Hari Om Parents,
Today was the 10th class of Balavihar!! Here is the summary of what we covered in the class today:
Opening Prayers: All of us assembled in our classroom 'Krishna', we all chanted three OMs and then chanted the Opening Prayers - Sahana Vavatu. All the kids chanted together nicely. It felt very nice and calm after.
Sloka time: We then chanted the slokas -EkaDantam -Ganesha sloka, and we learnt Krishna sloka repeated it a couple of times. All the kids repeated nicely and some chanted individually too.
Attendance: Attendance was taken and each kid responded by saying Hari Om.
Introduction: Alphabet Chant : We learnt the Alphabet chant -
Clap Clap,
Snap Snap
A is for Aspiration
Clap Clap,
Snap Snap
B is for Brotherhood
Clap Clap,
Snap Snap
C is for Cleanliness
Clap Clap,
Snap Snap
D is for Daddy
Clap Clap,
Snap Snap
E is for Enthusiasm
Yoga: Tree Pose, Stretching exercises and Jumping Jacks
Introduction the Next Letter: Letter 'F' is for Friendship- Friendship- is a feeling of mutual affection and respect. And we need to care and share with our friends.
Brainstorming : We discussed a couple of scenarios which show how to start and maintain good friendships, also understand how not to behave which can hurt our friends and lose their friendship, Kids shared their views and got the essence of how a good friend needs to be.
Activity : kids were asked draw and color anything they like to give to their Best friend And each kid was asked to tell their best friend's name and what they like to do with them.
My Best Friend - Through this activity kids were shown how to treat their Friends.
Story Time: Through the story of Krishna's Best Friend - Krishna and Sudama, we learnt what true friendship is,how we need to respect and care for our friend, and how we need to help our friends when they truly need something or are in trouble, without them specifically asking for our help. And that it does not matter how big or small you are to be a good friend. 'A true friend helps without even being asked' and 'Friend in need is a friend Indeed'.
We celebrated a student's birthday today in class and sang "Happy Birthday" and "Janmadinamidam" in Sanskrit.
It was a very interactive class with kids. Kids shared interesting views and thoughts and happily participated in all of the Class games and discussions.
Note: Next Class is on Dec 17th.
Have a wonderful week ahead!!
Pranams
Mahalakshmi & Chandarani.
