "Love".  Did brainstorming on Love. 
6. Shared The story "Gandhiji's Love" about how Gandhiji treated a thief with Love when the person said why he was stealing. 
7. Did the puzzle with animals/birds which start with letter to form word LOVE. Another activity with Popsicle sticks to make a house and explained how Love binds the home like glue make the sticks to make a house. 
8. Talked about who loves us the most and how we all are loved by god with what we have as gods gifts.
9. Alphabet L coloring sheet was given. 

Pranam,

Selvi and Rupali

Dec 22, 2019 - Kindergarten (Sunday AM)

Hari Om Parents!

Here is the summary of what we covered in today's Sunday class 

1. Started the class chanting three Om and followed by  Sahana vavatu.
2. said prayer for Ganesh, Saraswati, Brahmarpanam Brahma havir. 
3. Chanted letters A, B, C, D, E, F, G,  H, I and J with a nice clap and snap rhythm. 
4. Did an memory game activity from letter J lesson plan to explain how concentration helps to remember things.
5. Continued with letter K for "Kindness". As kids know what is kindness already in someway,  used few examples to have them say kind or unkind. 
6. Shared The story "Kindness of Prince Siddhartha". 
7. Told the kids to watch the story in you tube link which was shared with parents in WhatsApp "https://youtube/DtN9lEK8Wfw" 
8. Did a quite time circle with the kids chanting Om and Rama. 
9. Alphabet K coloring sheet was given. 
10. Since it was winter break, shared with parents to have the kids watch moral stories from YouTube when kids have screen time. 

Pranam,

Selvi and Rupali

Dec 15, 2019 - Kindergarten (Sunday AM)

Hari Om Parents!

Here Is the summary of what we covered in today's Sunday class 

1. Started the class chanting three Om and followed by Sahana vavatu.
2. said prayer for Ganesh, Saraswati and karaage Vasari lakshmi. 
3. Recapped letter A, B, C, D, E, F, G,  H and Continued with letter I for Intelligence.
4. Explained what is intelligence through examples.
5. Did a brainstorming Mind Vs Intellect.
6. The story celestial fruit was told how Ganesha used his intelligence to get the fruit. Many kids knew the story before. So we had a good discussion to make them understand how to use intellect to be success.
7. Continued with letter J for Japa. Explained what is Japa and how it helps us to build concentration by saying Gods name.
8. Did a quite time circle with the kids chanting Om and Rama. 
9. thought "Khate bhi Rama kaho" with actions/gestures.
10. Alphabet I , J coloring sheets were given. 

Pranam,

Selvi and Rupali