Raising The Next Generation of Patriots
As a mom, we can do our part in restoring our American culture by raising patriots right in our own home! Get started by using this kid-friendly version of the Cottage Meetings series. It is presented through fun and engaging activities, while teaching your children the principles of faith, family and freedom.
Our first series of virtual classes has concluded and the kids had lots of fun. We plan on having another virtual series later this year so stay tuned! In the meantime, you can use the resources, books and activities on this page to engage your children!
Monthly Lessons
Everything you need to get your Cottage Meetings for Kids started!
Objective:
This theme introduces the four fundamentals of liberty – God, Family, The Founders' Constitution, and Virtuous and Moral Leadership.
We need them to stay anchored in hope as we secure and maintain the blessings of liberty for ourselves and our prosperity.
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Lesson #1
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This theme introduces the significant role of the home and family in society and personal development and establishes the principle that liberty begins at home.
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Lesson #2
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The purpose of this presentation is to help children realize the powerful influence of women in their home and family, the community, and the nation and teach the importance of having respect.
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Lesson #3
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This theme introduces the instrumental role that God and faith had in the founding of America. Faith is the first of the Three Pillars of Liberty; it lays the foundation where liberty can grow and prosper.
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Lesson #4
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This theme introduces the second Pillar of Liberty – Virtue. It illustrates how and why a virtuous citizenry is vital to sustaining liberty and invites discussion of the concept of “public virtue.”
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Lesson #5
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This theme introduces the third Pillar of Liberty, Patriotism. It’s manifested through devotion to a cause higher than oneself – not for what the Patriot knows in their mind, but for what they understand in their heart. This leads to lasting dedication to living and promoting the principles of liberty.
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Lesson #6
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This theme introduces the power of stories in promoting liberty and personal patriotism. As Americans, we need to know about our personal and collective stories; we also need to know what unites us as a people. Stories are a powerful medium to teach the Three Pillars of Liberty and the most effective method for planting seeds in the heart.
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Lesson #7
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This month’s theme is Capture the Sunshine. We have an essential need for figurative “sunshine” in our lives, just as a plant needs sunshine to grow healthy and strong. Beauty, inspiration, and gratitude can be likened to the “light” required for the nurturing of liberty within the hearts of people.
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Lesson #8
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This month’s theme is all about fortifying your home and strengthening your family. The Law of the Harvest suggests that if we take the time today to sow seeds of good manners, self-government and treasuring family relationships (like family dinner time), we will reap the benefits tomorrow. Quality family time is found in the small and simple things that are repeated consistently over time.
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Lesson #9
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This theme introduces the Constitution of the United States as established by our Founding Fathers. The title of the theme uses the analogy of separating the wheat from the chaff to distinguish between the original intent of the Constitution that we seek to learn and the alterations and misinterpretations that people often equate with the Constitution today.
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Lesson #10
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This theme introduces the concepts of self-reliance, family reliance and escaping government dependency. Participants will discover how a free people can use the principles of economics to gain prosperity.
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Lesson #11
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This theme celebrates planting seeds of patriotism and watching them bud and flourish. It highlights that we are infused with patriotism when we have a knowledge of who we are, what it means to be American, and what the dream of America is all about. During the last month of our program, we’ll have fun celebrating our love of country, freedom, what we’ve learned this year, our heritage, and the experience of becoming a liberty warrior.
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Lesson #12
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The Activity Day General Resource is full of fun, printable resources that can be utilized with each lesson. These items will help your children to learn respect for the American flag, and teach them the American’s Creed and the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution.
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Here’s How It Works
Cottage Meetings for Kids is divided into 12 modules following along with the topics from the Cottage Meeting Resource Guide. Each module is divided into 4 weeks with an Activity Day Outline and list of additional resources following the lessons. Each module features a read-a-loud book that families can read and discuss throughout the month. At the end of each month you can unite with other families to participate together in the Activity Day. This works well when families are reading the same book and going through the same lessons on their own and then come together to share their experiences and reinforce the principles at the Activity Day. Age is not a factor, togetherness is the key (Kids in Pre-K through 12th grade are welcome). The only requirement we have is that you HAVE FUN!
Once you’ve completed the 12 lessons, there will be a Liberty Warrior Graduation Certificate that you can print out to acknowledge your child(ren)’s amazing achievements.
Please note: You will need the Activity Day General Resources PDF, which includes printable cut-outs, for every Activity Day. Some Activity Days require supplemental resources that can be found in the Activity Day Outline PDF.
This Parent’s Manual supplies you with additional resources, books, and ideas to incorporate into each of the monthly lessons. You’ll find inspirational stories, and detailed outlines for each of the 12 lessons.
Additional Resources
Liberty Trips
We’re taking you to patriotic sites across the country! Plan the perfect patriotic adventure for your family with our interactive, state-by-state Liberty Trips Map!
Libraries of Hope
This is the Home of the Well-Educated Heart and provides a treasure trove of FREE, arts-based resources to educate the hearts of our children and preserve a culture of Faith, Family, Freedom and a love of the Good, the True and the Beautiful.
PragerU for Kids
culture, media, and education. PragerU for Kids educational, entertaining, pro-American kids shows for every grade to help them think deeper, reframe their perspectives, and live better.
Little Patriots
This all-in-one platform, created by Dr. Ben Carson, features online lessons, at-home activities, patriotic books, and sing-a-longs to teach children about our country’s founding principles.
Patriotic Students of America
Patriotic Students of America, nonpartisan and non-religious, inspires elementary and middle-school aged students to start and maintain patriotic clubs with an easy to follow club curriculum and extra incentives like take home booklets and challenge coins.
Wall Builders
WallBuilders presents America’s forgotten history and heroes, with an emphasis on the moral, religious, and constitutional foundation on which America was built. Dig into their robust library, listen to their live radio show, or purchase historical resources.
Patriot Academy
Patriot Academy, home of the stellar Biblical Citizenship program, trains students to understand and then teach the Founding Fathers' perspectives, enabling them to be salt in light in every area of society and culture.
The Constitution Bee
Your 4th-5th grader can now learn the principles of the Constitution and learn the principles of freedom in the FREE Constitution Bee course, then compete in the annual, online/in-person yearly Constitution Bee event. Younger students are also welcome!
The True Corrective
There is a war raging for the hearts and minds of our children. Correct your child’s in-school or homeschool education with the shared values and principles that bind us together as a people. The monthly subscription includes a unique curriculum, private online community for parents, and additional support content from our partner organizations.
American Heritage Girls
This conservative alternative to Girl Scouts builds women of integrity through service to God, family, community and country. It offers fully developed badge programs, service projects, leadership opportunities, and outdoor experiences.
Trail Life USA for Boys
This conservative, deeply faith-based alternative to Boy Scouts engages boys in real-world challenges, providing multiple outdoor experiences as well as male mentorship, character development, and leadership training.
Agency Based Education Organization
An education in which individuals exercise choice to learn to be moral, self-governing, citizens of good character; identify their gifts and talents to be empowered; and maintain a free society to ensure opportunities exist for future generations.
Liberty Kids
This educational and entertaining children’s cartoon, centered around the American revolution, shows the war through a diverse cast of fictional and historical characters. (Full Series, 40 Episodes)
Freedom Factor
Constitution for Kids
The Constitution for Kids audio series is designed to give the future guardians of our liberties a fun interactive introduction to the United States Constitution.
Learn Our History
(MIKE HUCKABEE, CO-FOUNDER)
This is a monthly subscription of topical kids’ guides or DVD’s, each including all-access streaming to an entire library of award-winning, American history and educational videos.
Cash Course
Fast and fun financial literacy for youth to young adults. Teaches youth about savings, investing, currency budgeting and debt.
Schoolhouse Rock:
America Rock
Schoolhouse Rock has been America's favorite toe-tapping tutor for more than thirty years. Watch all 3 seasons, 33 episodes on their channel.
Take Your Hat OFF
When the Flag Goes By
A child's musical introduction to the flag and constitution - By Janeen Brady
Christopher Columbus
View the Animated Hero Classic about Christopher Columbus from NEST Learning.
George Washington
View the Animated Hero Classic about George Washington from NEST Learning.
Benjamin Franklin
View the Animated Hero Classic about Benjamin Franklin from NEST Learning.
Also view these additional American Hero Classics
Abraham Lincoln, William Bradford, Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, Florence Nightengale, Harriet Tubman and more...
Be sure to check out Nest Learning's entire Animated Hero Classics - CLICK HERE
The Tuttle Twins
The Tuttle Twins are the only books that help children develop critical thinking skills about real-world concepts. They empower parents to have amazing conversations with their children, and make sure they have a foundation of freedom!
The Adventures of Rush Revere Series
Join American history teacher Rush Revere and his trusty sidekick, Liberty the Horse, as they time-travel to experience American history first-hand. Great for 4th-8th grade students. (Five Book Series)
Brave Books
BRAVE Books offers an alternative to the current progressive agenda dominating children’s literature. Each book teaches a new traditional value that makes America so special, highlighting the founding values that makes our country great.
Story of the World
Take a captivating tour through The Ancient Times (Story of the World Level 1), The Middle Ages (Story of the World Level 2), Early Modern Times (Story of the World Level 3) and The Modern Age (Story of the World Level 4) with Bauer’s straightforward approach, and experience all of history chronologically!
Student's Federalist Papers
In this beautifully illustrated booklet, the Foundation for Liberty in American Greatness (FLAG) delivers an entertaining, digestible, and accurate overview of the Federalist Papers for students to learn from and enjoy!
Principles of American Government
This book, which includes the Seven Principles of American Government, is a timeless course in the guiding principles that form the bedrock of the Constitution of the United States of America. It will equip readers with reasoning skills and help restore the liberty and unity that our Founding Fathers had in mind.
Libraries of Hope Freedom Series
So Many Special Families
This book series focuses on life, from conception through fetal development and birth, sharing just how unique and special God created each child. Choosing life and then adoption blesses the child with life and the couple with parenthood, and elevates the birth mother to a true hero to everyone.
Freedom Friends Book Series
Through beautiful artwork and rhyme, Freedom Friends helps kids discover that their unalienable rights are granted by their Creator, that they cannot be taken away, and why America is such a great nation...and how it is our responsibility to protect and preserve that freedom.
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The Pledge of Allegiance Workbook
Using engaging and fun graphics, this workbook helps children better understand both the vocabulary and the meaning of the pledge, and the key principles which symbolize our country and flag.
The Timebender Series
THE TIMEBENDERS SERIES features time travel, dinosaurs, and even aliens to attract readers aged 9 to 13, 4th - 8th grades. These books deal with themes of faith, courage, and character. Readers who enjoy the fiction of C. S. Lewis, Madeleine L’Engle will enjoy this series.
Revolutionary Heroes
The heroes of the American Revolutionary War were ordinary people who rose to the challenge of violent times. Some of the heroes in this book were very young, not even in their teens, who helped shape the new nation and changed the world. This book tells their amazing, true stories of courage and character.
Jane Hampton Cook Books
In this true story, young readers will learn the answer to "Who launched the first fireworks for independence?" also discover why Americans declared independence in the first place.
A Family Program for Reading Aloud
This valuable volume offers over 200 pieces of classical literature that will give your children a better understanding sound principles and character. Make your home the beginning place for developing leaders and expand your child's interests through the delight of enjoying books together.
Dictionary of the English Language
Noah Webster 1828
The Webster’s 1828 Dictionary is a unique and essential tool for educating well-thought and well-spoken Americans of character and principle. This will help equip you for leadership, strengthen your vocabulary and communication, and add to your efficacy in government, economics, marketing and every other domain.
US History Comic Books
U.S. history comics are a fun and engaging way to learn about the origins of the nation. From the first colonies to the Declaration of Independence, from the Revolutionary War to the Constitution, these comics bring to life the events and people that shaped America's history.
Forgotten Stories by Lydia Nuttall
Teaching Children the 28 Principles of Liberty by Chris M. Jolley
Patterns of Liberty by Tenna Hartman
The Tuttle Twins by Conner Boyack
5000 Year Leap by Cleon Skousen
Land of Hope by Willfred M. McClay
The Glorious American Songbook compiled by Cooper Edens
Thomas Jefferson Education by Oliver DeMille
Thomas Jefferson Education for Teens by Oliver DeMille
US Constitution Student Journal from The Good and the Beautiful
Mystery on Constitution Island by Maggie Felsch & Jenny Phillips
US Constitution Activity Book from The Good and the Beautiful
I Love America - Part 1 from the National Center for Constitutional Studies
I Love America - Part 2 from the National Center for Constitutional Studies
Constitution Quest Board Game
Teachers and students of all ages LOVE the Constitution Quest Game! So, raise the Constitutional IQs of those you know and love. Teach/review the Constitution throughout the year with Constitution Quest!
The Urgent Need to Teach the Constitution to the Rising Generation
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Raising George Washingtons
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A Mothers Garden
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Patriot's Reading List - By Age Level
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The Good & The Beautiful
This homeschool curriculum is expertly written and makes homeschool easy, beautiful, affordable, academically solid, character-building and joyful!
Conservative Kids
Conservative Kid Growth Kit. Packed in a reusable world traveler suitcase box, and full of fun and educational books, music, and games, the Conservative Kid Growth Kit grows with your child year after year.
Conservative Coaching for Parents. The annual webinar subscription includes reading materials, a private Facebook group, quarterly newsletter, and many other support resources.
Patriotic Students of America
Patriotic Students of America, nonpartisan and non-religious, inspires elementary and middle-school aged students to start and maintain patriotic clubs with an easy to follow club curriculum and extra incentives like take home booklets and challenge coins.
Vacation Liberty School
This guide provides a detailed curriculum and planning tools that empower any passionate and motivated group of citizens to pass the torch of liberty to the children in their community.
Hearthstone Education Plan
This plan, developed by Moms for America, will help parents to guide their students through a K-12 home education program. The Hearthstone model is designed to educate both hearts and minds, not only in reading, writing, and arithmetic, but also in the principles of liberty.
FACE Curriculums
The Foundation for American Christian Education (FACE) provides Biblical Classical education curriculum and resources for Christian schools, homeschool parents, and Christians in all walks of life to teach and think in the way of Principle Approach, restoring self-government and character.
Self-Government Works
In Self-Government Works, 7th-12th grade students build, maintain, and experiment with self-governance, inside and outside the classroom. Also compatible with homeschool scenarios, this cross-curricular experience will increase student engagement and interest in U.S. history and government.
United We Pledge Academy
The United We Pledge curriculum will help families create the next generation of American patriots, who will play a major role in healing this nation, as it’s what we do within the four walls of our home that will make the difference.
Constitutional Studies Scholarship Program
Moms for America is thrilled to partner with Foundation for the Restoration of America. It’s a partnership founded on our mutual belief in the principles that built America. We want to ensure that Americas founding principles are presented truthfully and faithfully to our children – the next generation of Great Americans. We want to prepare them to pursue truth, faith, freedom, justice, and happiness.
Our Constitutional Studies Program provides solid, conservative, education in the US Constitution. $100,000.00 or more will be awarded in 2024.
Libraries of Hope
LibrariesOfHope.com (home of the Well-Educated Heart) provides a treasure trove of FREE resources to help preserve a culture of Faith, Family and Freedom and a love of the Good, the True and the Beautiful. We are a community of families learning to use the Arts – Music, Paintings, Poetry and Story – to educate the hearts of our children.
Of special interest to the Moms for America community:
My America Story Book: A sampling of American history stories from pre-1923 literature. Stories are available to listen to or to read. You will also find Fine Art and Music to go along with the topics. Children can create their own My America Story Book with images provided.
The Forgotten Classics Family Library: Here is a large collection of stories gathered from the pre-1923 Golden Age of Children’s Literature. Free digital versions can be accessed by clicking on the title. Especially note the Freedom Series filled with inspiring stories from American history as well as the World Freedom Series.
Libraries of Hope Online Library
Here are thousands of children’s history and cultural books sorted by topics and genre and linked to free digital reads. To find the books, click on a topic of interest, and then click on one of the buttons at the top of the page. To open a book, click on the icon next to the title.
Catch the Vision Introductory Course
Learn more about the Well-Educated Heart philosophy of learning and find even more free resources and how to use them. Some families use it as a complete Homeschooling program.