Laura ManstonApr 7, 20201 min readFinding our feetThe days are starting to blur into one now and are surprisingly short! I get close to nothing else done in between the normal chores,...
Laura ManstonApr 1, 20201 min readGetting buy-inSo, the kids came down to neat, individualised stacks of paper today, detailing all their work for the week to catch up with the home...
Laura ManstonMar 30, 20201 min readLearning listsWhy do I always worry I haven't achieved anything? Well, it's not a new phenomenon. I'm a huge fan of to do lists not only to make up for...
Laura ManstonMar 30, 20201 min readWeek 2We're starting afresh today. With the pressure of the working week off, we finished off last week's projects over the weekend (world map...
Laura ManstonMar 27, 20201 min readMistakenI really thought I'd be good at this homeschooling business. It seemed a great match for me, for the kids and for our family as a whole....
Laura ManstonMar 26, 20201 min readGuilty secretWe've worked really hard the past few days. We've (almost) seamlessly adjusted to a new routine and (almost) without exception done so...
Laura ManstonMar 26, 20201 min readWe'll get there!Took some time to prep a few lessons this morning which tends to work as the kids just want screen time first thing. Also decided to go...
Laura ManstonMar 24, 20201 min readExhaustedProductive day of learning (due to the previous night's prep) but now too shattered to prep for tomorrow. Also too tired to blog so here...
Laura ManstonMar 23, 20201 min readMeet my TA; "YouTube"Our first proper day of home-schooling went well but has left me exhausted. We did the Joe Wicks Live Workout via YouTube, learnt about...
Laura ManstonMar 21, 20201 min readSaturday schoolSchool resumed today, Saturday, at the request of the students! However, eager as I was to wear them out before bedtime today, the...
Laura ManstonMar 19, 20201 min readOn strike alreadyJust need to tell someone that already today, child1 and child2 have lost a minute each from their free time, both have collapsed in...
Laura ManstonMar 19, 20202 min readSchool's out for... ever?We're in the middle, well, not quite the middle yet apparently, but certainly somewhere in the midst of a worldwide pandemic. So we know...