Of all of us, I'm probably most at risk for complications, which kinda scares me a lot, and I'm also the one who comes in contact with the most public spaces while shopping. I'll be using online pickup as much as possible; usually I do a mix of that and aldi for cost savings. I'll just be even more vigilant about hand washing and sanitizer. I've been more insistent about people washing hands when they walk in the house; I normally do that myself, but kids, ya know? I already wipe cart handles during flu season, especially if my baby will be sitting in the cart (hurray for the Ergo though so I can wear him when I need to take him out). Husband works for a tiny company and will probably have to go to work as much as possible to keep jobs going, but he will WAH if need be. We only do two outside activities; my one kid will continue his small art class until and unless things really escalate, and we will just keep an eye on the martial arts class situation. No library trips for a while. I dislike these during cold season anyway, especially with a walking baby, because even colds just get annoying. We had one nasty cold in January that lasted about three weeks total by the time all of us got it (for all I know, we had Covid-19 then), but that's all we have had this year. I've been sitting in the car with the baby during MA class mainly because he is a pain to chase around. Probably won't do a lot of group stuff for a while. I am going to plan for 10-14 days' worth of food but other than that, just a little extra vigilance. Sleep, fluids, etc. as usual. Part of me wants us to get it now in case it mutates and comes back worse in the fall, but I do want to slow down its spread, and part of me also wants to avoid it completely. We have a pretty good track record at not getting a lot of what goes around unless we do co-op type activities.

I'm slightly afraid to look at this thread because I don't need any more ideas. My fourth child will be a fourth grader next year. History -- SOTW2 with 2nd grade brother, possibly taught at co-op (by me). Loads and loads of supplements and literature. Geography with that. Science -- REAL Science Odyssey Life 1 along with 2nd grade brother. He will probably also get in on 6th grade brother's projects for REAL Science Bio 2. Various NaturExplorers studies as we feel like it. More Burgess animal books. Minecraft science, science kits. Math -- continue Singapore LA -- HWOT Cursive, typing.com maybe, WWE3, need to pull some stuff about punctuation and capitalization practice, readalouds to go with SOTW and whatever else we feel like reading, continue reading books aloud to me. Fine arts -- outsourced weekly art class, lots of paint/paper/glue/etc. -- he is a maker, keyboard with Synthesia, haven't put together picture study and composers yet.

I'd use Getting Started With Spanish myself.

REAL Science Odyssey maybe?

$10 for the Kindle version, and about $18 for the actual book, so very reasonable.

Getting Started With Latin is the best for any age.

My kids are currently 18, 15, 11, 8, and 6 (and baby). I tried combining my older two for a lot, but they are very different learners, so that didn't really work for much. My middle three are all two grades apart, so for the past couple of years, I have been able to combine them for a lot, with their own skill subjects. But even with that, I've got my 11yo 5th grader doing his own history because I went through SOTW 1 with him four years ago. It just kind of varies a bit, and you'll find what works for you from year to year. If you find that you have so much that you aren't getting to things, then you see where you can combine and get more bang for the buck.

Depending on the grammar, writing, spelling, and handwriting, maybe only two or three of those a day. I would maybe alternate Latin and logic too. It's not necessarily set in stone, but I generally have a pile of books we are reading as a family that cover poetry, Bible, literature (separate from their own phonics/reading), group history, group science (both of those separate from maps and labs/projects), music, and art appreciation, and we hit several of those a day, depending on everyone's mood and how much time we have that day. If I feel like we are setting a particular book aside a lot, I either reevaluate whether it's really working for us or whether I just need to prioritize it for a few days.

Possibly Ellen McHenry? I looked at doing her Elements or her Rocks and Dirt for a co-op. I didn't end up teaching it, but she was really nice about licensing costs (very reasonable!) for a co-op.

There might have been more to it than that. But there was likely to be more to it regardless of where they were. Kids can just be sneaky if they want to be. But it would depend on the teen. Some mind feel that a car is more private, and others might think it is less private.

We'd totally do that now! There are kids at the house, just like there were (different) kids at the house when we were teens. It's sometimes hard to get any privacy just for talking or watching a movie uninterrupted, and date night doesn't have to be fancy. Even when we were teens and dating seriously, neither of us were working because school was the big priority, and so we did a lot of hanging out at each other's houses, watching movies, playing games, just sitting on the back porch watching the stars and talking. . . I don't think that's a bad thing to enjoy simple things. It certainly helped as we got older and were poor college students and then poor newlyweds and then only slightly less poor new parents because we don't expect to go out on fancy dates often, and when we do, it's special. I wouldn't be too concerned about teens hanging out in a parking lot watching a movie. Assuming they're pretty trustworthy and not doing things they shouldn't be doing, it's just a place to hang out, and the way it happened seems perfectly legit. Doesn't seem like they were plotting anything they shouldn't have been. Plus, it wasn't like they were hanging out on a back road; a fairly public parking lot is a big difference.

Thank you! That is super helpful!

It might be, or it might not. We may just need to see. 😉 He prefers to work independently and just ask for help as needed, and he is trustworthy to do that (moreso than many teens, I think), but he likes a very defined end goal so he can decide for himself whether he wants to do a full lesson or half on any given day.

This is a good point. However, my kid doesn't care for that. He hates when I set an amount of time he needs to work. He would rather know exactly how much he needs to do. Obviously, I will keep going over stuff he doesn't get, but he would prefer a set goal of knowing which chapters.

Which chapters are algebra 2 level, and which are more of a trig course? Or should we plan on covering all of the chapters in one year (10th grade)? My edition has 15 chapters.

This is very cool -- thanks so much! I will have to look at some of those other suggestions. Bede is most definitely on the list, lol. I had DD read it a little at a time, and that worked well.

Oh, you're the best -- thank you! I hadn't even thought to check those yet, but I will now.

LOL! Unfortunately, I'm a bit east of you. But truly, I do very much appreciate the help! Sometimes it's hard to narrow down.

Thank you both! I may end up going with the McKay book; it's inexpensive and readable, and I do like the sources books that we used with it for DD. It might be just enough. He likes depth, so a light spine is probably plenty, plus other books and the Daileader Great Courses. But you guys. I am so dumb. I completely forgot some stuff that I have in my attic. I don't know why I didn't use it with DD, but I actually might have a general spine up there that might work. I need to go get my box labeled medieval books (this is not as nutty as it sounds -- my college degree is in medieval history, so I have a box of Penguin classics that we read, and which I have used with high schoolers) and go through it again to see what my son might like. And thank you for the list of supplements too!

I have loads of supplemental stuff and audio lectures, but I am looking for a good spine for my rising 10th grader for medieval history. He went through Human Odyssey in 6th grade, so I don't want to use that again. I used Roberts for his older sister, and we thought it was just kind of meh. So I'd love to hear what all of you are using these days. Maybe McKay History of Western Society, the first portion, although it's only a few chapters? ETA: I do have SWB's HOMW. But it stops earlier than we'd like, and that plus HORW plus the supplemental stuff I have is too much for him. Something along the lines of Human Odyssey or the Roberts book at the right level would be great. This will not be just "get it done" history; he and I both want to have a really good time with this.

I would quit scouts. And I will be honest-- you may just have to choose which of your things is most important in this season with three young homeschoolers. Gym plus multiple homeschool groups plus my own writing plus dog training plus trying to get consistent schooling done would be too much. I'd try to combine some of that-- dog park next to a playground for everyone, or nature study walks, or video school while you write, or something.

Not the mortgage, personally. It isn't enough to make a big difference on how long you'll pay on it. I'd put a chunk into savings, a chunk toward the car payment because that you will notice soon, and the rest toward college expenses or the trip, especially if it is the last trip before things start changing as the kids get older.

Oh my she is gorgeous! Congratulations! Love her name too! Hope you are doing well too!

Yay, congratulations!!!

Prayers for all of you!