Dharma 3
Practical Hindu Wisdom for Kids
2020-2021
Class Information -
This class covers: Instructive narratives from Panchatantra, the Puranas, Hitopadesha, Jain scriptures etc. to teach them some practical wisdom and Hindu etiquette. Use the game ‘Snakes and Ladders’. Learn the general Shlokas used in the Temple Liturgy.
Ages: 6-7 / Grade: 1-2
Download PDF copy of book: CLICK HERE
Teachers -
Teachers:
Mythily Jadhav
Ramamurthy Suryanarayan
EMAIL teachers: mythilyj@yahoo.com, suryar@gmail.com
Teenage Volunteers:
Ria Mittal
Class & Homework -
May
May 16
Played Kahoot quiz
Read and discussed stories 80 - 82 pg: 100 - 104
*Next week is Annual Presentation :*
Parents are welcome to join next class to watch kids Presentation.
It’s the last HATs class for the year.
May 2
- Recited Prayers from Pg 105 - 111
Revised prayer asking Bhagavan’s Forgiveness
Read and discussed stories 67 -72 (Pg# 83 - 91)
*Homework* -
-*Remind kids to Read or discuss with family the stories that we read/discussed in the classs.
With popular demand, Kids will have Kahoot Quiz on 05/16/2021
Stories 30 - 50
*Annual Presentation will be virtually on 23rd May.*
Parents plan to attend, we all can watch the presentation.
*Reminder*: Videos are due by May 3rd. If you have not submitted your kids video yet, please plan to send it at your earliest.
April
April 18
-kids recited Prayers the ones they are going to recite for Annual presentation.
Read and discussed stories 63 -65 (Pg# 77 - 80)
*Homework* -
-*Remind kids to Read or discuss with family the stories that we read/discussed in the classs.
Parents please help them learn the Sloka’s.
**Annual Presentation* :
*Parents please help kids to do their Annual presentation recording and send it to us by May 3rd 2021.*
Max : 5 Mins
Kids Dress up in an Indian Attire
Video 1.
1. Recite 2 Slokas
Video 2.
2. Pick a story from Dharma 3
a. Narrate the story
b. Moral of the story
c. Fun fact of the story or what you liked in the story.
Send your video’s to Ria Mittal : +1 (952) 201-1820
Mythily : 612-669-5165
Surya Narayan : +1 (612) 321-6096
*Annual Presentation will be virtually on 23rd May.*
Parents plan to attend, we all can watch the presentation.
April 11
-kids picked the payers and recited the ones they are going to recite for Annual presentation.
*Kahoot Quiz *
- Kids played a kahoot for their quiz.
- All the kids participated and had a fun time taking the quiz.
*Homework* -
-*Remind kids to Read or discuss with family the stories that we read/discussed in the classs.
Kids have been doing wonderful job learning the prayers.
Parents please help them learn the Sloka’s.
*Annual Presentation :
Parents please help kids to do their Annual presentation recording and send it to us by May 3rd 2021.
Max : 5 Mins
Annual presentation will be virtually on 23rd May.
March
March 28
-kids picked the payers and recited the ones they are going to recite for Annual presentation.
Read and Discussed stories 59, 60 , 61, 62 (pg 71 - 74)
*Homework* -
-*Remind kids to Read or discuss with family the stories that we read/discussed in the classs.
Kids have been doing wonderful job learning the slokas.
This week focus on learning; Thanking Bhagavan
Parents please help them learn the Sloka’s.
*Annual Presentation :
Kids have decided to Video record 2, prayers, summarize/Read/Act a story from the Level 3 Dharma book.
Max : 5 to 7 Mins
Next Class : kids will come prepared which sloka’s and Story they will present
Spring Break : April 4th
No HATS class next Sunday.
*Kahoot Quiz : On April 11th
stories 11 Thru 30
Pg: 12 thru 36
March 21
-Recited prayers on Pg 105 , 106 ,107 ,108 , 109 Gayathri Mantra and Saha naavavatu, Morning Prayer Karagre Vasathe Lakshmi and Samudravasane devi (Worshipping another Earth), Night Prayer Kaayene Vaachha , Prayer before eating food, prayer while taking bath,
Thanking Bhagavan
Learned Prayer: Thanking Bhagavan
Read and Discussed stories 55, 56, 57, 58 (pg 67-70)
*Homework* -
-*Remind kids to Read or discuss with family the stories that we read/discussed in the classs.
Kids have been doing wonderful job learning the slokas.
This week focus on learning; Thanking Bhagavan
Parents please help them learn the Sloka’s.
*Annual Presentation :
Kids have decided to Video record 2 prayers, summarize/Read/Act a story from the Level3 Dharma book.
Max : 5 to 7 Mins
Next Class : kids will come prepared which sloka’s and Story they will present
*Kahoot Quiz : On April 11th
stories 11 Thru 30
Pg: 12 thru 36
March 7
-Recited prayers on Pg 105 , 106 ,107 ,108 , 109 Gayathri Mantra and Saha naavavatu, Morning Prayer Karagre Vasathe Lakshmi and Samudravasane devi (Worshipping another Earth), Night Prayer Kaayene Vaachha , Prayer before eating food, prayer while taking bath
*Kahoot Quiz *
- Kids played a kahoot for their quiz.
- All the kids participated and had a fun time taking the quiz.
- They all did a wonderful job!
Learned Prayer: Prayer asking Bhagavan’s forgiveness.
*Homework* -
-*Remind kids to Read or discuss with family the stories that we read/discussed in the classs.
Kids have been doing wonderful job learning the slokas.
This week focus on learning :
Prayer asking Bhagavan’s forgiveness.
Parents please help them learn the Sloka’s.
*Annual Presentation*:
Brain storming ideas for the presentation
Here were few ideas
1. Group of 2/3 kids will form
2. will recite 1/2 slokas and Act out a story from Level3 book.
3. Will recite 1/2 sloka’s and read out a story from Level 3 book.
*Parents :* We are open for more ideas. Please share.
February
February 21
-Recited prayers on Pg 105 , 106 ,107 ,108 , 109 Gayathri Mantra and Saha naavavatu, Morning Prayer Karagre Vasathe Lakshmi and Samudravasane devi (Worshipping another Earth), Night Prayer Kaayene Vaachha , Prayer before eating food, prayer while taking bath
-Read/discussed stories 47-49 class (pg 57-59)”
Learned new Prayer: Prayer while taking bath.
*Homework* -
-*Remind kids to Read or discuss with family the stories that we read/discussed in the classs.
Kids have been doing wonderful job learning the slokas.
This week focus on learning
1. Morning Prayer : Worshipping Mother Earth and Night prayers.
In 2 weeks (March 7th) will have a quiz on 1st 10 stories
Parents please help them learn the Sloka’s and read the stories to get ready for quiz.
February 14
In class on 02/14/2021
-Recited prayers on Pg 105 , 106 ,107 ,108 Gayathri Mantra and Saha naavavatu, Morning Prayer Karagre Vasathe Lakshmi and Samudravasane devi (Worshipping another Earth), Night Prayer Kaayene Vaachha , Prayer before eating food
-Read/discussed stories 44-46 class (pg 53 -56)”
*Homework* -
-*Remind kids to Read or discuss with family the stories that we read/discussed in the classs.
Kids have been doing wonderful job learning the slokas.
Most of kids learnt the difficult sloka, Prayer before eating food.
This week focus on learning
1. Morning Prayer : Worshipping Mother Earth and Night prayers.
Parents please help them learn the Sloka’s.
January
January 31
-Recited prayers on Pg 105 , 106 ,107 ,108 Gayathri Mantra and Saha naavavatu, Morning Prayer Karagre Vasathe Lakshmi and Samudravasane devi (Worshipping another Earth), Night Prayer Kaayene Vaachha , Prayer before eating food
Learn Prayer before eating food
-Read/discussed stories 38 - 40 class (pg 45-48)”
Homework -
-*Remind kids to Read or discuss with family the stories that we read/discussed in the classs.
- learn Gayathri Mantra and Saha naavavatu , Morning Prayers and Night Prayer, prayer before eating food
We have asked kids to learn Sloka that they learnt recently.
“Prayer before eating Food”
Parents please help them learn the sloka
January 24
— Meditation class by Ashwini Naik
Home work-
Talk to your kids about today’s Meditation class.
Ask them benefits of keeping body and Mind calm.
We could not go over last weeks home work. You got one extra week to learn the sloka.
**Last weeks home work*
We have asked kids to learn Sloka that they learnt recently.
“Prayer before eating Food”
Parents please help them learn the sloka, each kid will recite during attendance call.
January 17
-Recited prayers on Pg 105 , 106 ,107 ,108 Gayathri Mantra and Saha naavavatu, Morning Prayer Karagre Vasathe Lakshmi and Samudravasane devi (Worshipping another Earth), Night Prayer Kaayene Vaachha , Prayer before eating food
Learn Prayer before eating food
-Read/discussed stories 35 - 37 class (pg 42-44)”
Homework -
-*Remind kids to Read or discuss with family the stories that we read/discussed in the classs.
- learn Gayathri Mantra and Saha naavavatu , Morning Prayers and Night Prayer, prayer before eating food
*Note*. Thank you to all the parents who could make it to the Parent Teacher Conference and will try incorporate the suggestions and the feedback given.
If you still have any question please reach out to us thru WhatsApp or email.
We have asked kids to learn Sloka that they learnt recently.
“Prayer before eating Food”
Parents please help them learn the sloka, each kid will recite during attendance call.
January 10
-Recited prayers on Pg 105 , 106 ,107 ,108 Gayathri Mantra and Saha naavavatu, Morning Prayer Karagre Vasathe Lakshmi and Samudravasane devi (Worshipping another Earth), Night Prayer Kaayene Vaachha , Prayer before eating food
Learn Prayer before eating food
-Read/discussed stories 32 - 34 class (pg 38-41)
Homework -
-*Remind kids to Read or discuss with family the stories that we read/discussed in the classs.
- learn Gayathri Mantra and Saha naavavatu , Morning Prayers and Night Prayer, prayer before eating food
*Note :* Next week Parent Teacher conference. Parents please attend.
Please discuss any questions or suggestions.
Will go over the details that is covered so far and also details that will cover for the rest of year.
December
December 20
-Recited prayers on Pg 105 , 106 ,107 Gayathri Mantra and Saha naavavatu, Morning Prayer Karagre Vasathe Lakshmi and Samudravasane devi (Worshipping another Earth), Night Prayer Kaayene Vaachha ,
Learn Prayer asking Bhagwan’s forgiveness
-Read/discussed stories 30 - 31 class (pg 36-37)
Homework -
-*Remind kids to Read or discuss with family the stories that we read/discussed in the class.
- learn Gayathri Mantra and Saha naavavatu , Morning Prayers and Night Prayer
December 6
-Recited prayers on Pg 105 , 106 ,107 Gayathri Mantra and Saha naavavatu, Morning Prayer Karagre Vasathe Lakshmi and Samudravasane devi (Worshipping another Earth), Night Prayer Kaayene Vaachha ,
Learn Prayer asking Bhagwan’s forgiveness
-Read/discussed stories 28-29in class (pg 32-35)
Homework -
-*Remind kids to Read or discuss with family the stories that we read/discussed in the class.
- learn Gayathri Mantra and Saha naavavatu , Morning Prayers and Night Prayer
— Read a story of Goutham Buddha and share it in the next class.
November
November 8
Recited prayers on Pg 105 , 106 ,107 Gayathri Mantra and Saha naavavatu, Morning Prayer Karagre Vasathe Lakshmi and Samudravasane devi (Worshipping another Earth)
Learn Night Prayer Kaayene Vaachha
Read/discussed stories 20- 22 in class (pg 23-26)
Homework -
*Remind kids to Read or discuss with family the stories that we read/discussed in the classs.
learn Gayathri Mantra and Saha naavavatu , Morning Prayers and Night Prayer
*Note : No HATS next Sunday 11/15/2020*
November 1
-Recited prayers on Pg 105 , 106 ,107 Gayathri Mantra and Saha naavavatu, Morning Prayer Karagre Vasathe Lakshmi and Samudravasane devi (Worshipping another Earth)
Learn Night Prayer Kaayene Vaachha
-Read/discussed stories 18 - 19 in class (pg 21-22)
Homework -
-*Remind kids to Read or discuss with family the stories that we read/discussed in the classs.
- learn Gayathri Mantra and Saha naavavatu , Morning Prayers and Night Prayer
October
October 25
Recited prayers on Pg 105 , 106 Gayathri Mantra and Saha naavavatu, newMorning Prayer Karagre Vasathe Lakshmi and Samudravasane devi (Worshipping another Earth)
Read/discussed stories 16 - 17 in class (pg 18 - 20)
Homework -
*Remind kids to Read or discuss with family the stories that we read/discussed in the classs.
Learn Gayathri Mantra and Saha naavavatu and Morning Prayers
October 11
Recited prayers on Pg 105 , 106 Gayathri Mantra and Saha naavavatu and did learn newMorning Prayer Karagre Vasathe Lakshmi.
Read/discussed stories 11- 13 in class (pg 12 - 14)
Homework -
*Remind kids to Read or discuss with family the stories that we read/discussed in the classs.
learn Gayathri Mantra and Saha naavavatu and Morning Prayer
next class quiz on NavaRathri and Dussehra.
October 4
Recited prayers on Pg 105 Gayathri Mantra and Saha naavavatu.
Read/discussed stories 7 - 10 in class (pg 8 - 11)
Quiz on Vishnu.
Homework -
*Remind kids to Read or discuss with family the stories that we read/discussed in the classs.
learn Gayathri Mantra and Saha naavavatu.
next class quiz will continue on Vishnu (be prepared to talk about Vishnu. Story, fact or Sloka)
September
September 27
Recited prayer on Pg 105 Gayathri Mantra.
Read/discussed stories 3 - 6 in class (pg 4 - 7)
Quiz on Ganesha. (Kids did awesome on the quiz)
Homework -
*Remind kids to Read or discuss with family the stories that we read/discussed in the classs.
learn Gayathri Mantra
next class quiz will be on Vishnu (be prepared to talk about Vishnu. Story, fact or Sloka)