Marin Balavihar - Curriculum Information

1. Yoga (5 mins)

2. Shlokas (10 mins)

• Ganesha shlokas
• Saraswathi shlokas
• Guru shloka
• Shanti mantra
• Morning shloka
• Vishnu shlokas
• Krishna song

3. Stories from religion to illustrate the concepts of: (15 mins)

• Service
• Compassion
• Humility
• Trust
• Friendship
• Love
• Respect
• Tolerance

4. Games (20 mins)

5. Festivals and Holidays, or Everyday life (10 mins)

• What are the various religions of India
• Why do Hindus have so many gods and goddesses?
• Why do Hindus also say there is only one formless divine?
• How come Hindus often pray to saints and celebrate festivals from other faiths?
• Why do Hindus not touch books with the feet?
• Why do Hindus often remove the shoes before entering a home?
• What is a temple? What are puja, prasad, aarti? What is darshan?

6. Folk tales (10 mins)

• Folk tales
• Birbal, Tenali Raman
• Hitopadesha, Panchatantra
• Stories from history

7. Aarti (5 mins)