Grade Level
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Program Title |
| Culture and Society |
 
Primary-6 | I Love Music!
Experiencing countries through their music |
Primary-6 | My Beautiful House
How diverse cultures meet basic human needs |
Upper primary | Hand in Hand
Introduction to communities |
Upper primary-5 | Native Americans Series
Introduction to North American Indian cultures |
3-8 | Great Native American Leaders
Native American leaders and cultures |
3-8 | Great Native American Nations
The history and cultures of Native Americans |
4-12 | A Native Presence
Kentucky’s Native American heritage and contemporary issues |
7-12 | Kentucky Archaeology
Ancient Native American sites in Kentucky |
| Economics |
primary-12 | Entrepreneurs in Kentucky
Profiles of Kentucky businesspeople |
4-6 | Economics: The Production, Distribution, and Consumption of Goods and Services
Economic concepts |
8-12 | Electric Money
Money’s transformation by electronic technology |
| Geography |
4 | Kentucky GeoQuest
Kentucky geography |
4-8 | Rivers of North America: The Ohio River
Natural and human history in the Ohio Valley |
4-8 | U.S. Geography: From Sea to Shining Sea
Relationships among geography, history, government, and business |
4-12 | Maps and Globes
Identifying and using types of maps |
6-12 | Sketches of the World
Exploring Earth’s diversity |
| Government and Civics |
Primary | America’s Special Days
A study of the holidays in the United States |
Primary-6 | My America
A multicultural look at American government and society |
Middle primary-9 | America’s Veterans
The meaning of Veterans Day |
4-8 | News Quiz
Current events |
4-12 | The Kentucky Legislature: Behind the Scenes
How a bill becomes a law |
5-12 | The Almost Painless Guide to American Civics
Civics made fun |
6-9 | Under 18: Under the Law
Understanding the Kentucky juvenile justice process |
6-12 | Conversations with Supreme Court Justices
The workings of the U.S. Constitution |
6-12 | Justice Talking: Free Speech in the Digital Age
A discussion on censorship and technology |
6-12 | U.S. Constitution
The Constitution as a living document |
10-12 | A Bill of Rights: What No Just Government Should Refuse
Civics and government |
| History |
Upper primary-8 | Sacagawea
Journeying with Lewis and Clark |
4-5 | Kentucky’s Story
Historical perspectives on early Kentucky |
4-6 | Tracks: Impressions of America
Tracing the United States’ greatest historical events |
4-8 | Living History
Life in some of history’s most influential periods |
4-12 | Colonial Williamsburg Field Trips
Topics in early American history and science |
4-12 | Kentucky in Africa
The Kentucky-Liberia connection |
4-12 | Liberty Hall (School Version)
Explore the home of a founding Kentucky family |
4-adult | Kentucky’s Underground Railroad—Passage to Freedom
A historical overview of Kentucky’s role in the fugitive slave movement |
4-adult | Women of Kentucky: Our Legacy, Our Future
Kentucky leaders, past and present |
5-12 | Our Presidents in America’s History
Personal and historical profiles |
5-adult | The Remarkable Clarks
A docudrama on one of Kentucky’s most famous families |
6-12 | Ancient Civilizations
World history |
6-12 | Great Campaigns of the Civil War
Realistic reenactments of pivotal battles |
6-adult | Living the Story: The Civil Rights Movement in Kentucky
Personal stories of the fight for racial equality |
6-adult | Living the Story: The Rest of the Story
Interviews with civil rights pioneers |
7-12 | American Voices
Oral history interviews from the 1920s and ’30s |
7-12 | Events of the 20th Century
From the horror of the Holocaust to the triumph of the moon landing |
7-12 | Kentucky Chautauqua
Characters from Kentucky history |
7-12 | The Middle Ages
English history in the 14th and 15th centuries |
8-12 | America Past
Development of America from the Colonial period to the eve of the Civil War |
| See Also |
Primary-5 | Econ and Me
Basic economic concepts |
4-12 | Electronic Field Trip to Perryville
Reliving a pivotal Civil War battle |
4-12 | Colonial Williamsburg Field Trips
Topics in early American history and science |
4-12 | Electronic Field Trip to the Mountain Homeplace
A visit to pioneer-era Kentucky |
4-12 | Electronic Field Trip to White Hall Historic Site, Home of Cassius M. Clay
The home and career of a Kentucky emancipationist |
8-adult | World of Our Own: Kentucky Folkways
The richness and diversity of Kentucky’s cultural heritage |
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Resource Book PDFs
The following files, in PDF format for printing or downloading, include Social Studies offerings listed in the KET School Resources book. Please note that they may not reflect recent schedule changes and additions.
Social Studies:
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