Northern Lights: The Stories of Minnesota's Past
Minnesota History for Grades 5 Through 8
Second Edition
Now Available!
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New Resources
Two new resources for Northern Lights teachers!
- Northern Lights Blog
Share your ideas, favorite tricks and lessons, and ask questions of fellow Northern Lights teachers. - Additional Resources
Ideas for material to supplement the Northern Lights curriculum.
Northern Lights: The Stories of Minnesota's Past
Updated version of the popular middle-level Minnesota
history curriculum features three components:
Student Edition
by Dave Kenney. Investigations by Nancy O'Brien
Wagner and Hillary Wackman.
The Student Edition retains the
popular narrative approach of the first edition, and includes
updated content information, additional research, and a proven 6th-grade reading level. The end-of-chapter investigations
give students an opportunity to analyze primary sources and
practice historical methods. 352 pages. 500 color and black-and-white
illustrations and photos. $40.
Annotated Teacher's Edition
by Nancy O'Brien
Wagner and Hillary Wackman.
The Annotated Teacher's Edition provides extensive support in an easy-to-use format. Whether teaching Minnesota history for the whole year or just part, educators will find the unit suggestions and timesaving ideas beneficial. Teachers at all experience levels will welcome the helpful margin notes. These notes include the following for each chapter: an overview, key-term definitions, a vocabulary list, educational objectives, getting-started questions, content tips, teaching tips, discussion questions, historic sites around the state, extension ideas, and follow-up questions.
408 pages. $80.
Classroom Resources Workbook
by Nancy O'Brien
Wagner and Hillary Wackman.
These reproducible blackline masters have five worksheet types for each chapter:
- Get it! Guide (reading comprehension)
- Mapping Minnesota
- Putting It Together (chapter synthesis)
- Investigation Guide
- Test
Answer keys included. 232 pages. $30.
On-line Resources:
- Teacher Workshops
- Books to use with Northern Lights (PDF document)
- Videos to use with Northern Lights (PDF document)
- Scope and Sequence "Cheat Sheet" (PDF document)
- Northern Lights Geography Standards
- Northern Lights History Skills Standards
- Northern Lights Minnesota History Standards
Order the Northern Lights curriculum:
Contact the Chicago Distribution Center
Phone: 1-800-621-2736
Fax: 1-800-621-8476
Questions:
Suzi Gran
Minnesota Historical Society
345 Kellogg Blvd. W.
St. Paul, MN 55102-1906
Phone: 651-259-3431
Fax: 651-297-1345
Email: mhseducation@mnhs.org.
