I think teaching my grandchildren English has had some benefits but it isn’t all rosy. I have been using zoom and the BBC bitesize as the daily lesson plan. I have interspersed the activities with star jumps, running around the kitchen etc. to help their concentration. Initially it was all great fun, the novelty of Nanny being the teacher was a great motivator and the children worked hard. As the time has progressed, they are more easily distracted, and I am finding it much harder to maintain their interest in what look like very interesting lessons. Expecting a young child to sit in front of the screen for an hour is asking too much of them. It is very difficult to assess any written work they have completed as it is difficult to read it as they wave it around in front of the camera. I do hope our relationship isn’t adversely affected by this period but I fear they now see me as ‘Nanny who makes us work’ rather than ‘Nanny whom we have fun with’. Time will tell. I was a very experienced college and university lecturer, but teaching young children is a completely different skill set to that needed for teaching adults.