Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
In this video, I share how I teach my kids with confidence without following a syllabus. I use many resources to get ideas to advance my kids' skills and knowledge, but I focus on helping them achieve mastery rather than "covering" or "finishing" a syllabus. I share all the resources we have been using and loving.
00:00 Homeschooling Without Syllabus
00:49 Why Syllabus Fails Kids
02:23 Mastery Over Coverage
04:38 How do I know my child is ready to learn a certain concept?
04:38 Percentages Readiness
04:51 Using IXL as a list of topics
05:56 How I choose what to teach first
07:14 Confidence Without Curriculum
09:14 Real Life Percentages
11:13 How do we do English
11:13 Teaching Reading Naturally
13:35 Resources that made reading easier and enjoyable
14:08 Brave Writer DART Review
18:17 Writing Course- Building Brave Writers
20:34 Mastery Mindset Resources
21:43 No Time Limit To Achieve Mastery
22:34 Free Montessori Albums
22:34 Montessori Albums IXL Duolingo
23:56 Duolingo For Math, Chess, and Music
24:28 Reduce Screen Exposure
25:07 Common Core And Testing Prep
26:03 My Child is Requesting To Go To School
26:04 School Transition Plans
27:39 Spectrum practice test book
28:01 Wrap Up And Next Steps
Links to all the resources mentioned-
✍🏽 Brave Writer- bravewriter.refr.cc/brave-writer/u/aparnaj?s=sp&t=cp
✍🏽 Building Strong Writers- courses.trilliummontessori.org/p/building-strong-writers
🪁 Free Montessori Album 1- moteaco.org/albums
🪁 Free Montessori Albums 2- kindlingkidsmontessori.wordpress.com/2021/08/09/free-montessori-elementary-albums
🪁 IXL - ixl.com
🪁 Common core standards- corestandards.org
How I taught my toddler to read fast- youtu.be/0bpkwaA6EqE
🪁 Spectrum Test Practice book(3rd grade) - amzn.to/4bjpC4J
📚 How My Kids learned to read-Bob books set- amzn.to/4sMK1pW
Books that got my kids reading for pleasure-
📚 Owl Diaries Series- amzn.to/4sDCmtL
📚 Avatar The Last Airbender Series- amzn.to/4bDwbjP
📚 Workbooks we use- IXL Practice Workbooks- amzn.to/4sJ9SPu
Middle School Books We Use
📚 Super simple series- amzn.to/4bihnG0
YouTube Channels I love to learn from-
Montessori Math - youtube.com/@UCvn9nM9yzzxS4t-vAv3x3Bg
Udemy Montessori Courses
Montessori Language Course(Early childhood 3-6) udemy.com/share/10eWbV3@sogJ8B95ex7kJAxcQ0AVkhudDiNaIRNFEm0xeCmUoUEpbazs5supiAEn4dk17SpG
Montessori Math(Early childhood 3-6)
udemy.com/share/10eKc53@89GllbtTL_FAUtnUr0V7Vb1lAgdA8p4UBSxqMkjpPCaZMzeWU7oG7pf3aMOXjlzn
In this video, I share how I teach my kids with confidence without following a syllabus. I use many resources to get ideas to advance my kids' skills and knowledge, but I focus on helping them achieve mastery rather than "covering" or "finishing" a syllabus. I share all the resources we have been using and loving.
00:00 Homeschooling Without Syllabus
00:49 Why Syllabus Fails Kids
02:23 Mastery Over Coverage
04:38 How do I know my child is ready to learn a certain concept?
04:38 Percentages Readiness
04:51 Using IXL as a list of topics
05:56 How I choose what to teach first
07:14 Confidence Without Curriculum
09:14 Real Life Percentages
11:13 How do we do English
11:13 Teaching Reading Naturally
13:35 Resources that made reading easier and enjoyable
14:08 Brave Writer DART Review
18:17 Writing Course- Building Brave Writers
20:34 Mastery Mindset Resources
21:43 No Time Limit To Achieve Mastery
22:34 Free Montessori Albums
22:34 Montessori Albums IXL Duolingo
23:56 Duolingo For Math, Chess, and Music
24:28 Reduce Screen Exposure
25:07 Common Core And Testing Prep
26:03 My Child is Requesting To Go To School
26:04 School Transition Plans
27:39 Spectrum practice test book
28:01 Wrap Up And Next Steps
Links to all the resources mentioned-
✍🏽 Brave Writer- bravewriter.refr.cc/brave-writer/u/aparnaj?s=sp&t=cp
✍🏽 Building Strong Writers- courses.trilliummontessori.org/p/building-strong-writers
🪁 Free Montessori Album 1- moteaco.org/albums
🪁 Free Montessori Albums 2- kindlingkidsmontessori.wordpress.com/2021/08/09/free-montessori-elementary-albums
🪁 IXL - ixl.com
🪁 Common core standards- corestandards.org
How I taught my toddler to read fast- youtu.be/0bpkwaA6EqE
🪁 Spectrum Test Practice book(3rd grade) - amzn.to/4bjpC4J
📚 How My Kids learned to read-Bob books set- amzn.to/4sMK1pW
Books that got my kids reading for pleasure-
📚 Owl Diaries Series- amzn.to/4sDCmtL
📚 Avatar The Last Airbender Series- amzn.to/4bDwbjP
📚 Workbooks we use- IXL Practice Workbooks- amzn.to/4sJ9SPu
Middle School Books We Use
📚 Super simple series- amzn.to/4bihnG0
YouTube Channels I love to learn from-
Montessori Math - youtube.com/@UCvn9nM9yzzxS4t-vAv3x3Bg
Udemy Montessori Courses
Montessori Language Course(Early childhood 3-6) udemy.com/share/10eWbV3@sogJ8B95ex7kJAxcQ0AVkhudDiNaIRNFEm0xeCmUoUEpbazs5supiAEn4dk17SpG
Montessori Math(Early childhood 3-6)
udemy.com/share/10eKc53@89GllbtTL_FAUtnUr0V7Vb1lAgdA8p4UBSxqMkjpPCaZMzeWU7oG7pf3aMOXjlzn
