Montana History in Middle School

Books Are Back in Stock

It you teach Montana history in middle school, I hope you are using Montana: Stories of the Land. Last year we reprinted the book, so if you need copies, please contact our Museum Store at 1-800-243-9900 or at mhsmuseumstore@mt.gov. Schools receive a 30% discount.

For Students with Learning Disabilities

Montana: Stories of the Land is available as an audio-book for students with learning disabilities through Learning Ally.

New This Year: Self-grading Tests!

Motivated in part by a move of some schools to do more online learning, we took the chapter tests we created back in 2008 and put them into self-grading google forms. You can still download the tests as a Word document, but if you have a Google account, you can also make copies of our online tests to modify and share with your students. Once your students take your personalized version of the test, their results will be under the “Responses” tab. (Note: You must make a copy of the test and share that link rather than sharing the MHS link. Otherwise, you will not be able to see their results.) Whether you are using the online tests or paper tests, I implore you to personalize them to cover the material you emphasized when you taught the chapter.

A side note here: I couldn't figure out how to allow you to make a copy without giving everyone who has the link to the tests editing privileges. If any of you master google teachers know how to do this, please help me! Meanwhile, although I truly believe you should personalize the tests, I don't want the Master Copies personalized. So--please copy the test to your own drive and then personalize it. And if you accidentally personalize the master copy, please let me know so I can restore the original.

Find them on the password-protected portion of the Montana: Stories of the Land Companion Website.

User Name and Password

The only material on the Montana: Stories of the Land Companion Website that is password protected are the tests and answer keys (to keep them out of the hands of students.) Email me for the user name and password.

Finding Resources

If you haven't taken the tour of all the Montana history resources we have available for you online, I highly recommend it. Complete both Part 1 and Part 2 and take a quiz to receive one OPI Renewal Unit. (If you don't have good internet connection, this tour may freeze on you. In that case, consider checking out our less detailed HUB course, Montana Historical Society Educator Resources (also one OPI renewal credit).

Curious what your peers are doing? Two years ago we surveyed teachers using the book Montana: Stories of the Land. Here’s a post about what we found, including helpful hints for teachers using the resource for the first time. And stay tuned for upcoming posts, which will feature your colleagues' favorite lessons and resources for teaching Montana history or Indian Education for All.