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Are you helping young people learn about Michigan? Whether you're teaching in a classroom, at home or at a Scout or club meeting, we can help. Find ideas in the Teacher Resources column at the left, in the resources below and in the Quick Links in the column to the right.
| Nominate a Teacher for an Odyssey Award All Michigan elementary classroom teachers are eligible for the Michigan Historical Center Foundation's prestigious Odyssey Award, now in its ninth year of recognizing creativity and excellence in teaching Michigan history. Download the 2008 nomination form and submit all materials by the August 1 deadline. |
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Michigan Historical Center
Library of Michigan
Mackinac State Historic Parks
 • Military Muster at Fort Mackinac Muster your students and march them up the hill. Enlist them into the army of the 1880s. Drill and march them on the parade ground, walk the sentry beat, find out how school has changed in 100 years and learn about Mackinac history through Military Muster at Fort Mackinac! |  • History Nights at Michilimackinac Spend a night in the fort exploring colonial life in this exciting hands-on experience. March and drill as the soldiers did, make candles and bake bread over an open fire, wear a yoke to get water from the lake and learn what it took to survive on the frontier. |  • Mackinac State Historic Parks Education Resources and Programs Teacher Materials•Inclassroom Outreach Programs•Site Visits and Onsite Activities•Overnight Programs•Evening Programs•Michigan Curriculum Framework - MEAP Page | • Mackinac State Historic Parks Education Programs Education Packet and Loan Materials Readings, activities, lesson plans, music, games and ideas that relate to Straits of Mackinac history, as well as Michigan history. See more information and download sections of the packet in PDF Format. Also Loan Materials can be sent to teachers on request. |
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