Banu Mahalingam
- Identification of God pictures
- Show-n-Tell
- Coloring activity - colored picture of OM
- Snack time
- Bhajan/slokas
- Ambam bhajami sharadambam bhajami
- Jai Ganesha
- Karaagre Vasathe
Vaishali Bhatt
- 3 OMs
- India Republic day - 26th Jan
- 3 pictures : Brahma, Vishnu, Maheshwara - describe characteristics of 3 gods, 'how similar', 'how different'
- Discuss different things : chakra, gada, trishul, damaru etc.
- Color the pictures
- K = Kindness - discuss story 'Good for evil'
- Ask and discuss how to be kind to mom/dad/brothers/sisters/friends/animals
- Homework : Be kind to someone
- Bhajan/Sloka
- Om sahana vavatu
- Ganesha sharanam
- Jaya Ganesha Jaya Ganesha
- Gajananam Bhoota Ganathi Sevitham
- Guru Brahma Guru Vishnu
- Story of Prahalada
- What and who and how in God
- Pledge
- Ganesha sharanam
- Jai Ganesha
- Gauri Nandana
- Daily prayers
- Told the children about India's Independence day and Republic day
- We did 'S' for Smile
- The children told jokes to make others smile
- We drew a smiley face and each child wrote whatever they wanted around it
- We also did 'T' for Truth and discussed the story of Ramayana and talked about Gandhiji
- Sahana Vavatu
- Ganesha sharanam
- Ajam Nirvikalpam
- Prem Muditha
- Atmarama Anandaramana
- Om Shiva Om Shiva ('My Prayers' page 54)
- Swami Chinmayanandaji's life story - continuation
- We talked about journalism, Quit India movement, scriptures etc.
- Jan 26th - India's Republic day
- Democratic country - people vote for leaders
- Gajanana
- Nandalala
- Adishesha
- Govinda Bolo
- Dehi Dehi Sharada
- Value of the day - 'A clean mind'
- Shiva symbolism - Shiva in meditation, explanation of Trinity, river Ganga on Shiva's head, crescent moon and blue neck symbolism
| A clean mind | A dirty mind |
| Calm, happy, good | Hate, jealousy, anger |
| Thoughts - love, kindness, forgiveness, honesty | Unkindness, dishonest, scared, selfishness, lazy |
| Remembering God - alert and concentrated | Not remembering and praying to God |
- Guru stothram
- Daily prayers
- Shiva Bhajan
- Shanti slokas - Sarvesham..., Asatoma sadgamaya
- Truthfulness - exercise
- Sharing - talked/game
- Om Sahana Vavatu
- Ganesha charanam
- Mahishasuramardhini
- Guru stothram
- Jana Gana mana - Indian national anthem
- Guru Nanak
- Art of giving
- Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa
- Sarada Devi
- Gajanana
- He jagat tratha
- Dehi dehi sharada
- Jagadeeshwari
- Govinda Jai Jai
- Ananda cha kanda harita
- Learn to chant 'Geeta Dhyanam' from handout
- 'My Prayers' page 18, 1st sloka. Verse from Bhagwad Geeta. Discussion on meaning of desire/Moksha
- Om Sahana Vavatu + meaning
- Gauri Nandana Gajanana
- Shri Gurustothram page 9
- Lingastakam in praise of Lord Shiva
- Trayambakam
- Purnamada
- Guna and Roopa
- BV Journal
- Devanaagri consonants
- Beginning prayers
- Krishnaastakam
- Ending prayers
- Reinforced what was done the previous week
- Talked about the meaning of "Samskrita", of Monier William's discovery of common words between European languages and Samskrita, of Veda as the oldest seed thoughts of human enquiry encapsulated in metres and codification. Small glimpses of how India got affected under conquests and colonialism. This was a digression deliberately taken to emphasize that Samskrita Shlokas need careful pronounciation to preserve meanings
- Om Saha Naavavatu
- Gaureenandana Gajanana
- Vakra Tunda Maha Kaya
- Mukund Madhav Govind Bol
- Combined with grade 11-12 class
- Workshop on 'Growing up in America'
- Ameet Bhatt spoke on the subject