Teacher Gela Podcast

What’s your first strategy that you use when you are worried?  If you are in your 30s like me, I guess it’s likely that you have your own set of strategies. But how about children? Children sometimes feel anxious in their days too and do you think your child knows what to do when s/he is worried?  If you never really talked about feeling worried or you want to bring the topic to your child for the...

What do you do when you feel down?  The gloomy feeling brings more gloomy things to our day if we don’t try to change it. It’s because of the negativity bias of human.  I know that it’s hard to realize when we are actually in the bad mood, and that’s why it’s important to prep ourselves before it happens.  I can add one more tool to your bad-day-strategy list today. We’re using a classical song “O...

It’s not hard to find information or advices these days.  Ask your question on Google or go to any social media platform and type your concern. You will see endless search results. The problem these days is there are too many other people’s advices and opinions, and we can get lost in there again. At one point last week, I got so overwhelmed and upset. I yelled alone, “I don’t wanna hear one more...

Have you ever wondered what the stars are doing during the day? Have you ever wondered if cereals are afraid of a spoon? These are the questions from the book "I Wonder".  They are very random, right? But these random questions can make us think. With the book "I Wonder", have a meaningful quality time with your child and get a chance to check on yourself as well. What to talk...

My suggestion for this week’s quality time is drawing. But it’s not like regular drawing! 🖐😉 We are drawing on a glass! This is to try something different and also to teach a lesson that it is a very special and grateful thing that we get a new day everyday for a new chance. You and I will also get benefit from today’s lesson.  Listen to it, try the activity with your child and strengthen your bo...

Are you a camping person? If you are not sure, I recommend to give it a try! This summer, I had my first proper camping with my family and I really enjoyed it.  In this episode, I’m sharing the things that I kept in my mind during the whole camping, to have a truly mindful and meaningful time with my family. It’s camping edition, so if you are planning a camping with family, this one is a must for...

Independent play idea for this week is play-dough play! To make things different and new, we’re using a summery book “Watermelon Seed” by Greg Pizzoli.  Learn about the story of the book, get a Mindful Moment for you and your child and be ready to get the special play-dough mat that is made for this play time.  The story and Mindful Moments about watermelon will give you summery, cool feelings.☀️...

This week, I’m here with ideas to have a fun and quality time with your child. Part 2 of the bubble story last week.😉 You can learn about how to make your own personalized bubble wand and have a meaningful and memorable bubble play time with your child. I’ve got you a playlist and questions to talk about. Oh, and different kinds of things that you can do with bubbles! ♥︎Bubble play kit: Check it...

Have you ever wished to be in a bubble? I imagine myself being in a bubble whenever I realize that I’m being negatively affected by outside factors. Wouldn’t it be nice to be in a clear, rainbow-coloured bubble and to be protected by a beautifying filter?  You don’t have to just wish for it. Come sit with me and have a mindful moment, especially on a day that you are hurt from the outside world. R...

It’s July! I call it official summer! If you are living in a place where there are four seasons, I guess you are excited about a new season, too! Summer is short and therefore it’s so precious! I want to get myself a proper mindset for summer and get ready to enjoy as much as possible. If you are with me, you gotta listen to this episode 56. I found a really nice children book (“Children of Forest...

Would you like to join in my sick day story time? I’m sharing how I struggled and overcame my sick days this month. Although I give you resources for your child’s independent play time (on the blog!), this episode is made for you, my friend. If you struggle to relax on your sick days, listen to my story, feel less lonely and get a new strategy to try.♡  Related blog post:  https://everydayfunday.c...

“I am what I am, I know what I know.” This is words from a smart jellyfish who knows about her worth and strength. If your child’s school year has ended and you want to celebrate that with your child, listen to this episode and try the activity that I introduce. There is a mindful story + thinking time that you can come back again later with your child and listen together. The story is from book “...

My first response to an angry situation is an anger expression, whether it’s an internal one or external one. How about you? Well, we both are human and we became quite sensitive, living in the world full of angry and annoying situations.(😬)  Sad but true, right? But this bear is different. (Maybe because he’s living in a deep forest.🐻🤭) The big bear in the book “Big Bear Hug” by Nicholas Oldla...

Is your brain full of stuff? We need to plan a time to clear our brain and mind sometimes. We are exposed to too many stimuli in our daily life. It’s the same for the children. Too many toys, too many things to watch, too many activities etc. So I suggest you to have an intentional spacious time with your child this week. With this book “Ducks!” By Deborah Underwood.  Listen to the episode, learn...

What’s your plan for the weekend? I wanna say the best quality time you can have with your child at this time of the year is going out into the nature together. Even if you are not a super outdoor person (like me), you know that being in the nature can help us be de-stressed, mindful and relaxed.  If you’re worried that hiking can be too boring for your child, listen to this episode 51. I introduc...

What do you think we have to do to really find what we want? We have to ask ourselves first. But just asking “What do I want?” might not let you find the true answer. Because our days are busy and our brain and mind are accustomed to have obstacles all the time, we have to add a condition to that question. The book “Dandelion Magic” can help you have that condition and find a true answer for  the...

The book “The Butterfly who Flew in the Rain” by Ori Gutin has a hopeful story for children and adults. Just reading this book together with your little one can give you a chance to be mindful and thoughtful, but to make this quality time more fun and easy, I made a guided mindful moment. You can hear the story of the book as I re-tell it in my words and finish the time with my guided mindful mome...

Independent Play Time I’m here with new colouring pages for independent play time. This colouring activity was inspired by the book “The Hidden Rainbow”; I introduced this book in the last episode. You don’t necessarily have to know the story to do this colouring though. Listen to the episode and learn about this colouring activity in more detail. You can see the colouring pages on the blog post a...

I’m here with another springtime mindful moment.  This week, we are following a bee. A busy bee in a spring day! The bee finds the early spring tree, Camellia, when the weather finally gets warm. She gets nectar and pollen from the Camellia tree leaves and flies to the next flower plant. Follow the busy bee over a rainbow of flowers and find the peace and focus that you need for the day.🐝💛 Relat...

In this episode 46, you can just relax and have a mindful moment with me. I’m giving a guided mindful moment - composed of two parts, Seeds and Flowers🙂 I specifically chose happiness as the main focus in this one but you can make a change for your own needs.  It’s a great mindful activity to do in the morning. So find yourself a quiet space for 5min and play this. I also give the children versio...

I found a book that satisfied my craving for fruits. Haha, I think it’s a spring fever. I wanted to talk about fruits or vegetables!🍎🥒 We are using the book “A Fruit is a Suitcase for Seeds” by Jean Richards and Anca Hariton for this week’s talk.  As you can guess from the title, it tells us about how fruits carry seeds in them, why they do it and how that happens.  But the more important thing...

Process art is an art activity that focuses more on the process of making an art piece than the final product of it.  In this week’s episode, I talk about the process art and a specific kind of art that is done quite often in the preschools or child care centres. It’s about spring and a chick.🐥🐥 It’s my passionate topic.❤️‍🔥 If you are interested in learning about process art or want to learn a...

How are you planning your Easter weekend? I’m here with a children book about Easter. “Pete the Cat and the Easter Basket Bandit” by James Dean and Kimberly Dean. I made a mindful activity from the story of this book. We’re gonna be using all the fun Easter treats! If you want to know the things that you can do (at home!) this Easter weekend with your child, listen to this episode.🐰🥚🌷 P.S. If y...

Do you have a bedtime routine? Not planning or making a list for tomorrow. The one that can help your mind to be in peace? Praise your effort and tries of the day and be in peace for the bedtime with the vegetables in the garden! 🙊Haha. The book “Goodnight Veggies” by Diana Murray is a children book. But in today’s lesson, we use it for our bedtime. You can definitely do this play with your child...

Sick Day Play came back!  ;Because we all get sick from time to time, right? I made 3 pages of colouring template and in this episode, I’m giving you the “things to talk about” with each page.  🌹“What are your “roses”?” 🌹“Are there things that we can do together?” 🌹“Did you stop and smell the roses?” And some more! It’s an extended play from the previous lesson (in episode 40), so if you didn’t...