Today was the 9th 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 and Rama sloka repeated it a couple of times. All the kids repeated nicely and some chanted individually too.
Discussion: We went over the 'Interview with Dad Questionnaire' and got interesting responses. Kids were excited and happily shared the details of what they did with their Dad.
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
Yoga: Tree Pose, Stretching exercises and Jumping Jacks
Introduction of the Letter of the day : Letter 'E' is for Enthusiasm - Enthusiasm -is to experience joy and excitement while striving for a goal.
Brainstorming Discussed by various examples of situations when they feel excited and joyful. Kids happily shared and
participated by providing answers and actively discussed and learnt the meaning of Enthusiasm.
Story time:
Through the story of the Starfish and the Little Boy we learnt how small actions can make a difference, and we need to work hard, Enthusiasm is key to everything.
And through the story of the Little Squirrel, we learnt that it does not matter how small we are, when we do things with enthusiasm, we can accomplish anything no
matter what physical impediments we may have.
Game time: Then we played a Running Race between the Girls and the Boys. They had so much fun.
Geeta Chanting: Please make kids chant Bhagavad Gita verses learnt so far in class and record them and send this recording to geeta@chinmayavrindavan.org with the child's name, session, Grade, and the verse numbers as the subject line.
Gita recordings - Please make kids chant Bhagavad Gita verses learnt so far in class and record them and send this recording to geeta@chinmayavrindavan.org with the child's name, session, Grade, and the verse numbers as the subject line. They will be awarded House Points.
Gita videos - https://bit.ly/Msg-Verse1
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 10th.
Audio recordings for Rama sloka have been shared on whatsapp, please make kids practice.
Have a wonderful week ahead!!
Pranams
Mahalakshmi & Chandarani.
