Hari Om Parents,
We started our class with 3 OM and the following shlokas and prayers
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We started our class with 3 OM and the following shlokas and prayers
- Sahana Vavatu
- Vakratunda Mahakaya
- Saraswathi Namastubhyam
- Guru Brahma Guru Vishnu
- Samastha Jana Kalyane
- We started with Mahishasura Mardini 1 & 2 (Page 47 in My Prayers book)
Gita Chanting:
In this class, we were supposed to begin with Chapter 12, but since the JCHYKS were teaching the class and we were running out of time, we had to skip it. We'll make sure to cover it in the next class.
Mahabharata:
India, the Sacred Land:
In this section, JCHYKS covered the following points with the help of this presentation:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1zSq-JY00HpyyA8GSouHddeN8TNYgPr5ILKzHOcesf0E/edit?usp=sharing
- JCHYK - Aarna Kuchibhotla presented Vasantha Panchami
- What is Vasantha Panchami
- Story behind the festival
- About Goddess Saraswati
- About River Saraswati
- What customs do we follow for celebration?
- How is it celebrated across India
- Vasantha Panchami → Holi
- Interactive questions with kids:
- How many of you celebrate Vasantha Panchami? What do you do at home?
- JCHYK - Sneha Dhananjay presented Makar Sankranti
- What is Makar Sankranti?
- Story behind the festival
- How is it celebrated across India
- Why does it always come on Jan 14th or 15th?
- Interactive questions with kids:
- How many of you celebrate Makar Sankranti? What do you do at home?
- JCHYK - Arkith Cherukumilli presented Somnath Swabhiman Parv
- History of Somnath Swabhiman Parv
- Why are we celebrating Somnath Swabhiman Parv?
- JCHYK - Siddharth presented the slides created by Karthik Subramanyam
- INSV Kaundinya
- What is it?
- Who is Kaundinya, and why is it named after the person
- Why is it special?
- Why is it constructed?
- Design inspiration?
- All the JCHYKs presented:
- Indian Art
- Interactive questions with kids:
- How many of you do some form of art? Singing, dancing, crafting, playing an instrument?
- The Art of Painting
- Art in India
- Rajasthani Paintings
- Himachal Paintings
- Warli Art
- After all presentations, the Jeopardy game was played to reinforce the learning https://jeopardylabs.com/play/2026-01-31-701
Aarna, Sneha, Arkith, and Siddharth did an excellent job. They were well-prepared with their slideshow and lesson content, which effectively engaged the kids. They also conducted brief stretching exercises and concluded with a jeopardy game based on the lesson content.
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Parents, please send your children to class on time to avoid disruptions to the class. Also, have them bring the decorated name tags to the classes. Please make sure children bring in My Prayers book, handbook, notebook, pencils, etc (to take notes, do activities in the class)
Hari Om,
Sachin Gaikwad & Devender Akula
Sachin Gaikwad & Devender Akula
