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Kentucky
(Celebrate the States, 6)
by Tracy Barrett
Lots of maps, charts, and full-color photographs, with sidebars or illustrations on every double-page spread. Music is provided for the state songs and the presentations include a popular recipe or two.
 
Kentucky
(From Sea to Shining Sea)
by Suzanne M. Williams
 
Down Cut Shin Creek : The Packhorse Librarians of Kentucky
by Kathi Appelt, Jeanne Cannella Schmitzer
These women and men rose before dawn and followed dangerous mountain trails to deliver books, magazines, pamphlets, and scrapbooks to the schools and homes of some of America's poorest people.
 
The Penny Whistle
by B. J. Hoff
In the late 1800s, in a small coal mining town, a teacher, Jonathan Stuart, and two girls, Maggie MacAuley and Summer Rankin, lead an entire town on a lesson about God and the gift of hope.
 
Daniel Boone : Frontier Legend
(Historical American Biographies)
by Pat McCarthy
McCarthy tries to separate fact from fiction while striving to provide accurate, evenhanded treatment of Daniel Boone whose larger-than-life public persona grew even larger after his death.
 
Off the Beaten Path Kentucky : A Guide to Unique Places
by Zoe Ayn Strecker, Teresa Day (Editor)
Devoted to travelers with a taste for the unique, this easy-to-use guide helps you discover the hidden places in Kentucky that most tourists miss - unsung, unspoiled, and out-of-the-way finds that liven up a week's vacation, a day trip, or an afternoon.
 
Natural Wonders of Kentucky : Exploring Wild and Scenic Places
by Ardi Lawrence
Each entry is a vivid word picture of the experience you had on the particular day you made your visit. That's a lot more than most travel guides offer and a whole lot more interesting.
 
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Kentucky Homeschooling

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Associations

Christian Home Educators of Kentucky
CHEK's goal is to better equip home schoolers with the necessary skills, tools, and information to successfully fulfill their convictions and the God-mandated responsibility to train and educate their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

Kentucky Home Education Association
A non-sectarian organization open to all conscientious supporters of home education - without regard to race, color, creed or religion. We are the oldest, statewide homeschooling organization.

Events

Kentucky Catholic Homeschool Conference
June 3 - 4, 2011. Radcliff, KY. Keynote speaker: Fr. James Bromwich. Teen Track.

See also: Past Events in Kentucky

Field Trips

Kentucky Field Trips
Educational places to visit in Kentucky.

Legal Information

Kentucky Education Code For Homeschooling
AN A TO Z RESOURCE
Not intended as legal advice. Laws for your information only.

Best Practice Document
Current copy of an agreement between the Directors of Pupil Personnel and Kentucky homeschoolers.

Home Schooling in Kentucky
Kentucky Department of Education. This  web-site contains the information people need, whether it is a guide to home school requirements or best practices, including sample forms for record-keeping, reading lists for more information, and questions beginning home-schoolers may have.

Kentucky's Curriculum Documents
And other resources for improving instruction in Kentucky schools. Documents include the Program of Studies, Core Content for Assessment, Transformations, and other supporting documents such as the Implementation Manuals, Instructional Materials (formerly referred to as textbooks) Adoption information.

News

Richard Harland-Bennett, KY Secular Homeschoolers on Radio
September 17, 2008. The show is State of Affairs on wfpl.org in Louisville, KY and is now in the archives at this link.

Online

Homeschool-Kentucky
This list is for the discussion of topics related to homeschooling in Kentucky. Posting of events, organizations, and homeschool websites is welcome.

Kentucky Secular Homeschoolers
This site is for homeschoolers to discuss, find resources and connect with other families that are purely secular. Secular homeschoolers are a minority and resources seem to be slim. The goal is to provide an environment where we can explore and discuss our children's education without having to sort through religious content.

Resources

Lexington Public Library - Resources for Homeschoolers
Lists of available homeschool books, children's books, and links of interest to local homeschool families.

Support Groups

CENTRAL

Bluegrass Homeschool Learning Cooperative
A support group for Central Kentucky homeschool parents. We would like to share information to support other homeschool families.

Christian Home-Educators of the Bluegrass
A grassroots support group for home-educating parents residing in the Central Kentucky area. 

Christian Homeschool Network of Kentucky
We are a Christian network of homeschooling families based in Winchester, KY.  Our goals are to provide an avenue for communication and promote fellowship among homeschooling families in Central Kentucky.

FAITH Homeschool Group
A Christian group located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. We are open to membership from all denominations as long as potential members agree with and sign our Statement of Faith.

Homeschool Mom's Room
Georgetown Homeschool Group. A place of Christian encouragement, inspiration and practical ideas for homeschooling, parenting, marriage and home.

Lexington Christian Homeschool
A support group dedicated to helping Christian Homeschoolers in the Bluegrass, Fayette County, Lexington, Kentucky (Ky.) area connect and form a community.

Lexington Homeschoolers
A support network of homeschoolers in the Lexington, Kentucky area. The group began with a few mothers who met in a Waldorf handwork group and realized they were looking for a way to meet other progressive homeschoolers in the Bluegrass area.

Lexington Unschoolers
This group is for anyone who unschools, wants to unschool, or just wants to know more about unschooling. It is geared mostly for those in or around Lexington, KY. Any member may sponsor a homeschool activity and make it available for other members of the group to join as they would like.

EASTERN

Bullitt County Homeschool
We are an all inclusive support and play group. We accept all homeschoolers. Our only requirement is to keep the children first.

East-Central Kentucky Learning in a Family Environment
LIFE is a homeschooling support group made up of families in East-Central Kentucky. Our members live in Powell, Estill, Clark, Montgomery, and other surrounding counties. We meet regularly for park days, holiday parties, field trips, etc.

Estill County Christian Homeschool Organization
We strive to have a wholesome and family atmosphere. Our goal is for our children to get a solid education based upon Christian values. (Although our we want to express values to our children, we do not and will not exclude others from our group.)

Hardin County Inclusive Homeschool Group
We are an inclusive homeschool support group in the Fort Knox, Kentucky area. We come together for the purpose of homeschooling support, information, field trips, joint projects, and play dates. Everyone is welcomed with open arms.

Parents of Louisa Educate
We are a Christian based organization who agree that families home school their children for a variety of reasons. We agree that children need to be socialized and be able to have child appropriate and child centered activities available.

Spencer County Home Educators
This Christian homeschool support group is intended to keep the lines of communication open for families who homeschool in Spencer County, Kentucky and surrounding areas.

NORTHERN

Cincinnati Area Teaching Children at Home
CATCH is a totally inclusive, non-directed, community-based home education support organization. Membership is open to anyone. We post events and activities, resources, discuss issues, and establish links with other homeschoolers.

Free Range Homeschool Co-Op
We are a secular learning co-op serving Homeschoolers in Louisville and Kentuckiana. This group was started by moms on the Freerange Homeschoolers list who wanted to enhance our home education experiences through active learning opportunites with other children.

Free Range Homeschool Group
This group is open to all individuals interested in homeschooling. The organizers are located near Louisville, Kentucky, so many group activities will be focused on that area (but are not limited to just Jefferson County). The premise of this group is community, compassion and support.

Girl Scout Cadettes Louisville KY
Our bi-monthly meetings (Sept-May) are scheduled and coordinated alongside our other Homeschool troops of Daisy/Brownies and Juniors.

Greater Cincinnati Home Schoolers
This list is intended to provide a means of communicating with each other for the purpose of supporting our homeschooling efforts. Please use it to network with other Home Schoolers.

Hands On Homeschooling In Louisville
Moderated by the In Depth Learning Academy. This loop is a community of families who have exercised their rights to teach their children at home.

Heart Academy
The homeschool co-op that is based out of Servant's Heart Church in J'town, in Louisville, Kentucky. This group is for the teachers and parents of students at Heart Academy.

Heart 'N Home School Support Group
We are a local Christian home school support group serving homeschooling families in Southern Indiana and the Louisville, KY area.

Home For His Glory
A list for Christian Homeschoolers in the Louisville, Kentucky and Southern Indiana areas. It is a place to share homeschool ideas, questions, field trips, prayer requests and discuss issues related to homeschool families.

LouisvilleHS
This list is for all Home Educators (Homeschoolers) in the greater Louisville metropolitan area. This list will be used to notify users of field trips available in the Louisville area and also as a forum for discussion concerning homeschooling. Moderated by Junosmom.

Kentuckianna Brownie Girl Scouts
Homeschooling Brownie/Daisy Girl Scouts from Southern Indiana and Kentucky. Our bi-monthly meetings (Sept-May) are scheduled and coordinated alongside two other Homeschool troops of Juniors and Cadettes.

Kentuckianna Junior Girl Scouts
Homeschooling Junior Girl Scouts from Southern Indiana and Kentucky. Our bi-monthly meetings (Sept-May) are scheduled and coordinated alongside two other Homeschool troops of Daisy/Brownies and Cadettes.

NKY Home Learners
An e-list for unschooling/homeschooling families in the Northern KY area to communicate about weekly park/play days, Mom's nights out, and any other upcoming activities.

NKY Homeschoolians
A secular homeschool support and activity group in Northern Kentucky for PreK - grade 6. We are not based on any religion or politics (or lack thereof) and we do not use any particular style of homeschooling. We use and are open to everything from unschooling to Montessori & Waldorf-style teaching to a standard curriculum.

Oldham Christian Home Educators
This list has been created to announce activities, field trips and information for homeschoolers in Oldham County, Kentucky.

Shelby County Home Educators of Kentucky
A list for Christian Homeschoolers in the Shelby County, Kentucky and surrounding areas. Many of us belong to the larger group in Louisville but have expressed a desire to meet and fellowship with other families locally in between times.

St. Benedict's Homeschool Association
We are Catholic Homeschooling families in Kentucky. The member families of the St. Benedict Homeschool Association share their commitment to providing the highest quality education for our children.

Valley View Church Homeschool Group
For those who are members of this Louisville church and homeschool group.

WESTERN

Home School in Southern Indiana and Kentucky
For home school families in Evansville,Vanderburgh County, Posey County, New Harmony, Mt. Vernon, Newburgh, Spencer County, Gibson County, Owensboro and Henderson, Kentucky. We'll be sharing upcoming events, home school ideas, and websites relevent to home schooling.

Lake Area Homeschoolers
Are you a homeschool mom or dad looking for a place of support in Western, KY? Want to know what's out there for homeschooling families? The LAMP Christian Home Educators in Murray-Calloway County, Kentucky invites you to pull up chair, get your favorite beverage and join us!

Pennyroyal Christian Home Educators of Kentucky
PACHEK serves nearly fifty families in Christian, Trigg, and Todd counties. We strive to provide encouragement and fellowship to homeschoolers, as well as enriching activities and field trips.

Three Rivers Homeschool Network
For homeschoolers in western Kentucky, southern Illinois, and northwest Tennessee. Meeting announcements, field trip and activity opportunities, workshops and conferences, and homeschool related for-sale items will be welcome.

United Christian Home Schools
Owensboro area. Mentoring available for parents new to home schooling. Year-long activities for all ages, including Book-it, Youth Activities, Art and Talent Shows, Math Tutoring, Field Trips, Sports opportunities (Gym and Swim at the Y, Presidential Challenge, etc.), a yearly used Book Sale, a student newspaper, a Choir, and more!

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Kentucky Support Groups
List from Home Education Magazine. To be listed, email HEM-Info@homeedmag.com

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Top 10 and Recently Published
Homeschooling Books
 
100 Top Picks For Homeschool Curriculum: Choosing The Right Curriculum And Approach For Your Child's Learning Style
100 Top Picks For Homeschool Curriculum:
Choosing The Right Curriculum And Approach For Your Child's Learning Style
by Cathy Duffy
 
Homeschooling : The Teen Years
Homeschooling : The Teen Years:
Your Complete Guide to Successfully Homeschooling the 13- To 18-Year Old
by Cafi Cohen
This book reveals the adventure and rewards as well as the special challenges of working with this age group.
 
First Year of Homeschooling Your Child: our Complete Guide to Getting Off to the Right Start
First Year of Homeschooling Your Child:
Your Complete Guide to Getting Off to the Right Start
by Linda Dobson
Many of today's families are opting to teach their children at home. The first hurdle these families face is getting started.
 
The Ultimate Book of Homeschooling Ideas: 500+ Fun and Creative Learning Activities for Kids Ages 3-12
The Ultimate Book of Homeschooling Ideas:
500+ Fun and Creative Learning Activities for Kids Ages 3-12
by Linda Dobson
Kid-tested and parent-approved techniques for learning math, science, writing, history, manners, and more for your homeschooling needs.
 
The Unschooling Handbook: How to Use the Whole World As Your Child's Classroom
The Unschooling Handbook:
How to Use the Whole World As Your Child's Classroom
by Mary Griffith
Unschooling is a homeschooling method based on the belief that kids learn best when allowed to pursue their natural curiosities and interests.
 
Home Learning Year by Year
Home Learning Year by Year:
How to Design a Homeschool Curriculum from Preschool Through High School
by Rebecca Rupp
A structured plan to ensure that your children will learn what they need to know when they need to know it, from preschool through high school.
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The Unschooling Handbook: How to Use the Whole World As Your Child's Classroom
The Unschooling Handbook:
How to Use the Whole World As Your Child's Classroom
by Mary Griffith
 
The Complete Home Learning Source Book: The Essential Resource Guide for Homeschoolers, Parents, and Educators Covering Every Subject from Arithmetic to Zoology
The Complete Home Learning Source Book:
The Essential Resource Guide for Homeschoolers, Parents, and Educators Covering Every Subject from Arithmetic to Zoology
by Rebecca Rupp
This ambitious reference guide lives up to its name. It is packed with titles, ordering information, and Web site addresses.
 
Home Schooling Children with Special Needs (3rd Edition)
Home Schooling Children with Special Needs
(3rd Edition)
by Sharon Hensley
Do you need help locating the best resources for home schooling your child with special needs?
 
Homeschooling The Early Years: Your Complete Guide to Successfully Homeschooling the 3- to 8-Year-Old Child
Homeschooling The Early Years:
Your Complete Guide to Successfully Homeschooling the 3- to 8-Year-Old Child
by Linda Dobson
The formative years are the most critical to a child's education. They lay the foundation for developing learning skills that last
 
The Homeschooling Handbook: From Preschool to High School, a Parent's Guide
The Homeschooling Handbook:
From Preschool to High School, a Parent's Guide
2nd Edition
by Mary Griffith
 
Making the Grade: Everything Your Kindergartener Needs to Know
Making the Grade:
Everything Your Kindergartener Needs to Know
by Daniel A. Van Beek
These titles for Gr. K-6 will help parents give their children a smart start and keep them up to speed.
 
Homeschooling for Dummies
Homeschooling for Dummies
by Jennifer Kaufeld
This friendly, well-informed guide is a valuable resource for parents considering homeschooling.
 
Learning All The Time
Learning All The Time
by John Holt
Holt is widely considered the father of the modern-day homeschooling movement.
 
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