Designed to give the teacher a capsule explanation of how the system works, this guide introduces the Mountain-Plains instructor to specific curriculum materials and provides examples of the basic instruments used in the Mountain-Plains program, a residential, family-based education program developed to improve the economic potential and lifestyle of selected student families in a six-state area. (The instructional system contains guides, learning activity packages, and record sheets which allow the student to proceed through the system with a minimum of instructor assistance.) Specific examples and instructions for the use of the following materials are included in this guide: a curriculum component flow chart, student progress record, student work plan, learning experience guide, learning activity package, student flow diagram, and curriculum monitoring forms. Guidelines for interpreting the Mountain-Plains file code and for utilizing tests are also included. An orientation guide for the instructors (CE 014 652) and a sample curriculum unit (CE 014 647) are also available. (Additional Mountain-Plains curriculum materials, including twenty-two instructional units, are available for on-site inspection at the Research Library at the National Center for Research in Vocational Education at Ohio State University.) (BM)