Lea Michele Reveals the Last Time She Watched an Episode of ‘Glee’ (Exclusive)

Once a Gleek, always a Gleek — and Lea Michele is starting her kids early!

The 39-year-old actress, who is currently starring in Chess on Broadway, took a trip down Glee memory lane while chatting with PEOPLE earlier this month. Though the Ryan Murphy series wrapped its six-season run in 2015, Michele’s performance as Rachel Berry remains one of her most talked-about roles — and one even she keeps revisiting.

The actress, who shares son Ever Leo, 5, and daughter Emery Sol, 15 months, with husband Zandy Reich, tells PEOPLE that the last time she watched the series was when she showed son Ever her rendition of “Let It Go” from the first episode of season 6.

The cover of the hit track — which was, coincidentally, first performed by Michele’s onscreen Glee mom, Idina Menzel — was the perfect entry point for her Frozen-obsessed son, according to the actress.

When she showed him the clip, Michele says, the 5-year-old was already “really into” the 2013 Disney animated film.

“He has started to know that mommy is a singer,” she says, “and I wanted to play him me singing a song.”

Ever, who attended Michele’s Funny Girl run on Broadway, knows what his mom does for a living, she says, but “doesn’t understand that it was a television show.”

Michele’s son comprehends the concept of acting, she says. He knows, for example, that Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande play the roles of Elphaba and Glinda in the film adaptations of Wicked, the mom of two explains.

Despite his love for Frozen, Ever has not, however, discovered that Michele’s longtime BFF (and former Glee costar) Jonathan Groff voices one of the main characters in the film, she reveals.

“We have not told him that Uncle Jonathan is Kristoff,” Michele tells PEOPLE, adding, “I want to keep that for as long as I can.”

Glee is still a part of Michele’s work life, as well.

During her solo tours, the actress says, she stops at a point in each show to poll the audience on their favorite covers from the show. Most recently, her Straight from Carnegie Hall spring tour brought together plenty of Rachel Berry aficionados.

“It’s just such a special moment for me because it brings back so many memories of songs that I had done on the show or things that might’ve resonated with the fans that I may not remember, but that they connected to so much,” Michele says. “For me, that is always such an amazing moment of connection with my fans and takes me down an amazing walk down memory lane, if you will.”

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Earlier this year, Michele shared a bit more about her kids’ love of music — and their love for Groff, 40.

“Ever and Emery love him so much,” Michele told PEOPLE, adding that Groff “has a very special relationship with both of my children.”

“A really special moment recently was when I took my son to go see him in his Broadway show [Just in Time]. Jonathan came up to Ever during the show and sang to him,” the proud mom continued. “Ever was smiling from ear to ear.”

The Glee alum added that some songs from the Bobby Darin biographical musical have even joined the family’s musical rotation. “We have been singing ‘Somewhere Beyond the Sea,’ and ‘Splish Splash’ every night at home now,” said Michele.