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Educator + Learner Resources

As an educational 501 (c)3, The Liberty Cap Foundation (LCF) believes that excellent educational content should be freely available for all. This section of our website offers educators and learners a variety of resources that address all elements of teaching and learning, from the very concrete—California’s Common Core Standards, a selection of free, vetted, excellent curricula (vs. paid curricula), and PDFs—to the more abstract—links to and discussions of effective pedagogies—to the very practical work of preparing a lesson—our educational pairings, Historical Analysis essays and our Research Links.

We hope the scope and variety of material allows independent learners and educators both affiliated and non-affiliated to engage with coins and with history. Above all, no matter the student’s age, coins offer a concrete, tactile way to engage with history and representation. It’s our hope that our lessons inspire you to create your own. If you do this, we encourage you to apply for one of our Liberty Cap Foundation Curriculum Grants. We welcome thoughts, ideas, and suggestions. Please email us at Hello@thelibertycapfoundation.org.

“No matter the student’s age, coins offer a concrete, tactile way to engage with history and the questions of representation.”

Here you’ll find Common Core standards, PDFs of our Context and Content sections, and links to pedagogy sites we admire.

Resources + Inspiration for Engaged Learning

  • California Common Core

    Here you’ll find the California Common Core standards for History and Social Studies. Our material is also appropriate for English and Language Arts.

    Let's Go

  • PDFs

    Find PDFs of our lessons.

    PDFs Please!

  • Student-Centered Teaching Practices

    Strategies and practices that foreground the focus and interests of learners.

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  • Digital Resources

    Digital Resources both broad (go to institutions we like for inspiration) and specific, additional material for Content and Context sections.

    Let's Visit

  • Homeschoolers

    Coins offer homeschoolers fun, easily accessible material for engaged learning and questioning. Here we specifically suggest how to incorporate our materials into homeschool curricula.

    That's Us!

  • Independent Learners

    If you’re on your own journey, welcome! Here we have some suggestions for how to use our site, as well as links to organizations that might help you find community.

    I love learning!