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Linda Fenton 2013 Teacher on the Trail
[wpvideo DSczz9d8] Congratulations Noah Pereira, the winner of the 36th running of the Junior Iditarod. It wasn’t a run-away victory – Noah and Conway Seavey shared the lead throughout the race. Conway followed Noah into the chute 4 minutes later to take second place. The first woman to come in and third place finisher was …
Standing on Knik Lake, I watched 13 young men and women ages 14 -17 venture out on the 150 mile Junior Iditarod. It was exciting seeing them leave the chute, go across the lake, and disappear into the wilderness. About 8 hours and 75 miles later, the first teams arrived at Yentna Station. All mushers …
Saturday, Feb.23, after attending the start of the 2013 Jr. Iditarod, Linda headed out to Yentna Station to observe the 2013 Jr. Iditarod. 13 Jr. Mushers are racing in this year’s Jr. Iditarod. Learn more about the Jr. Idiarod at this link. Linda will be sharing her observations of the race after she returns from …
What a great day! It began at Larson Elementary School. Students and staff were warm and welcoming as I found my place in the gym to present to about 400 Kindergarten thru 5th grade students. After my presentation, I was given the opportunity to be a part of their Idita-Math wrap up. Students studied math …
Part of my job as Teacher on the Trail is to visit schools and present information about the Iditarod and what my role is in the race. The last two days were spent at 3 amazing schools in the Mat-Su Valley. I started yesterday (Wednesday) at Meadow Lakes Elementary where I spoke to students from …
After a 13 hours of airports and flights from Wisconsin to Alaska on Monday, I’m finally getting settled. It may take a few more days to acclimate to the time change, but I’ll get there. This week I am visiting schools around the Wasilla area and I’m looking forward to that. Back at the WLC, …
[wpvideo 4yzAbBN7] What a sendoff! The teachers, administrators, support staff, and students kicked it into high gear as they sent me on my way to Alaska. To begin the day, I saw all staff in T-Shirts with my picture on it. It was overwhelming. At the end of the school day there was a Pep …
The activities I love best in the classroom are problem solving activities. Adding collaboration to these activities enhances the learning process. My students (3rd graders) had the opportunity to collaborate with 5th graders in building a dogsled. It wasn’t easy. Each group of 2 or 3 students was given a packet. Items in the packet …
Here is a cute, easy project for elementary students. These dog teams were made using thumb and index fingerprints. The sled is clip art. Students added legs, facial features, and a gangline. The idea for this piece of artwork was created by my friend and colleague, Missy Durrant. Students in her class each made one …
A Triangle Poem is a quick, easy poem students of any age can do. The first line of the poem states the subject and an action. Line two describes the action and the third line tells where the action takes place. Ava’s poem in the picture is about the dogs on the Iditarod trail; some …