Guru Poornima
VIKRAMA SHEKHE, PLAVA NAMA SAMVATSARA, ASHADA SHUKLA POORNIMA. JULY 24, 2021
Purpose
- Provide information on Guru Purnima
- To facilitate students feel/ experience the moments they pay respect to their teachers and parents
- To facilitate students share their experience
- To facilitate the students appreciate and celebrate with good spirit
Outcomes
- Develop knowledge about Guru Purnima
- Develop knowledge about our culture
- Involvement
- Exposure
Who is a Guru ?
The word “Guru” is referred in three different sense:
- Parent- the instiller of sanskaras (moral and cultural values).
- Teacher- who teaches worldly knowledge.
- spiritual Master- who gives us spiritual enlightenment.
Brief Information On Guru Purnima :
Guru Purnima in India has always been an auspicious occasion concerning the unique relationship between teachers and their students. Guru Purnima is celebrated in the Hindu calendar month of Ashaada, on the full moon day that is Purnima. This year, Guru Purnima will be celebrated on July 24th. It is also known as Vyasa Purnima after Veda Vyasa, who wrote the epic Mahabharata. Adi Shankara, Sri Ramanuja Acharya and Sri Madhvacharya are some of the noteworthy Gurus in Hinduism. Guru Purnima is also celebrated by Buddhists in honor of Gautama Buddha to commemorate the day Buddha gave his first sermon at Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, India. Most of the religions and cultures have spiritual and academic gurus who were considered as equivalent to god or even more than him. As per Sanatan Dharma, on Guru Purnima, Lord Shiva, the Adi Guru or the original teacher, started the transmission of yoga to Saptarishis.
Major events at school include paying tribute to the gurus and thanking them for sharing their knowledge and wisdom with us.
Type of celebration: Class-wise:
Activities recommended:
| CLASS | ACTIVITY | PREPARATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 and 2 | Saraswati/ Ganesha Pooja | Arrange the following in the class room: a Photo of the God, Ganesha or Saraswati, lamps, flowers to offer. | Teacher with Class Leader can light the lamp and offer the flowers. |
| Guru Vandana | Choose the shlokas to be recited and circulate the script to the students.
OR Teacher can recite first and students can repeat the lines. |
Click here to read GURU STOTRAM | |
| Guru Paada Sparsha by the students | Children in groups will come and stand and take blessings from the teacher(s). | Children will take blessings from the teacher by bending down in front of the teacher, touching their feet and doing pranams.. | |
| Narration of a story by the teacher | A list of stories with a web link is given below for teachers to choose from
http://www.bhagavatam-katha.com/krishna-story-remember-your-guru-before-any-action/ |
Not more than 3mins | |
| Coloring by the students | Coloring by the students | Click here to view sample images for colouring |
Time: 30 mins. to 45 mins.
| CLASS | ACTIVITY | PREPARATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 and 4 | Saraswati/ Ganesha Pooja | Arrange the following in the class room: a photo, lamps, flowers to offer | Teacher with Class Leader can light the lamp and offer the flowers. |
| Guru Vandana | Choose the shlokas to be recited and circulate the script to the students.
OR Teacher can recite first and students can repeat the lines. |
Click here to read GURU STOTRAM | |
| Guru Paada Sparsha by the students | Children in groups will come and stand and take blessings from the teacher(s). | Children will take blessings from the teacher by bending down in front of the teacher, touching their feet and doing pranams.. | |
| Narration of a story by the teacher OR Story telling competition for students on Guru-Shisya theme | A list of stories with a web link
https://www.slideshare.net/lovely1975/stories-ongurudisciple-9385830 Announce this well before for students to prepare themselves and participate. Keep the time not more than 2 mins per student so that more number of students can participate. |
Not more than 3mins Motivate and Encourage them by rewarding the students participated. |
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| Drawing & coloring by the students | Theme: Guru-shishya |
Activities can be chosen based on the time allotted by the school.
| CLASS | ACTIVITY | PREPARATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 and 6 | Saraswati/ Ganesha Pooja | Arrange the following in the class room: a Photo, lamps, flowers to offer. | Teacher with Class Leader can light the lamp and offer the flowers. |
| Guru Vandana | Choose the shlokas to be recited and circulate the script to the students.
OR Teacher can recite first and students can repeat the lines. |
Click here to read GURU STOTRAM | |
| Guru Paada Sparsha by the students | Children in groups will come and stand and take blessings from the teacher(s). | Children will take blessings from the teacher by bending down in front of the teacher, touching their feet and doing pranams.. | |
| Story telling competition for students on Guru-Shishya theme. | Announce this well before for students to prepare themselves and participate. Keep the time not more than 2 mins per student so that more number of students can participate. | Motivate and Encourage them by rewarding the students participated. | |
| Drawing & coloring by the students | Theme: Guru-shishya | ||
| Delivery of messages. (oral) | Teacher can record the message delivery of all students. | prepare a video and upload on yu-tube | |
| Delivery of messages. (written) | keep a A1 size sheet and color pens, ask students to write their messages. | Teacher: take picture of the activity in the class and post on Facebook |
Activities can be chosen based on the time allotted by the school.
| CLASS | ACTIVITY | PREPARATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class 7 and 8 | Guru Pooja | As mentioned in class 1 & 2 | Teacher with Class Leader can light the lamp and offer the flowers. |
| Guru Vandana | As mentioned in class 1 & 2 | Click here to read GURU STOTRAM | |
| Guru Paada Sparsha by the students | Children in groups will come and stand and take blessings from the teacher(s). | Children will take blessings from the teacher by bending down in front of the teacher, touching their feet and doing pranams.. | |
| Writing competition on Guru Purnima. | Announce this well before for students to prepare themselves and participate. Keep the time not more than 5-10 mins. Encourage all the students to participate. | Topics suggested are :
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| Talk: Thanks giving to teachers by the students. | Share any memorable incidence related to teacher-student interaction.
Delivery of messages. (oral/ written) |
Prepare a video and upload on yu-tube with the help of students. | |
| Drawing competition | Theme: Guru-shishya | ||
| Delivery of messages. (oral) | Encourage all the students to tell a message. Record the message delivery. | Prepare a video and upload on yu-tube with the help of students. | |
| Delivery of messages. (written) | keep a A1 size sheet and color pens, ask students to write their messages. | Teacher: take picture of the activity in the class and post on Facebook |
Activities can be chosen based on the time allotted by the school.
| CLASS | ACTIVITY | PREPARATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class 9 to 10 | Guru Pooja | As mentioned in class 1 & 2 | |
| Guru Vandana | As mentioned in class 1 & 2 | Click here to read GURU STOTRAM | |
| Guru Paada Sparsha by the students | Children in groups will come and stand and take blessings from the teacher(s). | Children will take blessings from the teacher by bending down in front of the teacher, touching their feet and doing pranams.. | |
| Writing competition on Guru Purnima. | Announce this well before for students to prepare themselves and participate. Keep the time not more than 5-10 mins. Encourage all the students to participate. | Topics suggested are :
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| Talk by some senior persons | Invite the Speakers to deliver an informative session. | List of Speakers and their brief profile with contact numbers are given in the Appendix (see page no.8). | |
| Talk: Thanks giving to teachers by the students. | Share any memorable incidence related to teacher-student interaction.
Delivery of messages. (oral/ written) |
prepare a video and upload on yu-tube with the help of students. | |
| Delivery of messages. (oral) | Teacher can record the message delivery of all students. | prepare a video and upload on you-tube | |
| Delivery of messages. (written) | keep a A1 size sheet and color pens, ask students to write their messages. | Teacher: take picture of the activity in the class and post on Facebook | |
| Worksheet on the significance of this festival | Prepare the worksheet for distribution and get this filled and evaluate and reward the best performer. | Click here to view WORKSHEET ON GURU PURNIMA |
Activities can be chosen based on the time allotted by the school.
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