When you purchase The 28 Principles of Liberty Unit you will receive 28 Lesson Guides (for 28 weeks of learning), including the Foundations add-ons for further weekly study (kind of like optional homework if you really enjoy a subject), and the group presentations to use before you begin each week’s guide (a visual aid to introduce the topic to your family).

Yes! As you open each week’s lesson you will see the verbiage for reading aloud to your family including links to videos aligning with the topics, activity sheets for engagement, and a craft or a game to go along with the lesson. These open & go guides were created with the intent to teach multiple ages at once!

We highlight The 28 Principles of Liberty in the Creative Writing portions of our Lesson Guides, but deeper understanding is given to each lesson in our History, Music, and Arts & Crafts portions of the guides.

Here’s a list of the 28 Principles of Liberty, which are the founding principles of America:

-Natural law is the basis of a just and free society.

-A free society cannot exist without moral and virtuous people.

-A free society cannot exist without moral and virtuous leaders.

-The role of religion is foundational.

-Role of the Creator.

-All men are created equal in their unalienable rights.

-Government protects equal rights, does not provide equal things.

-Unalienable rights are endowed by their Creator.

-To protect rights God revealed certain divine laws.

-Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed; sovereignty remains with the people.

-Oppressive government may be altered or abolished by the people.

-The United States shall be a Republic.

-The best protection from human frailties is written law.

-Property rights secure people’s liberties.

-Free market and minimal government best supports prosperity.

-Government should be separated into three branches: Legislative, Executive and Judicial.

-A system of checks and balances help to prevent abuse of power.

-A written Constitution protects unalienable rights.

-Governments should have limited and defined powers.

-Majority rules, law protects the minority rights.

-Strong local self-government is the keystone to preserving human freedom.

-A free people are governed by law and not by whims of their leaders.

-Good education keeps people free.

-A free people cannot survive unless they stay strong.

-“Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none.”

-Family is the basic unit of society and should be fostered and protected.

-Avoid debt.

-The United States has a manifest destiny to be an example and a blessing in sharing and promoting the principles of liberty.

Principles of Liberty Source:

Over 150 volumes of the Founding Fathers’ original writings, minutes, letters, biographies, etc. distilled into “The Five Thousand Year Leap” by W. Cleon Skousen. Published by the National Center for Constitutional Studies, 1981.

The main verbiage in the lesson has been adapted to fit all age groups so that as you read the material, it will be understood by all ages. Sometimes you may want to click the links and dive deeper for the older students, and that is the beauty of homeschooling. Parts of each week’s lesson are categorized in the Lesson Guide for either “Grasshoppers”(5-6 years), “Dragoons”(7-9 years), “Patriots”(10-13 years), or “Minutemen”(14-18 years). Depending on the ages of the children you are instructing, you can use the appropriate tools provided. The video links, assignments, and crafts included are age-appropriate to make the learning process enjoyable, but you may choose to streamline and use one video and one craft for all your students to simplify teaching. To see how this works in action, and for a free lesson sample, head to our “Curriculum” tab and click the “SAMPLE LESSON”.

This is truly up to you as the teacher. You can skip over videos or writing assignments if you choose, covering all three modes of learning (Creative Writing, History/Music, and Arts & Crafts) in just an hour, or you can split up the subjects for different days of the week for more comprehensive at-home learning.

For ‘at-home’ learning:

*We recommend splitting each lesson guide for the week into a 2-day (2 hours total, 1 hour per day), experience. First, start day 1 of the week with the quick presentation for visual aid, followed by the Creative Writing guide. Then for day 2 of the week, focus on the History/Music guide followed up by the Craft! If you’d like to dive further we’ve provided the foundations links for deeper study of each principle!

For ‘Co-op’ use:

*We recommend using this curriculum for co-ops on a once a week basis for 3 hours. To see examples of a co-op set up using this curriculum visit: here.