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Balavihar class of 8-Dec-2002

Class

Segment

Teacher

Class details

Toddler

NA

Geeta Chitti

Banu Mahalingam

·          Identified the gods – Shiva, Saraswathi, Lakshmi, Ganesh and Krishna

·          Played ‘Rama and Ravana’ game

·          Krishna sloka - Dhandamaya

·          Sloka – Karagre Vasathe Lakshmi (3 times)

·          Bhajan - Ambambhajami

·          Concluded with Asathoma Sadgamaya

Pre-K

NA

Indira Samudrala

Vaishali Bhatt

·          3 Oms

·          Om Sahana vavathu

·          Ganesha sharanam

·          Jaya Ganesha Jaya Ganesha

·          Yoga postures – Tree, Airplane, Chair

·          ‘Ram may I please’ game – to teach kids to ask before they may take an action to do something. Take turns, seek permission, listen to directions (at home mom and dad, at school – teacher)

·          Review Mahabharata – Pandavas/Kauravas – brothers’, fathers’ and mothers’

·           Story of Ekalavya

KG

Instruction

Usha Avva

·          Meaning of name of our class – ‘Sandeepany’

·          Made a folder for our class work

·          Story of ‘Giving’

Bhajan/Sloka

Aparna Nair

·          Sahana Vavatu

·          Ganesha sharanam

·          Jai Ganesha Jai Ganesha

Grade 1

Instruction

Pushpa Rao

·          Reviewed alphabets from ‘A’ to ‘K’.

·          New alphabets ‘L’ for Love and ‘M’ for Mother

·          The children talked about their experiences

Bhajan/Sloka

Nirmala Rajan

·          Sahana Vavatu

·          Ganesha Sharanam

·          Gauri Nandana

·          Ajam Nirvikalpam

·          Prem Muditha (stanza 5 new – Mahadev satat japat)

Grade 2

Instruction

Sangita Patankar

·          Discussed the 10th anniversary program

·          Quiz

·          Party

Bhajan/Sloka

Tara Shamsunder

·          Gajanana

·          Nandalala

·          Adishesha

·          Govinda bolo

Grade 3

Instruction

Kalindi Shah

·          Substitute teacher Ameet Bhatt

·          We started the class with the Guru Stotram and chanted the daily prayers

·          Ameet worked with the children and introduced them to the Yoga postures and breathing exercise

·          We talked about the good values and discussed in detail the value of "Being On Time". We read two stories related to this value.

·          Read the "Laugh it Off" section from the Monthly Balvihar issue.

Bhajan/Sloka

Anjani Gharpure

·          Saraswati Vandana

·          Ya Kundedu Tusharhar Dhavala

Grade 4

Instruction

Manorama Patel

·          Values – Forgiveness and accommodation

Bhajan/Sloka

Lata Narayan

·          Om Sahana Vavatu

·          Guru stothram – verses 1-8

·          Gajana He Gajavadana

·          Madhurastakam (Review)

·          Shri Shiva Panchakshari stothram (verses 1 and 2)

·          Mahishasura Mardhini stothram (1 to 4 verses)

·          Kayena Vacha (Review)

Grade 5

Instruction

Asha Das

·          Values – ‘Charity’

Bhajan/Sloka

Tara Shamsunder

·           

Grade 6

Instruction

Suvarna Gole

·          Significance of chariot in Geeta Dhyanam

·          Mahabharatha

Bhajan/Sloka

Kasturi Iyer

·          Ganesha Sharanam

·          Guru stothram

·          Lingastakam

·          Geeta Dhyanam

Grade 7 & 8

Instruction

Savithri Raghavan

·          BMI chart – Explanation/Discussion

·          Activity : Bhagavatham crossword puzzle

·          Devanagri consonants

 

Bhajan/Sloka

Premananda

·          Beginning/Ending slokas

·          New : Saraswathi stothram (‘Namaste Sharada Devi, Page 69)

Grade 9 to 10

Instruction

N.M.Sundar

 

Bhajan/Sloka

Radhika Manikonda

 

Grade 11 to 12

Instruction

Amrish Garg

·          Smriti Mishra  spoke on Zoroastrianism

Bhajan/Sloka

Radhika Manikonda

·          Ganesha sharanam

·          Karagre Vasathe Lakshmi (early morning prayer)

·          Brahmarpanam

·          Saraswathi Namastubhyam