Dear people of the great state of Montana –

The past February, my third-grade students wrote letters to small town newspapers around our country. The letters asked people in each state to send items of interest that the students might include in their final State Fair project.

My students were thrilled as packages started arriving from all over the country! They received books, newspapers, postcards, maps and many unique items from wonderful and generous people of the United States of America. This is a picture of my student's final project on Montana. Please note that this is just one v...