ITV Teacher’s Guides
- Arts and Humanities
- Foreign Language
- Reading/Writing
- Mathematics
- Multi-Disciplinary Offerings
- Practical Living/Vocational Studies
- Professional Development
- Science
- Social Studies
Many of the guides listed below are in PDF file format and require Adobe® Acrobat Reader® to view.
Arts and Humanities
Appleseed John (theater; upper primary-7)
- downloadable guide (PDF format; 19 pages; 2,886K)
- description and broadcast schedule
Art History I: A Century of Modern Art (visual arts appreciation; 6-12)
- downloadable guide (PDF format; 63 pages; 1,243KB)
Art On-Air (visual arts instruction; 4-6)
- downloadable guide (PDF format; 48 pages; 404K)
- series web site
- description and broadcast schedule
Arts Express (multi-arts theory; P-6)
- Programs 1-10 (PDF format; 25 pages; 1,847K)
- Programs 11-20 (PDF format; 20 pages; 1,435K)
- guide cover (PDF format; one page; 1,847K)
- program credits/artwork IDs (PDF format; 13 pages; 1,308K)
- description and broadcast schedule
Creating Stories and Music (exploring the connections between writing and composing; 4-5)
- Program 1 (PDF format; 11 pages; 357K)
- Program 2 (PDF format; 7 pages; 144K)
- Program 3 (PDF format; 16 pages; 177K)
- description and broadcast schedule
DanceSense (understanding dance elements, styles, and history; 5-10)
Dancing Threads: Community Dances from Africa to Zuni (dance instruction and participation; K-8)
- downloadable guide (PDF format; 39 pages; 797K)
- guide cover (PDF format; 11K)
- description and broadcast schedule
Electronic Field Trip to the Kentucky Center for the Arts (visit to a performance venue; 6-12)
- downloadable classroom materials (PDF format; 11 pages; 670K)
- description and broadcast schedule
Ellis Wilson—So Much To Paint (visual arts biography; 9-12)
From the Shadows of the River (visual arts documentary; 4-12)
- downloadable viewer’s guide (PDF format; 8 pages; 180K. Print on 8.5" X 14" paper and fold in half.)
- description and broadcast schedule
Hymnody of Earth (music performance; 5-12)
- downloadable guide (PDF format; 15 pages; 215K)
- description and broadcast schedule
Imagine That (theater theory and participation; 4-5)
- downloadable guide (PDF format; 31 pages; 3,593K)
Looking at Painting (visual arts documentary; 9-12)
Mountain Born: The Jean Ritchie Story (music biography; 7-12)
Old Music for New Ears (music performance and participation; P-8)
- Programs 1-16 (PDF format; 72 pages; 281K)
- Programs 17-22 (PDF format; 23 pages; 165K)
- description and broadcast schedule
Richard Davis on Jazz (music history and performance; 5-12, adults)
- downloadable guide (PDF format; 18 pages; 50K)
- description and broadcast schedule
Wind in the Willows (theater performance; K-8)
- downloadable guide (PDF format; 21 pages; 480K)
- description and broadcast schedule
Winter: Season of Darkness and Light (multi-arts performance, winter holidays; 4-12)
- downloadable guide (PDF format; 20 pages; 990K)
- description and broadcast schedule
Words Like Freedom/Sturdy Black Bridges (African-American poetry and music performance; 9-12)
- downloadable guide (PDF format; 16 pages; 141K)
- description and broadcast schedule
World of Our Own: Kentucky Folkways (traditional-arts documentary; 8-12)
- downloadable guide (PDF format; 45 pages; 545K)
- guide cover (PDF format; 149K)
- series web site
- description and broadcast schedule
Foreign Language
¡Arte y más! (Spanish immersion through the arts; P-K)
- downloadable guide (PDF format; 66 pages; 1,209K)
- description and broadcast schedule
Saludos (beginning Spanish; P-5)
- downloadable guide (PDF format; 80 pages; 963K)
- description and broadcast schedule
Reading/Writing
Beyond the Page (reading; 3-5)
- Program 1 “Henry’s First-Moon Birthday” (PDF format; 60K)
- Program 2 “I Love Saturdays y Domingos” (PDF format; 60K)
- Program 3 “Under the Lemon Moon” (PDF format; 60K)
- Program 4 “Visiting Langston” (PDF format; 60K)
- Program 5 “Float Like a Butterfly” (PDF format; 60K)
- Program 6 “Honk!” (PDF format; 60K)
- Program 7 “Freedom River” (PDF format; 60K)
- Program 8 “The Web Files” (PDF format; 60K)
- description and broadcast schedule
James Still’s River of Earth (reading; 3-5)
- downloadable viewer’s guide by George Ella Lyon (PDF format; 16 pages; 266K) Pages must be folded in half, placed in order, and stapled in the middle.
- description and broadcast schedule
Latin Roots for English Word Power (Latin and Greek roots of English words; 9-12)
Signature (profiles of contemporary Southern writers; 9-12)
- Programs 101-103 (PDF format; 26 pages; 283K; includes Bobbie Ann Mason, Ed McClanahan, and Marsha Norman)
- Programs 201-203 (PDF format; 20 pages; 262K; includes George C. Wolfe, Lee Smith, and Barbara Kingsolver)
- guide cover (PDF format; one page; 69K)
- Signature description and broadcast schedule
- SignatureLIVE web pages
- SignatureLIVE description and broadcast schedule
Telling Tales (Appalachian, African, and Native American stories; K-4)
- downloadable guide I (PDF format; pages 1-42; 152K)
- downloadable guide II (PDF format; pages 43-84; 149K)
- description and broadcast schedule
Write Ideas (creative ideas for writing poetry; 4-8)
- downloadable guide (PDF format; 4 pages; 990K)
- description and broadcast schedule
Mathematics
Tumbletown Tales (mathematical problem solving; primary)
- downloadable guide (PDF format; 23 pages; 80K)
- description and broadcast schedule
Multi-Disciplinary Offerings
KET Electronic Field Trips
Practical Living/Vocational Studies
Bullying/Character Education (guidance and character development; P-4)
- Program 1 “I Was Just Kidding!” (PDF format; 57 pages; 666K)
- Program 2 “What It’s Like To Be Different” (PDF format; 52 pages; 2.04 MB)
- Program 3 “You Can Try, So Can I” (PDF format; 53 pages; 735K)
- Image Cards Exercise for Program 3 (PDF format; 6 pages; 483K)
- Program 4 “Put Yourself in Someone Else’s Shoes” (PDF format; 45 pages; 614K)
- Shoes Game for Program 4 (PDF format; 14 pages; 1.42 MB)
- Program 5 “Problems at School” (PDF format; 60 pages; 1.82 MB)
- Program 6 “Respect: It Starts with You” (PDF format; 69 pages; 1.05 MB)
- Program 7 “Should I Speak Up? Character Education” (PDF format; 55 pages; 728K)
- Should I Speak Up? Game for Program 7 (PDF format; one page; 24.9K)
- Should I Speak Up? Cards for Program 7 (PDF format; 5 pages; 395K)
- Program 8 “Stress: I Can Handle It” (PDF format; 53 pages; 692K)
- Program 9 “What Is Courage? Building Character” (PDF format; 49 pages; 428K)
- description and broadcast schedule
Character Education Series (guidance and character development; P-4)
- For Grades K-2:
- Program 1 “I Had It First!” (PDF format; 44 pages; 5.97 MB)
- Program 2 “I’m Telling!” (PDF format; 63 pages; 609K)
- Program 3 “I’m So Frustrated!” (PDF format; 20 pages; 190K)
- I’m So Frustrated! Worksheets for Program 3 (PDF format; 7 pages; 148K)
- Program 4 “It’s OK To Say No” (PDF format; 44 pages; 4.4 MB)
- Program 5 “Learning About Honesty” (PDF format; 44 pages; 311K)
- Program 6 “Learning To Care” (PDF format; 59 pages; 447K)
- Program 7 “Respecting Differences” (PDF format; 54 pages; .5 MB)
- Program 8 “Say Please” (PDF format; 42 pages; 4.87 MB
- Program 9 “What’s Respect?” (PDF format; 57 pages; 409K)
- For Grades 2-4:
- Program 10 “Feeling Good About Me” (PDF format; 33 pages; 388K)
- Program 11 “Feelings: Glad, Mad, Sad” (PDF format; 54 pages; 6.5 MB)
- Program 12 “How To Say No” (PDF format; 59 pages; 2.3 MB)
- Program 13 “Stressbusters” (PDF format; 43 pages; 2.85MB)
- Stressbusters Worksheets for Program 13 (PDF format; 8 pages; 417K)
- Program 14 “What If You Lose When You Play To Win?” (PDF format; 53 pages; 650K)
- What If You Lose When You Play To Win? Game for Program 14 (PDF format; one page; 2.85 MB)
- What If You Lose When You Play To Win? Game Cards for Program 14 (PDF format; 5 pages; 538K)
- Program 15 “What Is Honesty?” (PDF format; 40 pages; 166K)
- Program 16 “What It’s Like To Be Different” (PDF format; 52 pages; 2 MB)
- Program 17 “When It’s Hard To Be a Friend” (PDF format; 49 pages; 3 MB)
- Program 18 “When Should You Tell? Dealing with Abuse” (PDF format; 27 pages; 2 MB)
- Program 19 “You Can Count on Me: Building Character” (PDF format; 48 pages; 5.2 MB)
Connect with Kids at Risk (teen issues; 6-12)
- downloadable guide (PDF format; 32 pages; 1,074K)
Fat Albert & the Cosby Kids (dealing with everyday problems; P-7)
- downloadable guide (PDF format; 32 pages; 1,920K)
- description and broadcast schedule
Flirting or Hurting? Sexual Harrassment in Schools (definition, effects, and how to respond; 6-adult)
- downloadable guide (PDF format; 9 pages; 257KB)
- description and broadcast schedule
Just for Me (making wise decisions; P-4)
- downloadable guide (PDF format; 52 pages; 6.2 MB)
- description and broadcast schedule
Looking from the Inside/Out (health and guidance about emotional skills; P-5)
- downloadable guide (PDF format; 112 pages; 17 MB)
- description and broadcast schedule
Street Skills (driving safety; 11-12)
- downloadable guide (20 pages; 363K)
- series web site
- description and broadcast schedule
Professional Development
Promise Not To Tell? A Teacher’s Guide to Recognizing and Responding to Child Sexual Abuse (teachers, counselors, and administrators at all levels)
- downloadable guide (PDF format; 24 pages; 864K)
- description and broadcast schedule
Science
Backyard Safari (biology in the world around us; P-3)
- Program 1 “Animals! Animals! That’s My Baby” (PDF format; 7 pages; 140K)
- Program 2 “Birds” (PDF format; 6 pages; 1,657K)
- Program 3 “Butterflies” (PDF format; 5 pages; 326K)
- Program 4 “Clouds” (PDF format; 4 pages; 1,412K)
- Program 5 “Color” (PDF format; 4 pages; 1,410K)
- Program 6 “Animals! Animals! Dinner Tools” (PDF format; 7 pages; 140K)
- Program 7 “Dinosaurs” (PDF format; 4 pages; 1,410K)
- Program 8 “Animals! Animals! Home Sweet Home” (PDF format; 7 pages; 140K)
- Program 9 “Paper” (PDF format; 6 pages; 1,465K)
- Program 10 “Rocks and Minerals” (PDF format; 5 pages; 1,417K)
- Program 11 “Trees” (PDF format; 4 pages; 1,429K)
- Program 12 “Water” (PDF format; 6 pages; 1,434K)
- Program 13 “Working Together” (PDF format; 5 pages; 1,813K)
- description and broadcast schedule
Concepts in Nature (life sciences; P-6)
- download page (accesses several different versions of guide)
- description and broadcast schedule
North American Biomes (biology, ecology; 4-8)
- downloadable guide (PDF format; 49 pages; 289K)
- description and broadcast schedule
Social Studies
The Almost Painless Guide to American Civics (civics; 5-12)
- downloadable guide (Word ’97 .doc format; 5 pages; 5,214K)
- downloadable guide (PDF format; 5 pages; 20K)
- description and broadcast schedule
America Past (American history; 8-12)
- downloadable guide (PDF format; 50 pages; 2 MB)
- description and broadcast schedule
America’s Special Days (holidays in the United States; primary)
- downloadable guide (PDF format; 20 pages; 839K)
- description and broadcast schedule
America’s Veterans (the meaning of Veterans Day; 4-9)
- downloadable guide (PDF format; 25 pages; 4,713K)
- guide cover (PDF format; 2 pages; 925K)
- description and broadcast schedule
Econ and Me (basic economic concepts; P-5)
- downloadable guide (PDF format; 77 pages; 11.5 MB)
- description and broadcast schedule
Electronic Field Trip to the Falls of the Ohio (history, geology; 4-12)
- downloadable classroom materials (PDF format; 18 pages; 40K)
- program web site
- description and broadcast schedule
Events of the 20th Century (history; 7-12)
- download page (accesses several different versions of guide)
- description and broadcast schedule
Great Native American Leaders (Native American leaders and cultures; 6-12)
(Word .doc format; 2-3 pages each; approx. 30K ea.)
- Crazy Horse and the Lakota Sioux Indians
- Quanah Parker and the Comanche Indians
- Geronimo and the Apache Indians
- Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce Indians
- all guides (60K)
- description and broadcast schedule
Great Native American Nations (history and cultures of Native Americans; 3-8)
(Word .doc format; 2-3 pages each; approx. 30K ea.)
- Cheyenne
- Iroquois
- Lakota Sioux
- Navajo
- Seminoles
- Shawnee
- all guides (64K)
- description and broadcast schedule
I Love Music! (cultural studies; P-6)
(Word .doc format; 2 pages each; 27K ea.)
Kentucky GeoQuest (Kentucky geography; 4)
- downloadable classroom materials (PDF format; 18 pages; 1,047K)
- description and broadcast schedule
Kentucky in Africa (Kentucky and African-American history; 4-12)
- downloadable interview transcriptions (Word .doc format; 6 pages; 50K)
- downloadable lesson plans (Word .doc format; 10 pages; 64K)
- description and broadcast schedule
The Kentucky Legislature: Behind the Scenes
- downloadable guide (Word .doc format; 14 pages; 80K)
Kentucky’s Story (Kentucky history; 4-5)
- downloadable guide (PDF format; 50 pages; 28.1 MB)
- downloadable guide (Word ’97 .doc format; no graphics; 50 pages; 452K)
- guide cover (PDF format; one page; 244K)
- description and broadcast schedule
Kentucky’s Underground Railroad—Passage to Freedom (history; 4-12, adult)
News Quiz (current events; 4-8)
- downloadable guide (PDF format; 16 pages; 237K)
- series web site
Our Presidents in America’s History (personal and historical profiles; 5-12)
(Word .doc format; 2 pages each; approx. 30K ea.)
- The Making of America’s Presidency
- George Washington
- John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
- Madison and Monroe
- J.Q. Adams, Jackson, and Van Buren
- Harrison, Tyler, Polk, and Taylor
- Fillmore, Pierce, and Buchanan
- Abraham Lincoln
- A. Johnson, Grant, and Hayes
- Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland, and Harrison
- Cleveland, McKinley, and T. Roosevelt
- Taft, Wilson, Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Truman, Eisenhower, and Kennedy
- L. Johnson, Nixon, and Ford
- Carter, Reagan, and G.H.W. Bush
- Clinton and G.W. Bush
- all guides (115K)
- description and broadcast schedule
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