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LANGUAGE:

Study of story plot structure of Räma lélä, compared to other fa-mous stories; Speech welcomingRäma & Sétä back to Ayodhyä;Speech for Vibhéñaëa’s coronation;Essays focused on any theme from

the story; Dramatic storytelling toaudiences of various ages; Poemsto describe the golden deer; De-scriptive essays of: Laìkä; Life inthe forest; The battle; Räma’s wel-come back to Ayodhyä.

ART:

Illustration or sculpture of:Elephants; Flower airplane; Tigers; Croco-diles; Sharks; Any scene in the story.Embroidering clothFlower arrangementsDesign for a flower airplane

MUSIC:

Creating or choosing music suitable for thevarious parts of the story—birth, marriage,coronation, exile, kidnapping, search, battle,return. Learning traditional songs about Rämain various Indian languages, using the instru-ments & ragas from those regions

SCIENCE:

Study of fire—uses, history of famous fires,firefighting Bridge engineering—types of bridges, history, how they work Animals Ele-phants—types Tigers Birds—pigeons, vul-

tures Creatures of the ocean Creatures of theforest Floating and sinking Trees & plants of various types of forests Sightings of creaturesthat are half-monkey/half-man (see Druta-karmä Däsa’s books) Earth, sun, moon, &stars (Räma is compared to) Air Gravity Mo-tors & engines Electrical storms & lighteningBarley & other grains

HISTORY /GEOGRAPHY:How and why monarchy is no longer the prevalentform of government in the world; Instances of warswon by smaller, weaker forces against a greater army;Instances of political intrigue to secure the throne;Differences between types of forests (flora, fauna, cli-mate, location); Regions Coastal Forest; Role of women in various societies; Model chaste women(Sétä, Draupadé, Mandodaré, etc.); Various types of families (polygamy in Räma’s family; step-parents,half-brothers); Family trees

MATHEMATICS:

Formulas to determine the strength of various types of bridges; Force needed to

 jump from the end of India to Laìkä; Esti-mates of size of Kumbhakarëa; Time &yuga cycles—time calculated differently indifferent parts of universe

DANCE & DRAMA:

 Welcoming Sétä & Räma back toAyodhyä; Victory celebration inLaìkä; Vibhéñaëa’s coronation inLaìkä; Sétä, Räma, & Lakñmaëa go-ing to the forest; Battles (with indi-vidual demons in the forest & inLaìkä); Monkeys rejoicing havingfound Sétä

K ÅÑËA CONSCIOUSNESS: R ELATED TOPICS:

Kåñëa gives shelter to devotees in all types of bod-ies; Three modes of nature; The difference betweenthe sura and asuras; Why Kåñëa displays human-like behavior in His incarnations; How demonscan see Kåñëa’s power and still not surrender;Varëäçrama; Qualities of devotees; Real renuncia-tion; Truthfulness; Loyalty; Desireless.

HEALTH & SAFETY:

Personal safety—kidnapping, abuse;Nutrition & diet; Emotional Health;Anger; Results of sin; Fire safety.

TECHNOLOGY:

Slide show or film showing Räma’slife; Animations of killing of demonsor fight scenes.

Appearance of Lord Räma: Viñëu/Caitra çukla-pakña Navamé  Curriculum Links