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j - Farm de Janvar

"Baba Ditte Da Farm" is a fun and entertaining story for children, featuring a
variety of animals for them to learn about. Another j word introduced in this

lesson is ju`qIAW dw joVw (pair of shoes). This lesson provides a wonderful
opportunity to teach children about another form of seva at the Gurdwara Sahib
—joda seva.

A. The craft activity for j involves creating popsicle stick puppets representing
the different farm animals in the story. As a lively addition, students will come
together to sing the Baba Ditte Da Farm song using their puppets to bring the

story to life.
B. Take the students on a field trip to the Gurdwara Sahib, visiting areas where
the sangat deposits their shoes, whether in rows on the floor or on shoe
racks.
C. Teach the children proper etiquette for leaving shoes in the designated
location and maintaining an orderly arrangement. If you notice that the sangat
has not followed proper protocol, encourage the children to place the shoes

neatly in rows or on the provided shoe racks. Based on our experience,
students thoroughly enjoy participating in joda seva.

Materials:
- Print out of all sheets for the puppets (provided in student handbook)
- large popsicle sticks (5 per student)
- Crayons
- Scissors

- Glue
- Tape

Method:
1. Color in the the image of Baba Ditta and the farm animals using crayons.
2. Cut out the oval with Baba Ditta and the circles with the animals.
3. Tape or glue the popsicle sticks to the back of the oval and circles to form

stick puppets.
4. Have the students sit in a circle and lead the students to identify each
animal in Punjabi and practice the sounds the different animals make.
5. Sing the Baba Ditte Da Farm song on the following page to the tune of Old
McDonald Had A Farm.

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