Our children enjoyed Pushpa's visit SO much that we invited her again. This time kids enjoyed her and the bhajan even more since they know some of the words. Continue to play the song to them; its a cute bhajan! Am attaching the link again:
Ganpati Bhajan
Here is how our class progressed:
- We chanted the opening prayer (Om Sarvavavatu....)
- Enjoyed singing and enacting the Ganpati bhajan
- Discussed Gandhi ji:
- Born in Porbandar, India
- We call him Bapu, Bapuji with love
- Freedom fighter and nonviolent
- Discussed and learned 5 names of Ganesha:
- Ekdantaa
- Vakratunda
- Gajanana
- Lambodara
- Ganpati
- Discussed the "LOOKS" of Ganesha:
- Big head--to think BIG
- Big ears--to listen MORE
- Small eyes---to FOCUS/concentrate
- Small mouth--to talk LESS
- Big belly--to DIGEST good and bad
- We chanted Ganesha shloka 5 times slowly so children can learn (Vakratunda mahakay.....)
- Chanted Saraswati shloka slowly 2 times (Saraswati namastubhyam.....)
- Snack break--had gold fish and juice
- We colored a picture of Gandhiji
- Chanted closing prayers (Om Purnamadah.....)
- Please send crayons with your children every week.
- Each child needs a folder with their names written and keep their work in there.
- Please send a leak free water bottle with your child to avoid any messes.
- No more juices for the snack--at their age they are not able to finish it and we end up throwing it and again making another mess.
See you then!!!!!
Meena Arvind
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