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We all know that a textbook is not a curriculum. That's why I was so happy to hear from the two creative teachers who recently contacted me with resources they have created to teach Montana: Stories of the Land.
Escape Room
Robin Miller, a teacher in Hot Springs, created an escape room for Chapter 2 and invited me to share it with other Montana History teachers. "There are 5 locks and they are all textbook dependent. I used it to introduce chapter 2 to my students. I spent some time making sure that the directions were clear for other teachers who might want to use it next year [or next semester]."
She later sent me a second escape room she created for Chapter 4 and noted "each puzzle for both of these escape rooms are standalone puzzles. Teachers don't need to do all of them or do them in any particular order. Teachers can pick and choose which ones they want. I did one a day during the first 15 minutes of class."
Doodle Notes
Carrie Sorensen, a teacher in Fortine, has been experimenting with creating doodle notetaking worksheets for her students. I visited with her at MFPE and she explained her method. She gives students a doodle note sheet and has them use it to take notes on a section of the textbook (notes are short phrases or a sketch). The next day, they discuss that section. She said these sheets have really helped retention and that the most successful sheets she's created are tightly tied to the section (a box for each Plateau tribe to complete when reading the section on the Plateau tribes (p. 45-46 of Montana: Stories of the Land), for example.
She shared her first attempts for Chapters 2 and 3 and asked if anyone else was using/creating doodle notes. She'd love to share hers and use yours! You can contact her at carrie@fortineschool.net.
Here are samples she sent me:
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Kahoot Quizzes
Several people have created Kahoot quizzes for various textbook chapters. Search "Montana History chapter" to find quizzes for most of the chapters in Montana: Stories of the Land.
Do you have a game or strategy you use in Montana history? Let me know.
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