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.
💰 Homeschool Collections & Collecting (Recent Posts)
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! 😊
🖍 ATTENTION HOMESCHOOL ARTISTS: Color Our Collections Week is Coming!
Download a whole year’s worth of free educational coloring booklets from major libraries and museums all around the world. It’s one of the easiest educational art opportunities you can find for your homeschool.
💰 ✈️ AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL: Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site Quarter
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 Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site in Alabama.
💰 🏞 AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL: Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Park in Vermont
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.
💰 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).
