Filling the Dog Yard!
NOTE: This lesson plan was updated August 2023 to reflect active links and current race information. One more idea for room set up as the
NOTE: This lesson plan was updated August 2023 to reflect active links and current race information. One more idea for room set up as the
Every teacher who has served as the Iditarod Teacher on the Trail has the same reaction to the question, “Share your most memorable moment from
In September of 1898, the “Three Lucky Swedes” discovered gold on Anvil Creek, founded the Nome Mining District, and started a new rush to the
This lesson is a fun way to have your kids review multiplying by two digit numbers, while introducing them to the role of vets and

NOTE: These lessons are being updated for current website links, resources, and 2024 race information. You will find the most current revisions at the link
This is my last post at the 2014 Iditarod Teacher on the Trail. Today I’m headed back to Alaska for the Summer Camp for Teachers.
Part of me lives at the Smithsonian now… And my students’ artwork is there too… Talk about being honored and proud! I recently had the
We Want You… To be the next Iditarod Teacher on the Trail! As my time starts to wind down, I want to take a
We summed up our year of Iditarod fun the same way we started it… with the Quilt. If you remember, our class hosted one of
So this year everything I’ve touched has gone to the dogs… and that includes my Robotics Club! I work with a group of fourteen fourth
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