Prayers for you and all of your family right now. 💜

Agreeing with others that R&S spelling is good for spelling and word study/etymology. My average to above average (language arts-wise) students use it a grade level above ( i. e., 3rd grader does 4th grade book); my struggling spellers have used it at grade level at a slower pace or a grade level behind. It is gentle, easy to use, and I especially like the 7th and 8th grade books for their etymology sections.

Homeschool diplomas dot com did a very nice diploma. Reasonable cost, fast shipping. We used it for two of mine so far. https://www.homeschooldiploma.com/personalized-high-school-diploma-for-homeschools.html Neither of my children to graduate in the past few years wanted a big party, nor could we have a big party (thanks, Covid!) A small gathering of select friends/family was a better fit for their personality and the circumstances. Graduation announcements to friends/family was appreciated. I kept *my own* list of cards/gifts that came in so that I could appropriately nag remind about thank you notes.

Breakfast is a good idea-- on the day of the funeral, someone brought us homemade cinnamon rolls, a mix of berries and melon cubes in a bowl along with some (unpeeled, bagged) clementines, and some (individual) yogurts and granola bars. It was very much appreciated. There was something there for everyone. Food was the last thing on our mind, but we needed it especially on that day.

Thanks, 8, for linking your writing plans. Your advice is so good. 🙂 It was especially good for one of mine who floundered with a more traditional textbook approach.

Insurance limited what would be covered. Doxy to Accutane was accepted route to get quicker results with fewer rounds of meds and fewer office visits.

Didn't work for two of mine (after many months) and we ended up with Accutane.

Consumer Mathematics or Stats.

My six year old is adamant that the wind blows *out of* trees. All wind. Because she sees the trees move when it is windy. 🙂 I tried explaining that the wind blows through/around the trees, DH tried explaining, but she's not having it at all. Correlation apparently does equal causation.

Well done!

My on-the-move boy did very well with Miquon. He loved using the cuisenaire rods to see the math and figure it out for himself. I use the c-rods to teach math no matter what curric I am using (so, you don't have to use the Miquon books to benefit from using the c-rods.) Education Unboxed has nicely done videos that show how to use the rods. http://www.educationunboxed.com/

If he enjoys drawing with a No. 2 pencil, he will probably enjoy using a full range of drawing pencils-- like in this kind of kit. The B pencils have a softer lead that lays down a darker line, and the H pencils have a harder lead that lays down a lighter line. Learning how to layer the pencils can make a very nice range of values. A kneaded eraser is good to have, as is a white plastic eraser.

Henle is fine for a motivated 6th grader; the guides from Memoria break it down into bite sized pieces with lots of review scheduled in. You could do GSWL in reverse (spend time translating the English back into Latin) if you needed/wanted to buy more time before doing Henle. And another one of my favorites is good old Latin Book One by Scott and Horn; it's an OOP oldie but goodie that used to be on Yahoo but is now on a Facebook page... Latin Book One does not have any diagramming, but I really do like the readings and translation work. My oldest did Latin Book One and was doing very well with it. We switched to Henle in high school because *I* needed something that had a daily schedule and was more hands off for me as a teacher (I had five school aged kids at the time and *something* had to give...)

Henle latin shows diagramming; you can see a nice sample of Henle on google books... https://www.google.com/books/edition/Henle_Latin_First_Year/FSAeb6bNqesC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Henle+Latin&printsec=frontcover I don't have anyone diagram Latin until they have English grammar/diagramming down pretty well. I don't use Latin grammar to teach English grammar; any intersecting of the two is just a nice little bonus when it happens. If anything, I relate Latin back to the English they already know.

^ This. A love for God can come through any translation.

Yes, we have used EKO... but I live within reasonable driving distance from Acadia National Park and we usually buy an annual pass for the family anyway. Having the EKO pass gave me more motivation to seek out the extra activities (ranger led stuff, science hikes, etc.) I normally would have just not cared about--simply because my 4th grader knew it was *his* pass and he wanted to use it, thank you very much.

My teen was not as thrilled as I was to find Winne Ille Pu (Latin version of Pooh) at the thrift store for 50 cents-- and it was hardcover! Silly old teen. 🙂 I'm hoping it will be a nice change from all the Gallic carnage that she is translating in Henle.

Praying for a quick resolution and good recovery.

Thanks for this-- it looks very nice for my high school boy who needs explicit work with words.

While HSLDA is not my favorite representative of all homeschooling 😉 , their info pages are usually pretty accurate for how to fulfill your state requirements. https://hslda.org/legal/

This is the Home Study Packet that goes with the ISBN you posted... https://archive.org/details/algebra1incremen00saxo/mode/2up It has the answers *but not worked solutions* for the student text and answers *with solutions* the test booklet that matches-- test booklet sold separately! Here is the Solutions Manual for the student text if you need it. https://www.rainbowresource.com/product/007759/Saxon-Algebra-1-Solution-Manual-3ED.html? And here is a page of other helps that match the 3rd ed ISBN. https://www.rainbowresource.com/category/2100/Saxon-Algebra-1-3rd-Ed-with-Geometry.html

Are there any options for vo-tech type classes for high school in your area? My most challenging 🙂 child took 1/2 day classes at a local tech high school (while doing 1/2 days at home with me) during his last two years of high school and it was a life saver for both of us. The classes were much smaller than a normal high school, and the teachers were fabulous in knowing how to work with kids. Something like JobCorps may be an option as well. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/jobcorps Textbooks from AGS or Power Basics may be a good fit if you do end up teaching at home. https://www.wiesereducational.com/ Just a bonus...for my challenging ones, I have found that their "soft skills" of people interaction have made/are making more of a difference than whether or not they mastered quadratic equations. Her compassion for others may take her very far. And just another thought...in my area, both the technical high school and the local CC have an early childhood education program. Graduates come out with certification and are in high demand for local preschools, headstart, public school K programs, etc. Her compassion and creativity might fit with that field. Hugs to you, mama.

I get boots a 1/2 size too big, and wear one pair of nicer wool socks (my current ones are Smartwool, and THICK ones--there are different weights). I've been pleased with my lace up boots from Columbia-- my pair is like these.

You may also be interested in Alpha Phonics. Don Potter's site has an Alpha Phonics page with many free-for-the-printing resources that work together well.

Just seconding ElizabethB's phonics site-- it is not too "childish" for an older learner. Phonics Pathways is another resource I have used successfully with older learners as well.