Vaishali A. Patel
DAILY PRAYERS IN SCHOOL?
Does prayer have a place in schools? Many private religiously affiliated schools in the US have this routine. Prayer does not have to be...
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Apr 14, 2019
- 2 min
WHEN THE TEACHER PAUSES WHILE TAKING ROLL CALL…
Oh, whats in a name? If you are an immigrant child, you know this happens often. Your teacher taking attendance… Jennifer, Jack,...
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Apr 12, 2019
- 2 min
BAABRI – THE FIRST HAIRCUT
There are many traditions and rituals that are unique to a Gujarati family. It begins with birth. There are many performed upon arrival...
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Apr 12, 2019
- 2 min
KIDS GUJARATI NEWS
In many ways, kids post or the kids section of Gujarati news is so appealing to me as this skips all the sad, negative news of what is...
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Apr 12, 2019
- 1 min
STORY TIME… VAARTA RE VAARTA
Learn to speak Gujarati The kids section of many Gujarati newspapers have stories filled with imagination, moral values, stories your...
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Apr 12, 2019
- 1 min
Learning and Mastering Gujarati Using Tongue Twisters: Part 2
This post is part of our Gujarati News for kids series. One of the easiest and fun ways to learn the sounds of alphabet letters is...
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Apr 12, 2019
- 1 min
FOR KIDS: MAP OF GUJARAT
Where are you from? Tu Kaya Gaam Ni Chhe? India ma Taru gaam Kayu? These are normal questions Gujarati people get asked when they meet...
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Apr 12, 2019
- 1 min
KIDS STORIES: CHAKO ANE CHAKI
Story in Gujarati is known as Vaarta. Sitting on our porch listening to my grandma tell stories to all the neighborhood kids is how I...
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Apr 12, 2019
- 2 min
KIDS: GANDHIJI
Who was Mahatma Gandhi? When I asked this question to the students in our face to face live Gujarati class, here are the answers I got...
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Apr 12, 2019
- 1 min
KIDS: LEARNING WITH ACTIVITIES
Gujarati learning through fun activities Learn the names of fruits and vegetables in Gujarati In our live classes, students receive...
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Apr 12, 2019
- 1 min
GUJARATI NURSERY RHYMES
Isn’t it funny how many years later you can recall the simple nursery rhymes you learned as a child? This can be in any language. It...
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Apr 11, 2019
- 3 min
RAISING KIND-HEARTED KIDS IN A DISCONNECTED WORLD
Raising kind hearted kids in a cold, disconnected and impersonal world…. We live in times where everybody is so engrossed in their own...
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Apr 11, 2019
- 1 min
JOKES FOR KIDS
Ramooji Toochakaa – Jokes If you are Gujarati and you had a privilege of growing up in India then you have heard the “Haathi ane Kiddi”...
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Apr 11, 2019
- 3 min
CALMER MORNINGS – THE GUJARATI WAY
Gujarati Parenting: in alignment with our roots Want a calmer morning? There are no right or wrong ways of parenting. No matter what part...
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Vaishali A. Patel
- Apr 11, 2019
- 1 min
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN KIDS VISIT INDIA?
What happens when kids visit India? There is a saying in Gujarati that, “Jena ghar nu paani pive, tena jeva ja thayi javaay” which...
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