American Heritage Education FoundationAmerican Heritage Education FoundationThe American Heritage Education Foundation provides free teacher lesson plans, resources, and workshops on America’s founding documents, history, philosophy, and civic institutions — to develop informed citizenship in students across the country.
AHEF is dedicated to the research, teaching, and understanding of America’s founding documents, history, philosophy, and civic institutions — providing K-college and adult educational resources, free teacher lesson plans, teacher workshops, academic research, and a college scholarship competition.
U.S. History, Government, and Social Studies — free online for teachers, homeschoolers, and students.
Elementary, Middle & High School Lesson Plans
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Middle School & High School Units (6-12)
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Aligned to national social studies standards.
Q&A, discussions, activities, writing & quizzes.
Created by professional, certified teachers.
AHEF’s curriculum helps students explore the principles at the heart of America’s founding documents — and AHEF’s FUPR™ framework: Freedom, Unity, Progress, and Responsibility.
by Angela E. Kamrath, AHEF President & Editorial Director
AHEF’s textbook examines America’s founding history and principles and the influence of the Bible on them — described as the first systematic study of the relationship between American political and religious principles. It pairs with free 9-12 course units for high school, higher education, and adult learners.
Free K-12 lesson plans (Elementary, Middle, High).
Free 6-12 units.
Textbook + free 9-12 units, higher ed & adult.
A competitive academic program.
An annual observance every November.
Professional development for educators.
Free articles, research, videos & teaching ideas.
AHEF makes an impact by providing accessible educational materials that support administrators, teachers, homeschoolers, and students across the country as they explore American Social Studies, History, Government, Civics, and Political Philosophy.
Many AHEF resources have been tested and proven to strengthen and enrich teacher education, professional development, curriculum, and classroom learning.
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