Last summer a homeschool mother came to me and ask if I would offer a homeschool club.  Of course, I said yes, and ask her what lessons  she would like taught.  She said Kentucky History would be a great place to start so I added a  homeschool class for each month of the school year.

The first class was talking about the History of Kentucky, identifying the state of Kentucky on an United States Map, a craft of the shape of Kentucky, the symbols of Kentucky and the foods that are made in Kentucky.  It was so interesting that in this past legislative session that four of the  Kentucky symbols were changed, so we discussed how our state senators  and representatives wrote laws and how they are passed and then needs the Governor's signature. With this discussion, I was asked all about how you can become a  legislator.  This led right into voting and that an election is  coming up. Thus, the October lesson outline was made during this  discussion.  We have invited Carroll County elected officials to come to our October meeting and discuss how their name was on the ballot and what do they actually do  once  elected.  Then  I went to the County Clerk and ask if we could have a  space at the polls  for our youth  to vote on a question.  We discussed what would be a good  question that all  ages could answer and the question will be on a paper ballot "What is your favorite color?'  I explained that this  is a sampling since  not all Carroll County youth  will participate in this election process. 

The next thing we did was talk about what is made in Kentucky.  Lots of discussion about the automotive industry and then I changed the subject to foods.  We actually served these foods and discussed that not all  foods  are healthy and went over "My Plate".  Then ate: Uncrustables, Air heads, Jif Peanut Butter, Laughing Cow Cheese, and Pop Tarts.  We also added apples since they  do grow in Kentucky.  We pointed out on the Kentucky map the counties where these products are made.

There was fourteen students and seven parents in attendance.

The outcome was  great.  We did a pre test and post test on the symbols of Kentucky and 100% of the students increased their knowledge of the symbols  They could even remember the names of the four symbols that was changed in the 2024 legislation session.