We almost has a full house, but missed few children. Hope you had more fun than we did in our premam class!!!!
As always we started our class with:
3 Oms
"Om sahana vavatu..."
Calling Ganesha so he can take away our obstacles and we can be ready to learn by saying "Vakratunda mahakay..."
As we were ready to learn we recited "Saraswati namastubyam...."
As we were reciting all the shlokas I realized few of our children don't know some of the shlokas. (Starting shloka, closing shloka, etc) Please continue to recite the shloka that way they learn the shloka/s that are part of Balvihar no matter in assembly, every single class, etc.
We are moving right along with our curriculum. Today we talked about:
N for Nobility:
What is Nobility?
Nobility is having high moral standards and having strong character.
This was hard for children to understand let alone be able to say the word itself
How can we be noble?
We can be noble by taking care of others and putting others first.
Gave them an example of Roshan falling down on the floor (pretend). Shriya passed by but didn't help Roshan as she didn't know Roshan. Navyashri passed by where Roshan had fallen down but didn't help Roshan as she was in a hurry. As Sahana passed by she helped Roshan get up and get him to his seat. This was a noble act.
Told them the story of Noble Cow how she got her life back being honest with the lion and keeping up with her promise. Please ask children to tell you the story that way it reinforces the rewards of being honest.
O for Obedience:
What is Obedience?
Obedience is dutifully doing what one is told to do without protesting or asking questions.
Shriya said it means to "follow directions" She earned a HUGE smiley sticker for nailing the answer.
How does obedience help us?
Obedience helps us to achieve harmony and bring discipline.
Why are we obedient to our parents and teachers?
Because they know whats best for us.
We played a game similar to "Simon says". I would say "Teacher says" raise your hand and they would raise their hand. If I say Meena aunty says clap your hands, it doesn't count and they would be out of the game. Towards the end EVERYONE were able to follow the directions to the core and showed how obedient they all are.
We had Veggie straws for snack and took a short bathroom break.
We colored letter N and Letter O.
I checked everyones folder to make sure their work is complete. I marked some of the work--incomplete. Each activity is to reinforce their learning hence important they complete each task.
Navyashri got a SMILEY sticker since she had EVERY single activity/coloring complete!!!! Way to go, Navyashri!!!!
Our next class is on March 6th. Arijit's family has signed up for snacks for the next class.
With Prem and Om,
Meena
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