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A Christian Homeschool Workbook for Teaching the U.S. Constitution

Our AmericanHeritage

Training Tomorrow’s Disciples of Christ and American Citizens

by Rusty Thomas

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Two paperbacks · 17 chapters · Full color · Charlotte Mason friendly

A mother teaching her son and daughter at the kitchen table, pointing to a page in an open book

When families learn together, pray together, and serve together, they help build stronger homes, stronger communities, and a stronger nation for generations yet to come.

Rusty Thomas, Our American Heritage

Two books, one story

Start with Book One, finish with Book Two

Our American Heritage comes in two full-color paperbacks. Book One lays the foundation, from why America is a constitutional republic through the Fifth Amendment. Book Two completes the Bill of Rights and carries your family through the later amendments, America’s Founders and ten activities to do together.

Our American Heritage, Book One, by Rusty Thomas, front cover

Book One

Chapters One to Nine

The foundation, the Preamble and the First through Fifth Amendments

  • The Introduction, a personal letter from the author, and nine chapters
  • America as a constitutional republic, how the Constitution is built, the Preamble and the Bill of Rights
  • The First through Fifth Amendments, one chapter each
  • Chapter Reviews and crosswords, with an answer key
  • “You Be the Judge”: everyday situations to decide, plus “Look Back” questions that bring back earlier lessons
  • Narration breaks: stop, tell back what you just learned, and tick the box
  • Family Discussion questions and Scripture memory verses
  • A glossary of the words in this book

189 pages · Full color · 8½ × 11 in

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Our American Heritage, Book Two, by Rusty Thomas, front cover

Book Two

Chapters Ten to Seventeen

The Sixth Amendment to America’s Founders

  • The Sixth through Tenth Amendments, one chapter each
  • The 11th–27th Amendments, America’s Founders and ten Family Activities
  • Chapter Reviews and crosswords, with an answer key
  • “You Be the Judge”: everyday situations to decide, plus “Look Back” questions that bring back earlier lessons
  • Narration breaks: stop, tell back what you just learned, and tick the box
  • Family Discussion questions and Scripture memory verses
  • A glossary of the words in this book

176 pages · Full color · 8½ × 11 in

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Inside the books

Books to open together

Seventeen chapters in two books walk your family through the Constitution, from the Preamble to all twenty-seven amendments. Read them aloud at the kitchen table, stop at the questions, talk it over, and do the activities together.

  • 17Chapters
  • 27Amendments
  • 250+Full-color pictures
  • 2Books

Seventeen chapters

From the Preamble to all twenty-seven amendments, in two books, written for parents to share with their children.

Learning that sticks

Chapter Reviews and crosswords; “You Be the Judge” pages where children decide real-life situations and say why; “Look Back” questions from earlier lessons; and narration breaks, where a child closes the book and tells back what they learned. Answers are in the back.

Done as a family

Family Discussion questions and activities to do together.

Rooted in Scripture

Scripture memory verses throughout.

Glossary and answers

Each book has its own glossary and a complete answer key.

For Charlotte Mason families

Made in the spirit of Charlotte Mason

We’ll be honest: this isn’t a living book in Charlotte Mason’s sense, because it isn’t a story. It is one author teaching the Constitution to children. But we built it to come as close to her way of learning as a civics book can.

One warm voice

Written by one author who speaks straight to your child, not in the dry voice of a committee textbook.

Narration built in

Where the lesson moves to a new idea, a narration break asks your child to close the book, tell back what they learned, and tick the box.

Short lessons

One chapter a week, with a note for the parent on where to split it into two or three short sittings.

No busywork

No word searches and no filler. Every exercise asks a child to remember, apply or explain what they learned.

Ideas, not just facts

“You Be the Judge” pages ask children to weigh everyday situations against what they learned and say why.

Beauty and Scripture

Full-color, true-to-life pictures of history and family life on nearly every page, and Scripture memory verses to learn by heart.

Freedom is not guaranteed in the future and does not protect itself. Each generation has the responsibility to learn it, treasure it, and faithfully pass it on to the next generation.

Rusty Thomas, Introduction

Look inside

Real pages from the book

Clear, large type, warm pictures, and room to write. Tap any page to see it up close.

Chapter One opens
The three branches
Chapter Two opens
The five freedoms
Memory verses
You Be the Judge
Welcome to Book Two
America’s Founders
Family Activities

Contents

From the Preamble to the last amendment

Chapter by chapter, the two books explain what the Constitution says, why the Founders wrote it, and what it means for your family today.

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  1. IntroIntroduction1
  2. A Letter to My Grandchildren11
  3. OneAmerica is a Constitutional Republic13
  4. TwoThe Structure of the Constitution29
  5. ThreeThe Preamble51
  6. FourThe Bill of Rights69
  7. FiveThe First Amendment87
  8. SixThe Second Amendment105
  9. SevenThe Third Amendment121
  10. EightThe Fourth Amendment135
  11. NineThe Fifth Amendment149
  12. Constitution Glossary165
  13. About the Author175
  14. Answer KeyA1

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  1. Welcome to Book Two1
  2. TenThe Sixth Amendment3
  3. ElevenThe Seventh Amendment21
  4. TwelveThe Eighth Amendment41
  5. ThirteenThe Ninth Amendment63
  6. FourteenThe Tenth Amendment83
  7. FifteenThe 11th–27th Amendments103
  8. SixteenAmerica’s Founders121
  9. SeventeenFamily Activities135
  10. Constitution Glossary153
  11. About the Author163
  12. Answer KeyA1

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Rusty Thomas writing at his desk

About the author

Rusty Thomas

Rusty Thomas is pastor and founder of American Reformation Church in Melbourne, Florida. He has served as a reformational leader with more than forty years of ministry that covers evangelism, missionary work, pastoral leadership, and national abolitionist efforts. He served as national director of Operation Save America, where he became known for confronting abortion and cultural rebellion with uncompromising Biblical conviction.

A veteran of the 101st Airborne Division where he served as an M60 machine gunner, Thomas graduated Magna Cum Laude and was honored with the prestigious Chancellor’s Award. Thomas has authored numerous books, including Biblical Strategies to Abolish Abortion, Jeremiah Strong, The Kingdom Leadership Institute Manual, and Raising Godly Children in a Godless Age. His newest book about to be published is When the Kingdom.

  • Faith
  • Fatherhood
  • Family
  • Freedom

His life’s message — faith, fatherhood, family, and freedom — reflects his conviction that strong families build strong churches, and strong churches transform nations. He and his wife, Kendra, have homeschooled and discipled thirteen children together.

Learn more at RustyThomas.org

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  2. 2Rusty gets your request and replies to you personally.
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