PRESERVE EDUCATE CONNECT
Montana: Stories of the Land
Companion Website and Online Teacher's Guide
Educator's Introduction
Chapter 1 - Montana: Where the Land Writes History
Chapter 2 - People of the Dog Days
Chapter 3 - From Dog Days to Horse Warriors
Chapter 4 - Newcomers Explore the Region
Chapter 5 - Beaver, Bison, and Black Robes
Chapter 6 - Montana's Gold and Silver Boom
Chapter 7 - Two Worlds Collide
Chapter 8 - Livestock and the Open Range
Chapter 9 - Railroads Link Montana to the Nation
Chapter 10 - Politics and the Copper Kings
Chapter 11 - The Early Reservation Years
Chapter 12 - Logging in the "High Lonesome"
Chapter 13 - Homesteading This Dry Land
Chapter 14 - Towns Have Lives, Too
Chapter 15 - Progressive Montana
Chapter 16 - Montana and World War I
Chapter 17 - Montanans on the Move
Chapter 18 - The Great Depression Transforms Montana
Chapter 19 - World War II in Montana
Chapter 20 - Building a New Montana
Chapter 21 - A People's Constitution
Chapter 22 - Living in a New Montana
Welcome! This website is rich in resources for teaching and learning about Montana history. We invite you to orient yourself by taking a guided tour of our resources. Complete Part 1 and Part 2 to earn one OPI Renewal Unit. (Note: We have redesigned our website. The content is all still here, but the site looks a little different now than it does in this training).
Much of the material on this site has been posted as Pdf files, which can be viewed and printed with Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat reader and would like to download it click here.
Montana: Stories of the Land is available an audiobook for students with learning disabilities through Learning Ally. Links to audio recordings of every chapter of Montana: Stories of the Land are now also available on the MTHS YouTube channel.
The accordian menus on the left provide access to the chapter pages. On each chapter page you will find a pdf file of the chapter text and two worksheets that focus on specific skills (reading maps, interpreting data, creating graphs, etc.) while reinforcing content covered in the text. Most chapters also contain a section titled Learning from Historical Documents, with links to relevant primary sources, document analysis worksheets, and background information.
Teaching Aids
On each chapter page, look for For Educators: Resources. Follow that link for recommended lesson plans, resources, videos, links to tests and answer keys, and information about alignment to content standards and the Essential Understandings Regarding Montana Indians.
The "Useful Links" dropdown includes links to printable maps, a glossary, useful sites for student research, and more.
Accessing Tests and Answer Keys
Find links to the tests (including self-grading Google tests) and answer keys at the bottom of each chapter's Educator Resources page.
The tests and answer keys (as well as the worksheets) are also available in a spiral bound book, available to purchase for $45 plus shipping. This booklet is also available for free download.
All tests and answer keys are password protected.
To receive an order form for the printed book or the password to download the online tests and answer keys, contact Martha Kohl (mkohl@mt.gov) or Melissa Hibbard (Melissa.Hibbard@mt.gov) with your name, your school name, and your principal's name.
