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Printable lessons for families

Teach the American story,
one week at a time.

Short weekly worksheets on the people, words, and virtues that built the country, at three reading levels for ages 6 to 14. Real primary sources, a poem or passage to memorize, and a parent key with a question for the dinner table. No prep: just print and go.

For the holidays

Seasonal units

Four weeks each, timed to the season, at three reading levels. No prep: print at home and start the same day.

Seasonal Unit

An American Thanksgiving

Four weeks leading up to Thanksgiving

How a harvest feast in 1621 became a national holiday. Your children meet the people who carried the idea of a day of thanks from Plymouth to the White House, and learn a song the whole family already half knows.

Ages 6 to 14 · three levels · 4 weeks · printable PDF
Seasonal Unit

An American Christmas

Four weeks through Advent to Christmas Eve

Four American Christmas stories that families have told for generations: a poet's hope in wartime, a newspaper's answer to a little girl, a gift given in love, and a message read from the Moon.

Ages 6 to 14 · three levels · 4 weeks · printable PDF
Thanksgiving + Christmas

The Holiday Bundle

Both seasonal units, eight weeks from November to Christmas Eve

An American Thanksgiving and An American Christmas together. Start the first week of November and finish on Christmas Eve.

Ages 6 to 14 · three levels · 8 weeks · printable PDF
Every week

What's on the page

  • A short readingOne true story, written for the child's level.
  • A person to meetPlus one odd-but-true fact they'll repeat at dinner.
  • Quote of the WeekWords that teach a virtue, every hard word explained.
  • A primary sourceThe real document or letter, with an "in plain words" line.
  • Memory workA poem or passage learned across the unit, with a QR code to hear it.
  • A parent keyAnswers, background, and a question for the whole family.
In the works

Coming soon

Coming soon

The Liberty Ledger

Year 1: The Founding and Its Promise

The flagship program. One American story a week, taught at three levels so the whole family studies the same topic together.

Family Edition: ages 6 to 8, 9 to 11, and 12 to 14 · 9 units · 36 weeks