My DD15 and DS13 got their 2nd vaccine about 2 days ago. DD said she felt lousy right after receiving the vaccine: headache, nauseous, dizzy. DS complained of a very sore arm the next day. Both seem to be fully recovered now.

What about a subscription to something like Universal Yums, you could spin it as educational- learning about cultures and geography.

I'm sure it would never work. I am tempted to send my SIL this photo just to make her go bananas, but I probably shouldn't. She already believes some pretty off the wall stuff, I shouldn't add to it.

I meant to put the pictures in the other order, but I goofed!

New update, I made it work (sort of) if I hold my arm just right, the circle whiteboard magnet will stay on my skin (there's no magnetic pull it's just hanging on to my skin because it's a little humid here I think) I also stuck a nickle on and it worked (actually much better than the magnet), and the magnet "stuck" just as well to my other arm. To be perfectly clear, there is no magnetic pull, I cannot get this to work with any of the magnets we have that are magnet only (no plastic around the edge). It is the plastic sticking to my skin. If falls off very easily when I move.

Well, I'm curious too. It's been 2 weeks now, I think, after dose #2 and I can't get anything to stick. I put it right over the spot I did previously and tried several different nearby areas just to see, and I tried my kids again, still no luck. 🤷‍♀️ ETA: I even used a round magnet that came with our whiteboard to try to replicate as closely as possible.

Well, I came home, pulled off my bandaid and stuck the strongest magnet we own right over the little injection dot and nothing happened. I too am wondering if you tried this on non-vaccinated people as well?

I tried to stick a magnet to my arm after my last COVID vaccine because my SIL sent DH some video of people supposedly doing it (and begging us not to get vaccinated). It didn't work for me or my kids, so disappointing!

We do roughly 180, but I do count field trips or other educational activities. In fact almost every Friday is a non-bookwork day for us, we have piano lessons, complete an art project, read poetry, do a cooking project, and clean (not always all of that). Our state doesn't make us count days. We get through all of our curriculum every year, so I'm happy with that!

Yes, it lasted a few days after my 1st dose, and just one day after my 2nd. I often have a hard time falling back to sleep if I am woken up, but this was more extreme. I can't really offer any advice other than waiting it out. Sorry your teen is dealing with that.

I received my 2nd dose a week ago. I was expecting a stronger reaction to dose #2 than #1, but surprisingly it was not. After dose 1, my arm was very sore for several days and I had a headache for several days. I also experienced some anxiety/depression/moodiness, that I attribute to the vaccine. After dose 2, my arm was only mildly sore and only for a day. I did have a headache the next day, but no other symptoms. Oddly, I experienced pretty severe insomnia for one night after both doses, but none of the symptoms were enough to interfere with my normal daily routines.

13 and 15 year old got their first vaccine yesterday, only complaint so far is sore arm!

I have used the Facts that Stick books with two of my kids. One is a very visual learner and for her these books were amazing! Not only did she learn her facts, but she truly learned to visualize math. I remember when she was about 7, we had gone through the addition book, her regular math curriculum was introducing multiplication. She was looking at the problem 8x3. Her book simply wanted her to add 8 three times. She was thinking about it and pretty soon said 15+9 is 24. I asked her to explain her thinking. She said "Oh that's easy 8 is just 5+3 so 3 fives that's 15 and 3 threes that's 9 and when you add 15+9 you can think 14+10 because that's easier, so 24." I was really impressed and I credit that level of thinking and being able to visualize to Addition Facts That Stick. Is it "heavily common core"? I don't really know. I guess it uses a 10-frame which is often used in common core curriculum. It teaches math facts in a way that helps kids to visualize and therefore remember them. Here are some lists of picture books from the FTS author's website if you are interested: Kinder First

I think it would be fine assuming you have looked at the LL4 book list and think the books would be a good fit for her. The grammar is repeated in each level, adding more depth each pass through, but I don't think it would be overwhelming for a strong ELA student. I haven't used TGTB, so I can't offer any comparison there.

I had my first Pfizer vaccine on Friday. I had a sore arm for about 2 days, a very brief dizzy spell about 2 hours post vaccine lasting less than 3 min., poor sleep for 2 days (but that could be unrelated), and feeling very thirsty. It was very interesting the day I received my vaccine, there were hundreds of people lined up (I haven't been around that many people in over a year). When we made the appointment, we had the choice between Pfizer and Moderna, I would say 95% were receiving Pfizer. Those who were there for Moderna were receiving their vax in less than 5 min., Pfizer was about a 30 min. wait.

I'm glad it worked out the way you hoped it would, it stinks to have to go through the process though and waste time and money on something so frivolous. My city council is, IMO, corrupt. 3 of the 5 members are related to each other, this is a city with over 200,000 people. One of those 3 members was recalled once and ran again the next election and was voted back in (that's the fault of the voters). They are backed every election by a huge real estate developer so have tons of money to run a campaign, their competition always ends up splitting the vote and they end up being reelected. We also had a former council member sentenced to 5 years in federal prison for bribery.

Lasagna Stuff to make tacos (precooked meat that can be reheated, taco shells, toppings) Soups/chili - add cornbread or breadsticks Bagged salad mixes (check the sell by date, I have luck keeping the bags in my fridge for about a week)

Yes, we have gone regularly to both. Dentist: small office, my family is the only family in the waiting room, temps taken before entering, everyone is masked, air filters running. Orthodontist: they went to an extreme on sanitizing. Early on they hired a person to wipe surfaces in the waiting room every time a person got up, wiped door handles every time they were touched, not to mention their usual cleanliness between patients in chairs, they run 3 hepa filters, everyone is masked, I believe their entire office is fully vaccinated.

I understand what you are saying. I started using apples and pears this year with my 5th grader. Book A was pretty easy for her and we could usually do a whole lesson in one day without her becoming fatigued. In book B I usually split it right before the test words and sentences. She does loose some momentum, as you point out, but I find as long as we don't go more than one day between lessons she is able to retain enough to be successful with her sentences. So I try not to split the lesson between a Friday and a Monday.

We love Let's Make Art! They are such fun kits and the videos are so encouraging. We've had some hits and some misses, but we enjoy trying. One of my favorite LMA kits is the floral truck, it was actually much easier than it looked like it would be.

This is the same experience my oldest DD is having at her public school. The way her school tracks the advanced math kids is to have them do Alg1 in 8th then a Geometry/beginning trig the summer before 9th. I watched her classes last summer and the teacher literally said "then you push the (sin/cos/tan) button on your calculator." Without any further explanation as to why. My DD said to me "I wish I knew what those buttons were doing." Precalc/Trig was the highest math I ever took, and that was over 20 years ago so I really don't have the ability to teach her. I am hoping she will get more insight from her teacher this year as they are supposed to be covering trig more in depth, but I have my doubts.

You might look at Delta Math, my DD's math teacher uses it for distance learning and it seems pretty thorough. I looked at it and I *think* it's free to set up a teacher account.

I am using it this year with my 2nd grader. She really enjoys it, especially the History Hop in each chapter. I find the writing style and text somewhat comparable to Story of the World if you are at all familiar with that curriculum. I actually really recommend the Study Guide. It has map work, copy work for each chapter, a craft or hands-on activity for each chapter, pages to read from an Usborne encyclopedia, and a picture book recommendation. For us, the study guide is a great addition to the reading book.

My kids use a website called investopedia to make pretend investments, it follows the actual stock market so they can track their gains/losses.

Plans so far for my 6th grader: Math: probably Singapore Primary 6th Literature/Grammar: Lightning Literature 6th Grade Spelling: Continue Apples & Pears B/C Writing: IEW and/or Lightning Literature Science: Science Odyssey Physics level 1 (with younger sister) History: History Odyssey Middle Times level 2 Extras: Depending on what is open or not due to Covid Art and musical theater classes with our charter school Choir and band classes Piano lessons