Mission Lasting Liberty is a one-year American history curriculum that guides you through a living history of the United States, integrating geography, hymn study, fine arts, and scripture. Plus, study human anatomy and a basic introductory chemistry!
Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 2 Corinthians 3:17 (NKJV)
Welcome to Mission: Lasting Liberty, a faith-based, integrated study of U.S. history and geography, fine arts, and scripture/hymns with a faith-based focus on the wonders God has orchestrated in the nation from before the Age of Exploration through today – with an underlying theme of the liberty that is found only through Christ.
A one-year American history curriculum!
Written for families with students in Grades 2-8 (and beyond), the framework of this study is built upon unique people and events who have changed the nation through their love for Christ and their compassion for fellow man as they’ve lived out their faith throughout the nation and beyond. The historical narrative is expanded with captivating biographies which were especially chosen to provide a deeper connection to the major events and people that shaped our nation and how God worked through their lives to embrace a life free in Christ. It is an account of God’s love and truth spreading across the nation through the lives of Christian men and women from ancient days through the national and world conflicts of the 20th century.
In Mission: Lasting Liberty, families will read a chronological living history of the United States to learn about the story of the nation. America’s Story has been chosen for its engaging storytelling format, along with its incorporation of narration prompts and vivid illustrations. America’s Story Volume 1 begins with the Ancient Americans and provides a living history of our nation up to the the Gold Rush. America’s Story Volume 2 picks up with the Civil War and continues through the Industrial Revolution. America’s Story Volume 3 proceeds with the early 1900s and concludes with modern times.
Alongside their study of U.S. History, children learn about those who have led our nation through Don’t Know Much about the Presidents, an amusing and memorable look at the U.S. Presidents. Upper elementary and middle school students learn more about U.S. Government by studying each article of the U.S. Constitution with Our Constitution Rocks!
As students learn about historical events and people from American history, they will explore each state as it corresponds to the historical narrative and memorize states & capitals, physical features, and how to draw the USA from memory.
To add the beautiful elements of fine arts, we also integrate hymn study and drawing/art projects that correlate with the history or biographies studied. To gain an appreciation for classical music, students will learn about the instruments of the orchestra along with Modern era composers Debussy, Stravinsky, Schoenberg, Gershwin, Copland, and Bernstein (and their connection to American history). We also include a Bible reading plan for instilling the habit of reading the Bible as a family, along with suggestions for related scripture memorization.
In this one-year American history curriculum plan, we will marvel at the wonders of God’s creation through the complexities of the human body and basic chemistry while interweaving apologetics. The core science selection for first semester is The Human Body from God’s Design for Life, and, for second semester, Properties of Matter from God’s Design for Chemistry & Ecology. These science readings are short, interesting, and informative – and they include memorable hands-on activities and scientist biographies that help students to enjoy the process of discovery. (For students in K-2, you can add the corresponding Life for Beginners book which includes Human Body for Beginners. We no longer carry this item in our shop, but it may be ordered directly from Master Books.)
What holds it all together? The Mission: Lasting Liberty Teacher’s Guide! This one-year American history curriculum plan is divided into six separate units of six weeks each to provide flexibility for families. Completed together, the study offers a full 36-week course of study for science, history, geography, and fine arts. (Families may adjust their schedules to complete fewer units or subjects if needed.)
The one-year American history curriculum plan is scheduled using a 4-day week to accommodate families who participate in a homeschool community/co-op day or to provide an extra day each week to shift activities or catch up if needed.
What’ included in this one-year American history curriculum
These lesson plans include the following:
- Content warnings for readings that may be difficult for sensitive or young students
- Instructions for expanding drawing lessons into art projects
- Correlated hymn study and geography readings to better integrate material
- Correlated picture book and read-aloud lists for expanding the curriculum to meet the needs of students from preschool through high school
- Great American poetry as it relates to American history. (A corresponding copybook, Script-n-Scribe Americana, is also available. Script-n-Scribe Americana is our poetry, picture study, and penmanship book that includes poetry studied in Mission: Lasting Liberty. Script-n-Scribe Americana is not part of our Mission: Lasting Liberty bundle.)
- Guidelines for using Mission: Lasting Liberty in a co-op setting (for elementary level).
- Science and history extensions to expand the lessons into more challenging content for middle school students, including a study of the U.S. Constitution.
- Access to an exclusive password-protected website that provides additional resources that correlate with this study.
Download a sample of the Mission: Lasting Liberty Teacher’s Guide by clicking on the button below.
Homeschooling high school? Make it a one-room schoolhouse! Check out High School Lessons – Truth Trek One for our corresponding high school scope and sequence for use with Mission: Lasting Liberty.
Questions? Be sure to check out our Mission: Great Commission FAQ.
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Mission: Lasting Liberty Teacher’s Guide PDF Version
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Format: PDF Download (Mac & PC Compatible), 145 pages. Access to our exclusive Mission: Lasting Liberty Supplemental Resource Webpage is included with purchase. After purchasing the PDF download version, you will receive instant access to the ebook version of the Mission: Lasting Liberty Teacher’s Guide. Download a sample.
Suggested grades: 2 to 8
PDF Version Price: $39.95
Mission: Lasting Liberty Curriculum List
The resources needed for our Mission Lasting Liberty Curriculum Plans include the following:
Mission: Lasting Liberty Teacher’s Guide (PDF), America’s Story 1 (student text only), America’s Story 2 (student text only), America’s Story 3 (student text only), Don’t Know Much about the Presidents, Our Constitution Rocks!, Desk Atlas of the United States, States & Capitals CD + Map Kit, Draw the USA, God’s Design for Life Set: Student Text & Teacher Guide, God’s Design for Chemistry & Ecology Set: Student Text & Teacher Guide, Draw Write Now Book 3, Draw Write Now Book 5, A Child’s Introduction to the Orchestra, Then Sings My Soul, William Bradford: Plymouth’s Rock, Ransom’s Mark: A Story Based on the Life of the Pioneer Olive Oatman, Harriet Tubman: Freedombound, D. L. Moody: Bringing Souls to Christ, George Washington Carver: From Slave to Scientist, Jacob DeShazer: Forgive Your Enemies, Ben Carson: A Chance at Life. Access to our exclusive Mission: Lasting Liberty Supplemental Resource Webpage is included with purchase.
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The resources needed for Mission: Lasting Liberty include:
- Mission: Lasting Liberty Teacher’s Guide. PDF.
- America’s Story Volume 1. Softcover. (Student text only.)
- America’s Story Volume 2. Softcover. (Student text only.)
- America’s Story Volume 3. Softcover. (Student text only.)
- Don’t Know Much about the Presidents. Softcover.
- Our Constitution Rocks! Softcover.
- Desk Atlas of the United States. Softcover.
- States & Capitals Audio Memory CD & Map. Audio CD + Map.
- Draw the USA. Softcover.
- God’s Design for Life Set: Student Book + Teacher Guide. Softcover. (Mission: Lasting Liberty uses The Human Body which is now available only within this single combined volume of all three titles from the God’s Design for Life series.)
- God’s Design for Chemistry & Ecology Set: Student Book + Teacher Guide. Softcover. (Mission: Lasting Liberty uses Properties of Matter which is now available only within this single combined volume of all three titles from the Chemistry & Ecology series.)
- Draw Write Now Book 3. Softcover. Paid link to Amazon.
- Draw Write Now Book 5. Softcover.
- A Child’s Introduction to the Orchestra. Hardcover. (This is a new edition of the book formerly titled Story of the Orchestra. Page numbers and information remain the same, but instead of an audio CD, this new edition provides a link to download the audio tracks and also includes a removable poster of an orchestra seating chart.)
- Then Sings My Soul. Softcover.
- William Bradford: Plymouth’s Rock. Softcover.
- Ransom’s Mark: A Story Based on the Life of the Pioneer Olive Oatman. Softcover.
- Harriet Tubman: Freedombound. Softcover.
- D. L. Moody: Bringing Souls to Christ. Softcover.
- George Washington Carver: From Slave to Scientist. Softcover.
- Jacob DeShazer: Forgive Your Enemies. Softcover.
- Ben Carson: A Chance at Life. Softcover.
Note that the three volumes of God’s Design for Life – The World of Plants, The World of Animals, and The Human Body – are available now only as a single combined volume. The World of Plants and The World of Animals are used in Mission: World Wonders. The Human Body is used in Mission: Lasting Liberty. The three volumes of God’s Design for Chemistry & Ecology – Properties of Matter, Properties of Atoms & Molecules, and Properties of Ecosystems – are available now only as a single combined volume. Properties of Matter is used in Mission: Lasting Liberty, Properties of Atoms & Molecules is suggested as an alternative science for a second trip through Mission: Lasting Liberty, and Properties of Ecosystems is suggested as an alternative science for a second trip through Mission: World Wonders.
Mission: Lasting Liberty is the third volume in our Mission: Great Commission Curriculum Series, which takes students through a study of the entire world. Mission: World Wonders is available at this link, and Mission: Faith Forgers is available at this link.
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For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Galatians 5:13-14 (NKJV)
You may also be interested in Script-n-Scribe Americana: American Art and Poetry Study through Copywork, which includes poetry and picture studies related to Mission: Lasting Liberty.
