From Monday, primary and secondary school students will learn from home as a result of the state's snap coronavirus lockdown.

Emila Moss, an outdoor education teacher at Bendigo Senior Secondary College and mum of five, said the next week would be "pretty overwhelming".

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"But because it will hopefully be short-lived, I'm not as stressed as last time," she said. "It was so hard last year just trying to be creative and bring outdoor education indoors.

"I made videos of canoeing in my loungeroom and placed myself in a harness in my front garden to pretend I was rock-climbing.

"Remote learning is going to be challenging again, and it's not something that I necessarily enjoy, but I'll just manage."

Bendigo mum of two Kylie Challis said she was less worried about this round of remote learning.

"It's the new normal," she said. "I think the first lockdown was the hardest because we didn't know what we were doing.

"Then the second time, the schools made changes on how they were delivering it and it was easier.

"At the end of the day, we should be grateful to spend extra time with our families. Yes it sucks because we can't do our normal business but it's time with your kids that you don't normally have."

Narelle Steel said she was finding it challenging to go back to remote learning for her two daughters.

"There was an immediate feeling of dread," she said. "It wasn't ideal for us because it undoes all of the hard work of getting the students back into the routine and being engaged.

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"Engagement was the biggest, glaring issue. The work they are given appears random and not engaging, and there is a lack of interactivity that comes with it.

"They're just given handover sheets and there's a daily briefing but no other engagement."

Mrs Steel, whose family moved from Queensland to Bendigo in June last year, said she was not blaming the teachers for the issues with remote learning.

"I'm cognisant of the fact the teachers are under a lot of pressure," she said. "They've been told to deliver the work this way so it's not their fault. It's a systemic issue."

Bendigo mum Sharon said she was also feeling a sense of dread about the next week.

"But I'll be glad to do it if it keeps people safe," she said. "You have to focus on what you can control.

"There's no use getting angry at the situation because if I was angry at home, it would reflect onto my daughter.

"She's looking forward to it because she can do work in her own time and get it done quickly.

"On other days when she doesn't want to get stuck into it, we try and pivot and divert the skills to more practical experiences."

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