The mission of the American Heritage Education Foundation is to be

“a non-profit, non-partisan educational foundation (501.c.3) dedicated to the understanding and teaching of America’s factual and philosophical heritage to promote constructive citizenship and Freedom, Unity, Progress, and Responsibility among our students and citizens.

AHEF accomplishes this patriotic mission by writing, producing, and distributing FREE K-12 lesson plans to teachers, students, and families in all 50 states and through additional initiatives, programs, and partnerships.

AHEF is inclusive of individuals of every race and creed and every religious or non-religious persuasion.”

I received their CD entitled America’s Heritage: An Adventure in Liberty to review. This CD can be requested for free at the AHEF website. You can also purchase a print version for $19.50. At 184 pages this is an American History resource that could be used with all ages. Many topics are covered and there are various themes that direct the studies.

What is Discussed?

• American Revolution
• The Declaration of Independence
• George Washington
• United States Flag
• and more.

The themes covered are:

• Freedom
• Progress
• Responsibility
• and Unity

What did I think?

Hmmm. I have to admit that the fact that this resource has a background in a government school system bothers me a great deal. One reason I am homeschooling is because I feel that Mr. Incredible and I are able to provide a better education for our children than what the public school can. I am hesitant to bring anything that is used in the public school setting into our home because invariably we do not mesh theologically.

That being said, I think this could be a useful resource if you throw out the relative secularism. We will be able to use the Thanksgiving study in our home and I appreciate all of the suggested activities. For those on a limited budget this would be an excellent resource to use as a jumping off point towards making your own lesson plans in social studies. I did appreciate the lyrics to American songs like America the Beautiful and the puzzles you can print and cut out to reinforce what you are learning.

While it may not have been a perfect fit for our home I know that this may not be the case for all families. Feel free to check out The American Heritage Education Foundation website to learn more.