* ॐ सहनाववतु - Om sahanaavavatu (My prayers, pg. 6)
The class setup the altar and chanted saraswathi shlokam.
* सरस्वति नमस्तुभ्यम् - saraswati namastubhayam (My prayers, pg. 44)
* गुरुर्ब्रह्मा - gururbrahmaa (My prayers, pg. 9, 3rd shloka of 'gurustotram')
Meditation: 1 minute.
Geeta Chanting: Bhagavad Gita 12 .
This year our grade will be tested for Chapter 12, verses 1 - 15. All the verses are in your hand book. Please review the first verse with your child.
Story: Vamana is an avatar of Lord Narayana born to humble the proud and powerful Mahabali. We also went over the Maricha and Ahalya story.
Words of the week: Mahabali, Vamana, Ahalya
Likhita japa: Practice writing 'राम'
Activity: Coloring pages Rama and Lakshmana guarding Vishwamitra's yagna. Rama's purifying step on the stone to releases Ahalya from her curse.
Game time: 'four corners' variation with right/left arm/leg.
End of class: Aarthi and Cord presentation in the auditorium
