Hari Om parents,
How are all of you doing? Absolutely love kids doing Likhita Japa on their own and showing it off in the class. Very happy to see them do this on their own ❤❤. Here is the summary of our last class -
1. We started a class with opening prayers by chanting 3 OM's and then sahna bhavtu. Next we chanted shloka for Lord Ganesha( Vakratunda Mahakaya..), Devi Saraswati( Saraswati Namastubhyam .. ) and then for our Guru( Guru Bramha..).
2. We chanted the Dhyaan shlok. Good to see kids have memorized this shlok.👏🏻👏🏻. We played a small game, here is the link if the kids wish to practice - https://wordwall.net/resource/9820598.
3. We revised the qualities of Lord Hanuman ji we have covered so far along with their meanings.
4. Brainstorming - Nirbhayatvam/ Fearlessness. We discussed what is Fear? Most of the time we are afraid of the unknown; we imagine and we project. When we live honestly, keeping Hanumanji in our hearts we become fearless.We also discussed what we are afraid/scared of?
5. Story time - The Foolish, Timid Rabbit.Here is the link to the story - https://youtu.be/bKMXzk1eTCk
So are we going to be like the timid rabbit? No, we must be like the 🦁. Before we say," I am scared," determine whether the fears are real. When we pray to lord Hanuman, we become strong and fearless like him.
6. Names of Hanuman ji - Please check the Whatsapp group for the list.
7. Story time - Rosa Parks.
Rosa Parks was a courageous African American woman. Her story begins in 1955 when she was sitting in the front section of a bus. She was asked to move out of her seat solely because of the color of her skin.At that time, African Americans were forced to sit in the back of the bus. Only people who were whte were allowed to sit in the front. She knew that she was no different from anyone else, regardless of skin color, so she refused to budge and courageously resisted. She was soon arrested and thrown into jail for her refusal to comply with the unjust law.
When she got out of jail, she started a boycott against the bus company. Soon other African-Americans joined her in the boycott and refused to ride the bus. Only white Americans were left riding the bus. The bus company's profits plummeted as they lost their African-American customers. As the profits kept going down Rosa's hopes soared. Faced with the prospect of bankruptcy, the bus companies were forced to allow African-American passengers to sit anywhere in the bus. Rosa's courageous act was the catalyst that started the Civil Rights movement in the United States. To this day, Rosa Parks is remembered for her tremendous act of bravery.
8. Game time - Played a quiz about what we have learned so far in the class. Here is the link for the game - https://wordwall.net/resource/25014908
9. Hanuman Chalisa - We saw this beautiful video and chanted along. Here is the link - https://youtu.be/jTNu-R9KA-4. We encourage kids to have a copy of the Chalisa book and chant along.
10. Closing prayers & pledge.
It was a very interactive and fun class. Looking forward to seeing all of you on Sunday at 9:15 am🙏.
Regards,
Chitra & Rupa.