Shishu
(Level 1) – Age 6-8
Curriculum:
- Prayers: Beginning of Class.
- Purana Vidya: Puranic Tales, Puja and Prayers.
- Shloka and Introduction to India.
- Prayers: End of Class.
Activities in the Class & Home-Work Assignment:
Books: Coloring, Enacting the Story, Retelling.
India Introduction: Show pictures, Related Art Work, Coloring, Painting.
Syllabus:
- Puranic Tales: Lord Ganesha’s Birth.
- Shloka.
- Coloring and Explanation: Ganesha.
- Purana Vidya: Ganesh Chaturthi.
- Introduction to Indian States.
- Coloring and Explanation: Muruga.
- Puranic Tales: Sri Krishna’s Birth.
- Shloka.
- Coloring and Explanation: Shiva.
- Purana Vidya: Krishna Janmashtami.
- Introduction to Indian States contd.
- Coloring and Explanation: Sri Rama.
- Puranic Tales: God Resides in Everyone.
- Shloka.
- Coloring and Explanation: Sri Krishna
- Purana Vidya: Navarathri.
- Introduction to Indian States contd.
- Coloring and Explanation: Saraswati
- Puranic Tales: Krishna Shows Himself to Yashoda.
- Shloka.
- Coloring and Explanation: Lakshmi.
- Purana Vidya: Deepavali.
- Introduction to Indian States contd.
- Coloring and Explanation: Hanuman.
- Puranic Tales: A Hardworking Student.
- Shloka.
- Coloring and Explanation: Brahma.
- Puranic Tales: Ratha Yatra.
- Indian Languages.
- Coloring and Explanation: Vishnu.
- Puranic Tales: Krishna and a Fruit Seller.
- Shloka.
- Coloring and Explanation: Shiva (Nataraja).
- Purana Vidya: Raksha Bandhan.
- Indian Languages contd.
- Coloring and Explanation: Dakshinamurti.
- Puranic Tales: Ganesha-The Wise Son.
- Shloka.
- Coloring and Explanation: Durga.
- Purana Vidya: Pancha Ganapathi, Karthikai Deepam.
- Indian Languages contd.
- Coloring and Explanation: Kamakshi
- Puranic Tales: Sri Krishna and Sudaama.
- Shloka.
- Coloring and Explanation: Iyappa.
- Purana Vidya: Makar Sankranti.
- Indian Rivers.
- Puranic Tales: Prahlada-Lord Vishnu’s Devotee.
- Shloka.
- Purana Vidya: Vasant Panchami.
- Indian Mountains.
- Puranic Tales: Lord Ganesha and Kubera.
- Shloka.
- Purana Vidya: Shivarathri.
- Indian Climate and Crops.
- Puranic Tales: The Secret of Success.
- Shloka.
- Purana Vidya: Ram Navami.
- Indian Animals.
- Puranic Tales: True Devotion.
- Shloka.
- Purana Vidya: Holi.
- Indian Flowers and Currency.
- Puranic Tales: Karna- The Great.
- Shloka.
- Purana Vidya: Ugadi and Onam.
- Indian Symbols, Flag and Flowers.
- Puranic Tales: Clever Hanuman.
- Shloka.
- Purana Vidya: Hanuman Jayanthi.
- Indian Temples and Monuments.
- Puranic Tales: Kunti’s Sacrifice.
- Shloka.
- Puranic Tales: The Power of Lord’s Name.
- Indian Temples and Monuments contd.
Resources:
Core Reference Books:
- Puranic Tales for the Young – Purna Vidya (Part 5).
- Coloring – Gods and Goddesses Book (1, 2).
- Significance of Hindu Deities (Symbolism).
- Purna Vidya – Puja & Prayers.
- Amazing India State: State Guide by Anita Vachharajani and Amit Vachharajani.
- Festivals of India by Sonia Mehta.