Books in Kentucky Experience series

The Big Kentucky Activity Book! 100+ activities, from Kindergarten-easy to Fourth/Fifth-challenging! This big activity book has a wide range of reproducible activities including coloring, dot-to-dot, mazes, matching, word search, and many other creative activities that will entice any student to learn more about Kentucky. Activities touch on history, geography, people, places, fictional characters, animals, holidays, festivals, legends, lore, and more.

Each desk-sized “FunSheet” includes original illustrations are designed to be colored with markers, colored pencils, or crayons. The “FunSheet” includes YOUR state name, statehood information, state flag, state seal, and lots of state symbols and facts for kids to read, color, and learn, PLUS a state symbols word search and maze. The oversized 11” x 17” “FunSheet” gives kids lots of room to show their creativity and include lots of educational value! You can even laminate the fun sheets to use throughout the year as desk-sheets, placemats, wall displays, and more! These attractive coloring and activity sheets make it fun to learn about YOUR state’s symbols and other important facts. Each pack comes with 30 sheets. Put the “FunSheet” in the hands of every student.

One of the most popular misconceptions about American Indians is that they are all the same-one homogenous group of people who look alike, speak the same language, and share the same customs and history. Nothing could be further from the truth! This book gives kids an A-Z look at the Native Americans that shaped their state's history. From tribe to tribe, there are large differences in clothing, housing, life-styles, and cultural practices. Help kids explore Native American history by starting with the Native Americans that might have been in their very own backyard! Some of the activities include crossword puzzles, fill in the blanks, and decipher the code.

Kentucky Geography-Statistics say most kids know less geography than ever-don't let that apply to your students! Start by making sure kids know the main places & geographic features in their own state. Give them activities that pretend they are taking a cross-state bike tour, using free football game passes, jogging through the state, etc., & they'll find their way around in a hurry! Geography activities include information on counties, rivers, museums, historic places, sites of interest, colleges, bordering states, climate, topography, crops and more, all ready to reproduce! Approximately 30 activities and 200 geography related places and facts are covered. Students work alone or in groups and use maps, reference books or resource people to complete challenging riddles, matching games, word searches, fill-in lists, scavenger hunts, and completion exercises that reinforce learning, sharpen research skills, and provide a lively introduction to Kentucky.

Modeled after the popular TV game show; features categories like state History, Geography, Exploration, People, Statehood, State Attractions, and lots more. Each category lists educational and entertaining answers--the student gives the correct question. Includes approximately 30 categories and 150 answers and questions. Kids love the Jeopardy-style format! This reproducible book features categories of your state to build quick-thinking skills. The categories includes missions, animals, landmarks, flag facts, ancestors, politics, settlers, statehood, trivia, first, potpourri and more.

Exploring Kentucky through Project-Based Leaning includes 50 well-thought-out projects designed for grades 3-5. In assigning your students projects that dig into Kentucky’s geography, history, government, economy, current events, and famous people, you will deepen their appreciation and understanding of Kentucky while simultaneously improving their analytical skills and ability to recognize patterns and big-picture themes. Project-based learning today is much different than the craft-heavy classroom activities popular in the past. Inquiry, planning, research, collaboration, and analysis are key components of project-based learning activities today. However, that doesn’t mean creativity, individual expression, and fun are out. They definitely aren’t!Each project is designed to help students gain important knowledge and skills that are derived from standards and key concepts at the heart of academic subject areas. Students are asked to analyze and solve problems, to gather and interpret data, to develop and evaluate solutions, to support their answers with evidence, to think critically in a sustained way, and to use their newfound knowledge to formulate new questions worthy of exploring.While some projects are more complex and take longer than others, they all are set up in the same structure. Each begins with the central project-driving questions, proceeds through research and supportive questions, has the student choose a presentation option, and ends with a broader-view inquiry. Rubrics for reflection and assessments are included, too. This consistent framework will make it easier for you assign projects and for your students to follow along and consistently meet expectations.Encourage your students to take charge of their projects as much as possible. As a teacher, you can act as a facilitator and guide. The projects are structured such that students can often work through the process on their own or through cooperation with their classmates.

The Famous People in Kentucky Photo Pack includes 12 photos or pictures.The photo packs are perfect for:• Writing Projects• Biography Projects• Graphic Timelines• Bulletin Boards• State Studies• Learning Centers• Classroom Decoration• And More! The 12 historical photos/pictures for the Kentucky Photo Pack includes:• DANIEL BOONE, Frontiersman and Explorer• GEORGE ROGERS CLARK, Surveyor, Soldier, and Militia Officer• HENRY CLAY, Kentucky Senator Known as “The Great Compromiser” • ZACHARY TAYLOR, 12th President of the United States• JOHN JAMES AUDOBON, Ornithologist, Naturalist, and Painter• ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON, General in the Confederate States Army• JEFFERSON DAVIS, President of the Confederate States of America• ABRAHAM LINCOLN, 16th President of the United States• CASSIUS MARCELLUS CLAY, Politician and Abolitionist• MARY TODD LINCOLN, First Lady; Wife of President Abraham Lincoln• GARRETT MORGAN, Inventor and Businessman• MARTHA LAYNE COLLINS, First Female Governor of KentuckyThis FREE Online Teacher's Guide for State Photo Packs is 9 pages. The Teacher’s Guide provides ideas for two basic ways to use the photo packs: Classroom Display and Learning Activities. Click to download the FREE Online Teacher's Guide for State Photo Packs.

The perfect reference guide for students in grades 3 and up - or anyone! This handy, easy-to-use reference guide is divided into seven color-coded sections which includes Kentucky basic facts, geography, history, people, places, nature and miscellaneous information. Each section is color coded for easy recognition. This Pocket Guide comes with complete and comprehensive facts ALL about Kentucky. Riddles, recipes, and surprising facts make this guide a delight! Kentucky Basics section explores your state's symbols and their special meaning. Kentucky Geography section digs up the what's where in Kentucky. Kentucky History section is like traveling through time to some of Kentucky's greatest moments. Kentucky People section introduces you to famous personalities and your next-door neighbors. Kentucky Places section shows you where you might enjoy your next family vacation. Kentucky Nature section tells what Mother Nature gave to Kentucky. Kentucky Miscellaneous section describes the real fun stuff ALL about Kentucky.

The Kentucky Primary Sources is a pack of 20 primary source documents that are relevant to the history in Kentucky. We have created a FREE Online Teacher’s Guide for Primary Sources to help you to teach primary sources more effectively and use creative strategies for integrating primary source materials into your classroom. This FREE Online Teacher's Guide for Primary Sources is 15 pages. It includes teacher tools, student handouts, and student worksheets. Click to download the FREE Online Teacher's Guide for Primary Sources.The Kentucky Primary Sources will help your students build common core skills including: • Analysis• Critical Thinking• Point of View• Compare and Contrast• Order of Events• And Much More! Perfect for gallery walks and literature circles! Great research and reference materials! The Kentucky Primary Sources are: 1. Drawing of settlers traveling the Wilderness Road into Kentucky – early 1800s2. Lithograph of a caricature portraying the bitter antagonism between Kentucky Senator Henry Clay and President Andrew Jackson during the protracted battle over the future Bank of the United States from 1832 through 1836 – 18343. Engraving of Henry Clay – circa 18504. Oil painting entitled "Daniel Boone Escorting Settlers through the Cumberland Gap" - 18515. Painting of the Battle of Perryville from Harper’s Weekly - November 1, 18626. Map of the plan of the Battle of Mill Spring found in the Robert Knox Sneden diary 1861 to 1865 – January 19, 18627. Drawing of bird’s eye view of Frankfort, Kentucky – capital city in 18718. Lithograph of an advertisement entitled "Chew Punch plug tobacco" - National Tobacco Works – Louisville, Kentucky - 18869. Photograph of steamboats and businesses on the Mississippi River in Kentucky – 190010. Illustration of assassination of Governor William Goebel – 190011. Cover of sheet music entitled "We’ll have a jubilee in my old Kentucky Home" - signifying the state’s official song "My Old Kentucky Home" - 191512. Photograph of Kentucky coal miners in Jenkins, Kentucky – October 193513. Photograph of the 1937 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky – 193714. Photograph of Ohio River flooding Louisville, Kentucky – 193715. Photograph of replica of Kentucky log cabin where President Abraham Lincoln was born – photo taken 194016. Photograph of Kentucky Senator Happy Chandler presenting a twist of tobacco grown on his farm to U.S. Vice President John N. Garner – 194017. Photograph of workers taking burley tobacco in from the fields to dry and cure in the barn – near Lexington, Kentucky – 194018. Photograph of Walnut Hall, horse breeding farm in bluegrass region near Lexington, Kentucky –194019. Photograph of a one-room school house in Breathitt County, Kentucky – August 194020. Photograph of family renting company house with no water or electricity for $6 per day in Bell County – photo part of a project documenting health and living conditions among coal miners – 1946Your students will: • think critically and analytically, interpret events, and question various perspectives of history. • participate in active learning by creating their own interpretations instead of memorizing facts and a writer’s interpretations. • integrate and evaluate information provided in diverse media formats to deepen their understanding of historical events. • experience a more relevant and meaningful learning experience. Each primary resource is printed on sturdy 8.5" X 1