Teacher Gela Podcast

If you are having a crazy day and feeling like you need to bring mindfulness right now, today’s episode is what you need.  We bring the book “Sloth and Smell the Roses” by Hello! Lucky! to our day and have a mindful moment with the Sloth. After reading the book, I suggest you to play “Smelling the Roses” and finish your mindful time with a peaceful and encouraging poem. (In case you want a cheerfu...

We are talking about rainbow today!  Who’s excited?!😍🌈 Using a perfect board book, I’m giving you a guided mindful moment that you can come back whenever you want and have a mindful time with your child. Also, learn the rainbow song by Peppa Pig with me. Rainbow mindful moment + Rainbow song = Positive energy boost🌈⚡️ Related blog post:  https://everydayfunday.ca/positive-rainbow-energy-to-you...

I want to talk about a nice children book today. It’s “The Everywhere Bear” by Julia Donaldson. This is my second time introducing Julia Donaldson’s book. The book has nice little points that are meaningful to talk about. But in addition to that, it’s a great book to teach about lightheartedness and growth mindset.  Learn about all the good points that I found in the book and have a mindful moment...

It’s Family Day weekend here.  I’m glad to talk about having an intimate family time at home with your little one.  Hear my suggestion for a children book to start the conversation and learn about a simple activity to do in order to have a quality family time.  Related blog post:  . . . ⭐️Website: EVERYDAY FUNDAY https://everydayfunday.ca/ ⭐️Contact me: info@everydayfunday.ca  ⭐️ Instagram: @te...

I’m sharing MY ways of celebrating Valentine’s Day. If you are a mindfulness-loving and peace-loving lady like me, you will get a lot of ideas here!😉  Listen and plan your Valentine’s Day with your little one or with your whole family! Related blog post: https://everydayfunday.ca/peaceful-and-mindful-valentines-day/ (P.S. For "Valentine's Day Message" and "Valentine's Day...

How is your day with your toddler like? In this episode, I show you how an independent toddler’s day may look like. Compare it to your toddler’s day and add what you want to add!  For independent toddlers and independent moms!💛🫶 Related blog post:  https://everydayfunday.ca/independent-toddlers-day-how-to-develop-independence-at-home/ . . . ⭐️Website: EVERYDAY FUNDAY https://everydayfunday.ca/...

It’s never too much to remind ourselves of self-worth.  As much as adults need the self-worth reminder, children need this, too. From this episode, learn how you can have a quality time with your child and work on your self-worth together. We are doing a simple activity here this week, only with a few materials.  It’s a great mommy and me time, so enjoy! Related blog post:  https://everydayfunday....

Learning to count is important but the counting is not a topic that you see a lot in my class.😉 Then why do I talk about counting this week? Because I like to bring and introduce new and random things to my students! And the book that I found for this week happened to have counting component in it.😄 If you want to hear my thoughts about bringing random things (🤪) and what the book “When I’m Big...

For this special festive time, I’m showing you a way to have a fun quality time with your child.  This will be the only time that you can sing Christmas songs with your little one, right? So read a Christmas book together and add some Christmas songs along the story! It’s interactive and fun for both of you and your child.😀 Related blog post:  https://everydayfunday.ca/christmas-story-with-songs-...

The first holiday book in Teacher Gela’s class, for December 2023! It’s “Santa’s Underwear” by Marty Figley. It doesn’t only show children a fun night at Santa’s house but also makes them to think about the meanings of Christmas time. They might not be so obvious from the first reading but with Teacher Gela, you and your child will definitely have opportunities to learn about all the deeper meanin...

Do you know the story about nutcracker? The holiday nutcracker story is based on the book written by E.T.A. Hoffmann. In this story, the nutcracker comes to a life on the Christmas Eve day.  I made a guided mindful moment using the nutcracker story in this episode. This can give you and your child a great mindful time and quality time in the holiday season. Play every morning and enjoy a little mi...

One day, the boy with flowers in his hair starts to lose his petals. It’s a difficult and sad time for him. How does he go through this time? That’s what children can learn from this book, “The Boy with Flowers in His Hair” by Jarvis. In this episode, I talk about the general lessons that can be found in the story. But I don’t stop there.😉 I share the things that I personally found in the story t...

“Cloudy day doesn’t mean that there is no sun” is not just an explanation for children. Don’t you need to hear this in your life sometimes?🧐 When you feel low and gloomy.  I’m using a children book to explain about this. Listen to the episode to learn how to teach this to your child and also to give a reminder to yourself.💛 Related blog post:  https://everydayfunday.ca/cloudy-day-doesnt-mean-tha...

I hope I don’t need to have an uneasy trip again but the strategies that I found from my last trip will be forever kept in my back pocket. I struggled a bit at the beginning of my last trip to Korea with ungroundedness and I’m sharing what helped me not to drown in the negativity and to finish the trip well.  It’s an epilogue to my trip and a note that your best friend is handing you.💌🧡 Related...

Saying “Nothing bad happens in our world” is a lie. I think it’s more important to equip our children with ways to deal with bad things and move forward.  There is a famous teaching that uses a crumpled paper heart. In this episode, I talk about this heart and what we can teach further with this heart to help our children become independent and happy human beings.  Related blog post:  https://ever...

I found a book that you can use to teach about creativity and growth mindset to your child. It’s the book “I’m Not Just a Scribble” by Diane Alber. This is a well-known book I guess and you probably read it before. But I don’t know if you knew that you could teach the growth mindset with it?! Listen to this episode and learn how you can use this book to develop your child’s growth mindset. There a...

Why do you meditate? I do it because it makes me feel good and calm after. If you always try to have more mindful time or meditation with your child, I bet you had this question from your child. Why do we meditate? In this episode, I tell you how to answer to this question. You will even learn a play to better explain about meditation.✨✌🏼 Related blog post:  https://everydayfunday.ca/when-your-c...

Shyness is something that can be different at times and that can be changed through practice. If you are worried about your child being too shy at times, listen to this episode! I share my thoughts about shyness and things that can be done to help overcome the shyness.  Related blog post:   https://everydayfunday.ca/is-your-child-too-shy/ . . . ⭐️Website: EVERYDAY FUNDAY https://everydayfunday.ca...

If mindfulness is very new idea for your child, try starting it with a children book. Today I’m showing you a way to introduce mindfulness with the book “Amos & Boris”. Good for both toddlers and preschoolers! Related blog post:  https://everydayfunday.ca/start-with-easy-mindful-moments-with-book-amos-boris/ . . . ⭐️Website: EVERYDAY FUNDAY https://everydayfunday.ca/ ⭐️Contact me: info@every...

Is your child’s ONLY interest superheroes? I talk about this and suggest some solutions to change this situation.  Related blog post:  https://everydayfunday.ca/if-your-child-only-likes-superheroes/ . . . ⭐️Website: EVERYDAY FUNDAY https://everydayfunday.ca/ ⭐️Contact me: info@everydayfunday.ca  ⭐️ Instagram: @teacher.gela   https://www.instagram.com/teacher.gela/ ⭐️ Youtube: @teachergela http...

I want to introduce this calming beach children song. Perfect for summer time and it’s great for mindfulness. Listen to the episode and learn how you can use this song to have a mindful time together with your child. Blog post for this play: https://everydayfunday.ca/mindfulness-play-with-song-she-sells-sea-shells/ . . . ⭐️Website: EVERYDAY FUNDAY https://everydayfunday.ca/ ⭐️Contact me: info@ev...

How is your “rainy May” going? 😛We have lots of rainy days in May in Toronto. How about your area?  If you have a rain season or you’re just thinking about how you can survive consecutive gloomy rainy days, this podcast is for you! I use the book “Singing in the Rain” by Tim Hopgood and teach you how you can enjoy rainy days and teach positive mindset to your little child. . . . ⭐️Business: EVER...

Have you ever seriously thought about teaching empathy to your young child? Let me show you where empathy is needed in young children’s life.  I will also show you a way to teach empathy to your little one with the children book! . . . ⭐️Business: EVERYDAY FUNDAY https://everydayfunday.ca/ ⭐️Contact me: info@everydayfunday.ca  ⭐️ Instagram: @teacher.gela   https://www.instagram.com/teacher.gela...

Let’s develop our focusing and mindfulness skills.  With the fun lemon-squeezing play! Read the book “The Red Lemon” and do this play with your child.🍋😆 P.S. Sorry for saying “father McPhee” for “farmer McPhee”😂 *Lemonade Stand Song I mentioned in the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhxrBYOZQiU . . . ⭐️Business: EVERYDAY FUNDAY https://everydayfunday.ca/ ⭐️Contact me: info@everydayfund...

How often do you lift your head up and look at the sky? How often do we get to see or think about a bigger world? When we look at a bigger space, our perspective is broaden. Give your child an opportunity to look and think about a bigger world by using a book about space!😉 * 5 Little Men in a Flying Saucer (the song I mentioned in this episode) https://youtube.com/watch?v=2E3p_51tJx0&si=EnSIk...