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a a y y o ou ut tl l i i n ne e a a n nd d l li i s s t t o o CotageMetingsforKidswasdesignedtosupport momsinpromotingaloveoflibertyinthehomeby providingbooklists,curiculum,andresourcesyou cantrust.Youdon’thavetogoanexhaustivesearchto findtrustedresources.We’vedonetheworkforyou. Wedon’tpromoteorendorseanythingwehaven’t used,tried,orreadourselvessoyouknowyoucan c ofthemesage. c o o u u n n t to o ThisParent/Teachermanualprovidesadetailedoverviewandoutlinestoaccompanyour individualmodulesoneachofthe12topicsfrom ourCotageMeetingResourceGuide.Itis designedtohelpmomssharethesameprinciples,stories,andexperiencesyou’vecometo lovefrom theCotageMeetingResourceGuideandincludesideasandactivitiesforkidsofal ages.Youdon’thavetousethismanualtoenjoythefulexperienceoftheprogram.Youcan simplyusetheindividualmodules.We’veprovidedthemanualasacuriculum outlinefor thosewholiketohaveeverythinginoneplace. sisdividedinto12modulesfolowingalongwiththetopicsfrom theCotageMeetingResourceGuide.Eachmoduleisdividedinto4weekswithanActivity C C o ot t ta ag ge e M M e e et ti in ng gs s f f o o r r K K i i d d s fadditionalresourcesfolowingthelesons.Eachmodulefeaturesa read-a-loudbookfamiliescanreadanddiscusthroughoutthemonth.Attheendofeach month,youcanunitewithotherfamiliestoparticipatetogetherintheActivityDay.Thisworks welwhenfamiliesarereadingthesamebookandgoingthroughthesamelesonsontheir ownandthencometogethertosharetheirexperiencesandreinforcetheprinciplesatthe ActivityDay. D D rogram iscompletelyuptoyou.Youcandoitwithjustyourownfamily,with agroupoffamilies,orevenaspartofachurchorcommunitygroup.Aftercompletingthefirst 12modules,youcancontinuewiththeprogram withtheadditionalresourceswe’veprovided bothinthismanualandonourwebsite.Asyougothroughtheprogram youwilundoubtedly comeupwithgreatideasorfindnewresources.Weencourageyoutoshareyourideasand findswithussowecanaddthem toourwebsiteforotherfamiliestoenjoy. FrederickDouglassaid,“Itiseasiertobuildstrongchildrenthanrepairbrokenmen.” H H o ow wy yo o u uu u s se et th hi is s p p oflibertyintheheartsofourchildren,theywiltakeroot. AsmothersandgrandmothersacrosAmericasharethestoryandprinciplesoffreedom with theirchildrenandgrandchildren,wewilraiseamightygenerationofyouthfiledwiththe knowledge,courage,andwisdom toraisethestandardofcivility,securetheblesingsof liberty,andsustainafreeandprosperousAmerica. W Wh h e en nw we e p pl la a n nt t t th h e es s e e s s e ee e d ds s o n nt Enjoytheadventure! t h he eq qu ua al l i i t t y ya an n d dc co o n nt t e e n n t t o