Informational
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Why Do I Talk about Growth Mindset?
I officially started Everyday Funday about 3 years ago, sharing children activities with the goal of giving children more rich learning experiences. Throughout the years, I’ve got a clearer idea about the path I want to go in my business and that is working as a growth mindset teacher. In the video (actually audio🤭) below,…
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Book “It’s Not All Rainbows” by Jessika Von Innerebner
A bad day or a low day comes from time to time. Are you having a bad day today? Just for your information, I’m having a low day (hormonally and physically 😵💫). So I’m slowly but consistently fighting against this low mood from the morning. Knowing that it is something that will pass with time…
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How To Create An Environment For Growth Mindset
Growth mindset is a mindset believing that your abilities can be developed through learning and practice. (Carol Dweck) The opposite of growth mindset is fixed mindset and the fixed mindset is a mindset believing that your basic abilities and intelligence are fixed things and you can’t improve them. (Carol Dweck) We humans have both fixed…
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How To Handle Negative Feelings in Classroom (For Preschoolers)
Nursery school or daycare is the first place for most preschool-aged children where they are with peers in a group. How was your child’s first day of nursery school or preschool? And how is it going now? In the classroom, your child is not the only one who gets all the attention and care and…
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Guide for Working Mom who Hates Doll/Stuffie Play
*Mini Class video coming at the end Does your child often ask you to play with her/him and her/his dolls or stuffies? You might not want to turn down your child’s request and also want to spend some quality time with her/him. BUT do you just hate the doll play? You don’t know what to…
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6 Steps to Build a Daily Routine with Your Child
*Mini Class video coming at the end It has been over a year now since the COVID quarantine life started. Do you have a routine now that you follow with your child? Routine gives a structure to the day and helps us feel that we are in control of our lives. It doesn’t only apply…
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How Are You Using Alphabet Flashcards?
Do you have alphabet flashcards at home? How are you using them? I think alphabet flashcards can be a useful tool to teach letters to young children in general. But how you use these cards will determine if your child will really benefit from them or not. As a teacher who follows play-based and inquiry-based…
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Summer Planning
May is almost gone. Wow! Finally summer!! I know, it doesn’t feel much exciting as last year 😑, and I guess it’s because for most of us, we have already stopped going to work and our children have stopped going to school two months ago. Phew, you Covid-19……! But we don’t want to waste our…
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[YOGA / MINDFULNESS] Mindfulness for Children
Are you interested in mindfulness? What do you know about it? When I think of mindfulness, the first thing coming to my mind is meditation. Then, what is meditation? Meditation is a “mental exercise that trains attention and awareness.” (Psychology Today, https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/basics/meditation) I am not an expert on mindfulness or meditation, but I want to talk about…
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5 Things to Do with your Children At Home
The quarantine life is getting longer. This “new normal” life feels really normal now 😵. Am I right?! I think I am getting used to it and almost worrying about how I am gonna go back to my old normal days. One thing that I learned from the COVID-19 pandemic : Humans are REALLY adaptive.…