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Education Montana Outdoors Literacy Program

The Montana Outdoors Literacy Program is designed to assist Montana middle and high school teachers in improving their student’s literacy skills.

The program meets middle and high school Montana Literacy Standards. The program provides:

A free subscription to Montana Outdoors Magazine for each Montana school
PDF version of an article chosen by FWP
Literacy Evaluation Tool tailored to address the chosen article
LAPS Literacy Strategy with questions for teachers to create evaluation tools for any Montana Outdoors article
General Article Evaluation tool for teachers to create evaluation tools for any Montana Outdoors article

Free Subscriptions

To have your school receive a free subscription of Montana Outdoors Magazine, call 406-495-3257 or email montanaoutdoors@mt.gov

Questions?

To learn more about the program or receive future PDF articles and evaluation tools contact:

Jeanne Connolly
406-444-9941
Jeanne.Connolly@mt.gov

Previous Magazine Articles and Evaluations Tools

Bats

Article 2011 - Going to Bat for Bats (PDF)
Article 2019 - Searching for Something They Don't Want To Find (PDF)
- Eval. Tool - Combined for Going to Bat for Bats and Searching for Something They Don't Want Find (PDF)

Bears

Article - Bears-Bursting At the Seams (PDF)
- Eval. Tool - Bears Bursting At the Seams (PDF)
Article - In-Between Bears Article (PDF)
- Eval. Tool - In-Between Bears (PDF)
Article - Ready for the Handoff (PDF)
- Eval. Tool - Ready for the Handoff (PDF)
- Kahoot - Ready for the Handoff

Beavers

Article- Leave it to Beavers
- Eval. Tool- Leave it to beavers

Butterflies

Article - Butterflies - Floating Flowers in the Sky (PDF)
- Eval. Tool - Butterflies - Floating Flowers in the Sky (PDF)

Conservation Easements

Article - Saving the Best Forever (PDF)
- Eval. Tool - Saving the Best Forever (PDF)

Fish-Catch & Release

Article - Catch & Release (PDF)
- Eval. Tool - Catch & Release (PDF)

Fisher

Article - Searching for the Elusive Fisher (PDF)
- Eval. Tool - Searching for the Elusive Fisher (PDF)

Moose

Article - Solving Montana's Moose Mysteries (PDF)
- Eval. Tool - Solving Montana's Moose Mysteries (PDF)
- Math Activity - Solving Montana's Moose Mysteries (PDF)

Sage Grouse

Article - Herd & Bird (PDF)
- Eval. Tool - Herd & Bird (PDF)

Swift Fox

Article 2004 - Swift Fox Speedy Return (PDF)
Article 2018 - Searching for Swift Fox (PDF)
- Eval. Tool - Swift Fox (PDF)

The Greatest Divide

Article - Greatest Divide (PDF)
- Eval. Tool - Greatest Divide (PDF)

Reptiles and Amphibians

Article- It's Not Easy Being Green
- Eval. Tool- It's Not Easy Being Green

Raptors

Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS)

Article- On the Prowl
- Eval. Tool- On the Prowl

Wildlife Rehabilitation

A Healthy Dose of Nature

Article- A Healthy Dose of Nature
- Eval. Tool- A Healthy Dose of Nature

Migration

Article- Moving Right Along
- Eval. Tool- Moving Right Along

Tracking Populations

Article- Tracking Wildlife's Ups and Downs
- Eval. Tool- Tracking Wildlife's Ups and Downs

Chief Plenty Coups

Article- From Warrior to Warrior
- Eval. Tool- From Warrior to Warrior

Other General Evals & Standards

Article Analysis and Evaluation Tool (PDF)
LAPS Reading Strategy (PDF)
MO Literacy Program - Literacy Standards (PDF)