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Balavihar class of 18-Nov-2001

Class

Segment

Teacher

Class details

Toddler

NA

Vaishali Bhatt

Geeta Chitti

·          Slokam : Karagre Vasathe Lakshmi

·          Review Laxmi, Saraswathi, Krishna pictures

·          Identifiers Diwali (Laxmi/Saraswathi)

·          Story ‘Ganesh and Kubera’ and ‘The arrogant sculptor’

·          Coloring “Rangoli design’ picture

Pre-K/KG

Instruction

Pushpa Rao

·          Identified god’s pictures

·          Read story from Panchatantra ‘The clever hare’ and discussed the moral of the story

Bhajan/Sloka

Nirmala Rajan

·          Sahana Vavatu

·          Gauri Nandana gajanana

·          Guru Stothram

·          Sarva Mangala Mangalye

·          Atma Nivasi Ram : New slokam ‘Ayodhya Vasi Ram’

Grade 1& 2

Instruction

Sangita Patankar

·          ‘J’ for Japa, K for Kindness

·          108 beads significance

·          King Magadha story

·          Alphabet song, Letter writing

Bhajan/Sloka

Radhika Manikonda

·          Matanga Vadana – Ganesha (new)

·          Saraswathi Namastubhyam

·          Guru stothram – Akhanda Madalakaram

·          Yamuna Teera Vihaari – Krishna Bhajan (new)

Grade 3 &4

Instruction

Manorama Patel

·          Reviewed Rama and other characters

·          Finished game on Ramayana with words. For example start with a word and expand on it

·          Did Rangoli from dots

Bhajan/Sloka

Lata Narayan

·          Om sahana vavatu, Ganesha saranam

·          Guru stothram stanza

·          Atmarama

·          Murali Manohara

·          Balakanda

·          Significance of Deepavali, why we light lamp for daily prayer and for arathi

Grade 5

Instruction

Asha Das

·          Quiz game on Dasaratha, Kausalya,  Sumitra, Kaikeyi

·          Introduction of Bharat

Bhajan/Sloka

Tara Shamsunder

·          Ganesha stothram, Guru stothram

·          Ram Bhajan - meaning

Grade 6

Instruction

Suvarna Gole

·          Review of previous topics

o         Significance of ‘Deepavali’ – why we celebrate

o         Krishna killing Narakasura

o         Ramayana

o         Mahabharath – cast of characters so far

o         Eklavya

·          Mahabharath

o         Arjuna wins Draupadi’s hand

o         Draupadi marries Pandavas

o         Pandavas establish Indraprashta

·          Rangoli competition, significance

Bhajan/Sloka

Kasturi Iyer

·          OM three times

·          Guru stothram

·          Madhurastakam - meaning

·           Sankata Nashana Ganesh stothram

·          Ashtalakshmi stothram

Grade 7 & 8

Instruction

Dilip Gole

·          20 values in Bhagwad Gita chapter 13

Bhajan/Sloka

Savitri Raghavan

·          Vishnu Sahasranama – Dhyana sloka (completed, revised)

Grade 9 to 12 (I)

Instruction

Amrish Garg

·          Chapter 8 of Bhagwad Gita

Bhajan/Sloka

Bharati Badrinath

·          Namaami Kalike

·          Amba Devi Saraswathi

Grade 9 to 12 (II)

Instruction

N.M.Sundar

·          Hindu Culture Chapter IV

·          Duties enjoined by others – also called Kartavya Karma

Bhajan/Sloka

 

·          Guru stothram

·          Shivaya Parameshwara

·          Durge Durge

·          Namaami Kalike