Through the lockdown, I’ve been teaching an 8 and a 9 year old, using project-based learning. They’ve made this giant painting panel by panel, each introducing an aspect of ecology. We’ve used it as a platform to explore the living world, geography, maths, science and literacy. 
We’ve learnt about the water cycle, carbon cycle, photosynthesis, soil formation, river dynamics, taxonomy, food webs, keystone species, trophic cascades. Through a soil ecology project, we've explored the basic scientific process, and did some measurement and maths.
I don’t want to make it sound easy. Switching from being a parent to a teacher and back again, and persuading kids to accept those different roles, is challenging. I have a lot to learn about teaching methods. But it’s been an education – for all of us.
