How does he learn best? That will help us make suggestions.

((hugs)) and prayers for you.

"I need to step out of this project. I am unable to participate any more."

I will look into Persuasion. Thanks. I have Jane Eyre, I just checked, and she has not read it. I will push that. She has already read The Scarlet Pimpernel. Aren't James Herriot's books about animals? She's not a huge animal story fan. She is currently reading Oliver Twist. She's tolerating it, but doesn't really like it because "it's so sad." She has read short versions of many Dickens, and by and large, they strike her as sad. She has read A Christmas Carol several times. I believe she has read every Sherlock Holmes story. Thanks for the idea. She really enjoys Sherlock Holmes, even though she claims not to like mysteries.

Hmm. No, they don't have to be "classics," necessarily.

Ooh, that's a good thought. I'll write that down.

I am finding that many of the classics which are at a high school reading level are very much "boy" books which don't necessarily have a lot of appeal for my dd. She has already read the Little Women books, the Heidi books, Anne of Green Gables and such. Those were around 7th grade, I believe. I am looking for high school level books with, shockers, girls as main characters. But not romance-heavy, particularly. Do such classic books exist? I am thinking that Jane Austen would bore her. I think the Bronte sisters might bore her as well. Suggestions? Note: As a for instance, she has no interest in Treasure Island, further Jules Verne books (although she liked 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea but not Around the World in 80 Days or Journey to the Center of the Earth). She loved Heidi. She did not care for Alice in Wonderland. She liked Little Women. She refuses to read Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. I am perplexed. She tolerated Animal Farm. She's not interested in 1984.

Think dinner food. Throw a beef roast in the crockpot with some potatoes and carrots and cover with water, for instance. Grilled chicken breast or pork (on the foreman grill or outside) and corn on the cob. We like soy milk by Silk at our house. Silk also makes yogurt. There is soy-based ice cream made by So Delicious. There is also coconut based ice cream. And get in to see your allergist as soon as possible. They do not necessarily suggest eliminating everything right away.

Thank you, BlsdMama. That is humbling. I have always been a natural speller, and I used to get annoyed with words spelled wrong. But you're right. It's not that I'm so awesome. I was just gifted with a spelling ability. Some people are not. That does not make me better. That said, I do agree that perhaps businesses should have people edit their stuff.

Just a thought since you mentioned pdd-nos... I have a close relative who is on the autism spectrum. He has not one ambitious or self-starting bone in his body. We scaffolded him/dragged him through high school (public) and through college. But he made it through and has a job in computers and still lives with my parents. He has no particular ambition to do more than this. He might not have done any of this if we hadn't made him. You may have to make that choice, depending on how you see your son's issues. It may not be that he's lazy and unmotivated in the typical way of a teenager. It could be that's a part of who he and his pdd-nos. You may have to adjust your expectations to deal with that. ((hugs))

What about Time4Learning?

Maybe some "do the next thing" workbooks in the different subjects? Sounds like you have math covered. Easy Grammar or Hake for Grammar. Maps Charts Graphs G: The World or Maps Chart Graphs H: United States Past and Present. Some anthology or something where he can read a selection and write a short summary? I am using Graphic Canon in this way, but something else might be more your cup of tea (note: I had to go through it and do some heavy editing with a black sharpie and rip out a selection or two. But overall, I really like it.) Just read the next thing, write a summary. Repeat. World History Detective or US History Detective by Critical Thinking Company. Draw the USA or Draw Europe or Draw Asia. HTH!

It sounds like it could trigger adoption trauma. You, the parent, needs to just say no. If you're pulling him out anyway, skip the book. Or substitute another. Gently, it should be your job to tell the teacher no to the book, not your son's. Protect your son in this issue, as well as everything else you're doing. ((hugs))

The Great British Baking Show is wonderful.

Literary Elements mini bulletin board set: http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Teaching-Press-Literary-Elements/dp/B007DYTW50/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1461797946&sr=8-1&keywords=literary+elements+bulletin+board Literary Terms Poster Set: http://www.prufrock.com/Literary-Terms-Poster-Set-P811.aspx Figuratively Speaking Poster Set: http://www.prufrock.com/Figuratively-Speaking-Poster-Set-P792.aspx Figurative Language Mini Bulletin Board Set: http://www.amazon.com/Dellosa-Figurative-Language-Bulletin-410057/dp/1580375626/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1461798115&sr=8-3&keywords=figurative+language+bulletin+board

There are a couple of neat Genre Poster sets. http://www.orientaltrading.com/reading-genre-posters-a2-59_43200.fltr?Ntt=genre http://www.orientaltrading.com/genre-example-posters-a2-13630286.fltr?Ntt=genre Thinking ahead to cute holiday stuff, the nesting Santa Family is adorable. http://www.orientaltrading.com/web/browse/processProductsCatalog?mode=Searching&sku=95%2F3642

I would probably get something from their Teaching Supplies/Storage section. Bulletin board storage box looks appealing because I have lots of charts that are just shoved by the wall. http://www.orientaltrading.com/bulletin-board-storage-box-a2-62_9570.fltr?prodCatId=551433 Classroom Organizer Book Storage Bins also look great. Those would definitely get used. http://www.orientaltrading.com/classroom-organizer-book-storage-bins-a2-62_6.fltr?prodCatId=551433

What topics do you feel like need review? Does your dd learn well with video learning? (I ask because my dd does not). If you tell us that, we might have more specific suggestions. With what you've said so far, I would be inclined to suggest just moving on to 5A now. A little math a day all summer. At our house, if we don't use it, we lose it, and so we don't take summers off from math.

Ha ha. Wasn't a cakewalk for me. And I was math major. I took both micro and macro economics, and it did not go well. But my math skills weren't the reason. I don't recall it using much math.

Good point. Depends on what your goals are for reading Dante. Personally, my goal is cultural awareness and familiarity in general with the plot.

HGTV and Food Network shows.

I'm wondering if he's actually coming down with something, on top of the jetlag. Maybe he caught a bug, and his resources are particularly low right now. It's probably good that he's seeing the doctor. Keep an eye out for symptoms. Tell the doc about the vomiting. ((hugs))

Math every day. Reading every day. We had to do something like this the year my dd was sick for months. Pick the highest priority stuff and git er done. We also chose to do handwriting practice (A Reason for Handwriting. Short and sweet.) and Bible, in addition to math and reading.

Praying for you. ((hugs))

We read the children's version from Real Reads in middle school: http://realreads.co.uk/dante/titles/ I did just get Stories from Dante told to the Children, but I haven't read it yet, so I don't know if it would be appropriate for a 6th grader. I bought it for my 10th grader and I to read together. http://www.amazon.com/Stories-Dante-Told-Children-Macgregor/dp/150524059X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1461596717&sr=8-1&keywords=stories+from+dante