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Montana History and Heritage
Education Listserv Subscribe to our listserv to join a community of educators committed to place-based learning and teaching Montana history - and to stay apprised of upcoming trainings and new resources. |
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Thinking Like a
Historian: Using Digital Newspapers in the Classroom
(Designed for 4th-8th). Have students exercise their historical
imaginations as while introducing them to the research, the richness
of historic newspapers, and the social history of gold-rush era
Montana. |
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Online Professional Development Earn OPI Renewal Units, discover exciting educational resources, and learn new ideas for engaging students by taking one or more of these self-paced interactive modules. |
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Hands-On History Footlockers (Designed for use in elementary
school, but adaptable to middle and high school)
Bring reproduction artifacts, photographs, documents and other
resources to your classroom to enrich your students' experience of
Montana history. (Or use some of the standard's-based lesson plans -
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Montana: Stories
of the Land Companion Website
 Discover over twelve thousand years of Montana history. If you are working on a particular chapter at school, visit that chapter page for copies of the worksheets and interesting related links. You can also use the search function to find information about particular topics. Or you can read the online version of the book, Montana: Stories of the Land, cover to cover, since all twenty-two chapters have been posted as low-resolution pdf files. (Designed for use in middle school, but adaptable to elementary and high school). Aligned to Montana Content Standards and the Essential Understandings, this comprehensive curriculum traces Montana history over the last twelve thousand years, and offers supporting lesson plans, worksheets, tests, and more.
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 Montana
Mosaic: 20th-Century People and Events (Designed for use
in high school, but adaptable to middle school).
Aligned to Montana Content Standards and the Essential
Understandings, Montana Mosaic explores twentieth-century Montana
through twelve brief films, posted as streaming video. User guides
are available as downloadable pdf files. |
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Mapping Montana,
A to Z, Lesson Plan. Help your students expand their knowledge
of Montana’s geography and Montana places and improve their
map-reading skills with this engaging, interactive lesson.
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National History Day The Montana Historical Society is proud to support the Treasure State’s participation in National History Day, a nation-wide contest that makes history come alive for America's youth by engaging them in the discovery of the historic, cultural and social experiences of the past. |
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Camp to
Capitol: Step into Helena's Past. Tour Helena with this
booklet in hand. By comparing the historical photographs contained
within to the streetscape today, students can gain an understanding
of how Helena grew and an appreciation for the buildings that remain
to reflect the community's rich history. |
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Indian Education for All
Lesson Plans The Montana Historical Society has produced a number of lesson plans to help your students grasp the Essential Understandings regarding Montana Indians while learning more about specific Montana history topics. |
 Montana Ancient Teachings: A Curriculum for Montana Archaeology and Prehistory (Designed for 4th-8th). Introduce elementary and middle school students to the world of archaeology and what archaeologists have learned about Montana prehistory through archaeology and related scientific disciplines. |
 African
Americans in Montana Heritage Resources (Designed for 4th
through 8th, adaptable for high school).
Scroll to the bottom of the page to find the standard's-based lesson
plans designed to help your class explore this understudied aspect
of our state's history. |
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Montana The Magazine of Western History
Curriculum Guides (Designed for high school). Montana The
Magazine of Western History has put the text of several theme
issues on-line along with ideas using the articles. These
interdisciplinary lessons include full-text of the articles
included in that issue along with discussion questions and
suggestions for supplemental activities. Guides are available
for the following special issues:
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 Tours Arrange to bring your students to Helena to experience the museum, capitol, and Original Governor's Mansion first hand. |
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Montana History Links Looking to research a particular topic in Montana History? Montana History Links is a good place to start. |
