Explore American history and geography in your homeschool with this ongoing series of quarters from the U.S. Mint. (With free lesson plans!) New this month: a quarter for the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park in Vermont.
💰 Homeschool Coins, Stamps, Collections, & Collecting (Post Archives)
Great homeschool teaching ideas, resources, and little lessons on coins (numismatics), stamps (philately), and the educational value of collections and collecting, from the River Houses Homeschool Network. Add your name to our free River Houses mailing list and get posts like these along with a rich assortment of other great homeschooling ideas delivered right to your mailbox every week! 😊
💰 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE LINCOLN CENT, “Born” This Day in 1909
The familiar Lincoln penny — you may have one in your pocket right now — first went into circulation on this day in 1909. It was struck to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth.
💰 🇻🇮 AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL: Salt River Bay in the Virgin Islands
Explore American history and geography in your homeschool with this ongoing series of quarters from the U.S. Mint. (With free lesson plans!) New this month: a quarter for the Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
🗓 🗡 BEWARE the Ides of March!
Remembering the Ides of March, the famous date on which the Roman politician, general, and dictator Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 B.C.
💰 🇦🇸 🦇 AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL: The National Park of American Samoa
Explore American history and geography with this ongoing series of quarters from the U.S. Mint — with free lesson plans! New this month: a quarter for the National Park of American Samoa — with bats!
💰 🏞 AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL: Idaho’s Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness
Explore American history and geography with this ongoing series of quarters from the U.S. Mint. (With free lesson plans!) New this month: a quarter for the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness in Idaho.
💰 🏞 AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL: San Antonio Missions National Park
Explore American history and geography with this ongoing series of quarters from the U.S. Mint. (With free lesson plans!) New this month: a quarter for the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park in Texas (which also happens to be a World Heritage Site).
💰 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE LINCOLN CENT, “Born” This Day in 1909
The familiar Lincoln penny — you may have one in your pocket right now — first went into circulation on this day in 1909. It was struck to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth.
💰 FREE SUMMER LESSON PLANS from the U.S. Mint!
The U.S. Mint has a wide variety of educational resources and free lesson plans that you can easily drop into your homeschooling schedule this summer. Why not look them over and expand your students’ numismatical horizons.
💰 🇬🇺 AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL: Guam’s War in the Pacific National Historical Park
Explore American history and geography with this ongoing series of quarters from the U.S. Mint. (With free lesson plans!) New this month: a quarter for the War in the Pacific National Historical Park in the U.S. territory of Guam.
💰 🇲🇵 AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL: American Memorial Park, Northern Mariana Islands
Explore American history and geography with this ongoing series of quarters from the U.S. Mint. (With free lesson plans!) New this month: a quarter for the American Memorial Park in the Northern Mariana Islands.
💰 🏞 AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL: Lowell National Historical Park in Massachusetts
Explore American history and geography with this ongoing series of quarters from the U.S. Mint. (With free lesson plans!) New this month: a quarter for the Lowell National Historical Park in Massachusetts.
