Elk Mountain Learning & Supplies by MHPS

05/11/2026

We will be closed today! Sorry the late cancellation. But we will be open again tomorrow from 3-5.

04/28/2026

HOURS UPDATE for April 28 & April 30

Today- TUESDAY- April 28th we will be closing at 4pm.

Thursday April 30- CLOSED

04/23/2026

The Mystery of History curriculum moves in “cycles,” meaning each kid moves through the same four books three times over the course of their twelve years of education, but at a harder and harder level of difficulty each time. If you want to learn more, stop into our shop or give us a call!

04/23/2026

If you’re trying to figure out what to do for history textbooks next year, here’s a hint. There are a number of popular history curriculums that go in “cycles.” What that means is that they take a sort of “one-room schoolhouse” approach—all of your kids, of all ages, will be learning the same thing at the same time, but at different challenge levels. So here is some pictures of Mystery of History, which I (Macy) have personally been using and loving!

Here’s how it works: basically there is a textbook (written in a very conversational in tone) which the whole family reads together. In the newer editions, this book is super colorful and visually appealing! Then there is also an activity book, which splits up kids into three basic age groups—elementary, middle, and high school ages. Each of these age brackets is assigned a totally different level of project or activity, so that the older kids are challenged more and the little kids are still able to participate. (For instance, the first lesson on creation assigns the littlest age group the task of making a book of the days of creation out of notebook paper. The middle school age must look up definitions to about twenty words pertaining to different worldviews about the beginning—everything from Young Earth Creationism and Evolution to Intelligent Design and Deism. Then the oldest kids have to write a page arguing for a particular worldview about the beginning of the world.)

The beauty of this “cycles” approach is that all of world history is broken into four basic eras—therefore, you need to purchase four textbooks and four activity books over the course of your first four years using the curriculum. You go through one book a year—and when you finish the fourth book, YOU GO BACK TO THE FIRST ONE, and re-do all four books, but with your kids all bumped up into a higher challenge level! So you move through the same material in three different “cycles,” or difficulty levels.

So with a mere eight books, you have a history curriculum for your entire family for their entire homeschooling education! That means no buying a new textbook for each student each year! And no using up activity books before passing them to the next kid! Mystery of History is a cheap way to learn history with even one kid, but it becomes more and more economical the more kids you have!

If you like this approach, stop into the store (or give us a call!) and ask us about history curriculums that move in cycles, and we can point you toward several more that work this way! And remember that we ship to you, if you can’t come into the store in person!

04/22/2026

04/22/2026

Did you know that we sell kids Bible study aids?From maps and charts to picture Bibles; from Greek textbooks to memorization tools, we’ve got a hodgepodge of everything. But we can certainly help you find something to add into your homeschool routine to incorporate your faith more fully!

And if you’re out of town, we can ship to you! Give us a call!

04/20/2026

Did you know that we have a huge number of Rod and Staff books? If that’s the curriculum that you use and love, stop in and see if we have anything you need for next year!

04/20/2026

If you came by our booth in Helena this weekend and wanted to stop into the storefront in person, remember that we are open today until noon! It’s nothing fancy, but we are here!

04/18/2026

We have never been more excited to meet a famous person! You GUYS! Angela O’Dell and her husband David! If you don’t know who she is she has the most fun History Podcast called “Really Cool History for Kids” and writes SO much for Masterbooks! She is the sweetest human! 🥰🥰

We are so tickled we got to meet one of our Favorites!!

Montana Homeschool Convention

04/17/2026

Come check us out Montana Homeschool Convention- we brought our free room! There’s still quite a bit left and people are bringing stuff to add to it!