Middle School Resources

Montana: Stories of the Land

Our middle school offerings are organized around the Montana: Stories of the Land textbook and the Montana: Stories of the Land Companion Website and Teacher's Guide. Purchase textbooks for your school or home school or use the material on the Montana: Stories of the Land Companion Website at no charge. The website includes PDFs and audio recordings of each chapter of the textbook, downloadable worksheets, Teaching with Historical Document units, and related lesson plans organized by chapter. When looking for resources, make sure to explore the For Educators: Resources link in each chapter.

Other Lesson Plans and Resources

Most of the lessons on our site are designed for grades 6-12. Find lessons in the following categories:

Indian Education for All, including “Russell on Indians”, Making an Atlatl, and "Poems for Two Voices."

Teaching with Primary Sources, including Annotated Resource Sets and Learning from Historical Documents Materials, Girl from the Gulches: The Story of Mary Ronan Study Guide, and Women at Work Lesson Plan: Clothesline Timeline.   

Digital Projects, including Montana and the Great War, Montana's African American Heritage Resources, Montana Women's History, and Digitized Newspapers. 

Media and Discussion Guides for PowerPoints, videos, and journal articles.  

Interdisciplinary Lessons, including Charlie Russell inspired hands-on art lessons and applied math lessons like Women and Sports: Tracking Change Over Time. 

National History Day resources and links.