Nov 18, 2022 - Kindergarten (Friday)

हरी ॐ Dear Parents & Students (Arnesh, Drishan, Ivaan, Kairah, Kanthimathi, Krish, Rudran, Sanjay, Shanti, Sreenidhi, Tanish & Vishnu),
 
Here's a brief summary of the previous classes:

1.)  Deep breathing, followed by chanting "OM" three times

2.)  Opening Prayer:
                              "OM saha naavavathu..."

                              

3.)  Lessons covered so far from Alphabet Safari:

       "A" for Aspiration

              

              Aspiration is strong determination/ambition/resolve to achieve our goal.  

              Having a goal is very important to succeed in life.

              I want to be a ..................(teacher/football player/architect/artist/chef/singer/doctor/truck driver etc.)

              Story:  "The Best Archer"

              Through this story, children learnt how Arjuna with his single-pointed attention & hard work was able to achieve his aspiration of becoming the best archer of his time.          

             

      "B" for Brotherhood

              Brotherhood is a sense of togetherness and belonging and treating everyone with respect as each of us are unique and special.  We discussed family - and how we can make the entire world as one big family.

              "Vasudaiva Kutumbakam" - The whole world is one family.            

  

              Story: "The Complete Picture"

              It's a story about a box of crayons that did not get along with one another and how a little girl helped realize the crayons to appreciate each other.  All the crayons agree that their unique & special qualities put together makes 

              the picture complete/beautiful.   

              Moral:  We are all like the box of crayons.  Each one of us is special and unique. Only by appreciating one anothers uniqueness can we lead a harmonious life - as one big family. 

             

        "C" for Cleanliness

              Cleanliness is being free from dirt.  We discussed the importance of having a clean body, a clean mind and how we can achieve it.  

             We can have a clean mind by practicing good actions/deeds/thoughts/speech/feelings.  By being clean, we come close to God.  "Cleanliness is Godliness".

              Activity/Exploration: Clean & Dirty 

              Through 3 glasses filled with water we explained that we can be dirty outside, dirty inside or clean throughout.  We choose to drink only from the clean glass.  Similarly, we choose to be friends with those who are clean both inside and outside.

             Story: "Madhav's Transformation"

              The story is about how fairy Shubra helped a little boy named Madhav realize the importance of cleanliness.

              How his encounter with a Squirrel, a Birdie, a puppy and piglet made the boy realize that....

                        -Being clean is a sign of purity or goodness. 

                        -Cleanliness is most important for our physical & emotional well being.   

                        -It makes people admire you or love you more

                        -If you are clean, the action (whatever) you do is also clean

                        -It helps improve our health

                        -It makes you successful as it enhances self-discipline.

                        -Cleanliness is next to Godliness (means, those who are clean/pure are close to God)               

        "D" for Daddy

           

                 Daddy is the head and protector of the family.  He is kind, loving, selfless, caring & sacrifices a lot for the family. We discussed how God is our father/daddy and protector of the world.  Daddy is like God for the family.  Because daddies have the same                     qualities as God, they should revere their dads as they revere God.  "Pitrudevo Bhava"

                 Story:  "Father's Day"

                 This is the story about how a girl named Sonara Dodd started Father's Day in America.  

               

               

        "E" for Enthusiasm

     

                Enthusiasm is to love, enjoy and do things with excitement to reach your goal.  

                Children actively participated in exploring and explaining 'enthusiasm'. If we learn to love everything we do, we will be enthusiastic and cheerful all the time.

                Activity:  Wind-up toy 

                Hard work and enthusiasm is absolutely needed to achieve your goal.

                 Go, go, go, and fly,

                 Soar, soar in the sky,

                 Work, work hard and try,

                 You'll make it, just don't cry.

 

                Story: "Gitu's Place

                This story is about a chipmunk named Gitu and how in spite of his physical impediments was able to contribute towards building a dam.

                Gitu never gave up and was determined to do his part to save the village & forest from floods.  Enthusiasm is the key to any action.  Without it, we may give up too soon.

               

      "F" for Friendship

   

                Friendship is a feeling of mutual affection and respect.  A true friend is helpful, nice, caring, a good listener, forgiving, and happy (for his friend when he/she does something nice or gets rewarded).

                "A friend in need is a friend indeed"

                Brainstorming:  On ways to start friendship & Ways to end friendship

                Activity:  My Best Friend

                to teach the value of treating friends nicely at all times

               Quote:

               "Learn always to speak softly, words of love and affection, then friends multiply". -  Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayanandaji

               Story:  "Krishna's Best Friend"

               The story of our favourite god Lord Krishna and his friend Sudama 

               Moral:  A true friend helps without being asked

               

             

4.)  Bhajans:

             "Ganapathy, Ganapathy..."

                           &

              "Hey Murali Sridhara..."

5.). Shlokas:

             "Shuklam Baradharam..."

6.)  Closing Prayer:

             "Om Sarve Bhavantu Sukinaha"

              

7.) Gita Chanting - (Karma-Yogaha)

     Verse 1 to 5 (please refer to Bala Vihar Handbook)

              

8.) Other fun activities:  

         Brain Yoga - to sharpen our intelligence         

         Jumping Jacks

         Tree pose (yoga)

         Coloring

         Games etc.

         House Inaugural Activities -  Three cheers to our "Krishna's Cowboys" for their team work 

9.)  Arathi / Pledge (please refer to Bala Vihar Handbook)

Hope our adorable little kids enjoyed it as much as we did teaching them.

We are extremely pleased seeing our kids' interest in learning & their superb grasping power.  

Keep up the good work 👏👏👏  

     
Look forward to seeing you all this Friday at 7pm.

   

Sincerely,

Kavita & Raji
Friday, Grade KG Sevikas