Oct 26th Balavihar

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Hari OM Families!

Thank you to Yash for providing lovely apples for all his friends in class. Well done to Vaishnavi for bringing such a great paper on her avatara- Lord Rama!

Class Theme: Bal Bhagwatam- 10 avatars of Lord Vishnu

Sloka: Om Sahanavavatu & meaning.

Revision: What was the story of Narada?

New Topic: How can we invite the Lord to our life? How can we get the Lord to help us in our studies?

1- Clean Desk- No clutter in our place of work. No unnecessary things on the desk.

2- Only keep 1 subject at one time on the desk- put the rest to the side and focus on what you are doing.

3- Wipe Down Desk- Clean desk with a wet wipe, sharpen pencils and keep eraser properly. Keep your "tool" neat

4- Have a snack before studying and have a glass of water ready while working

5- Invoke/Invite Ganesha for auspicious start to homework by saying "Vakra Tunda..."

6- Invoke Saraswati, the goddess of learning to come and help with homework by saying " Saraswati Namastubhyam..."

Story: What was the story of Parikshit, Kali, the bull and the cow? The Bull with 3 of its legs cut off represents Dharma. The 3 lost legs represent austerity, purity & kindness. When those are lost then it is Kaliyuga and the earth (the cow) is in trouble. The Bull (Dharma) is only alive and standing on the last leg which is Truthfulness. 

Activity: The avatars travelled the world and landed on where they wanted to go. The kids like this physical activity a lot and really look forward to it!

Homework: 10 minutes of Minecraft & researching their own avatara

With Prem & OM!