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Each year, through generous donations from businesses and schools, students in need receive new books to read. Most of the schools in need are along the Iditarod Trail or other communities in Alaska, but we try to include schools in need anywhere in the United States this project. We are now accepting applicants from classrooms …
Music is enjoyed by so many people across the world. From rock to pop, and country to classical, music is all around us. Music can tell a story, convey a feeling, or simply help us relax. The music in the Insider videos help us catch the feel of the race, while listening to Hobo Jim …
Hello Fellow Educators! The season of Fall is nearing an end and hopefully you are continuing to “fall” into the depths of the Iditarod Dog Sled Race in Alaska. As a retired sled dog, I had plenty of time to rest up this past summer and travel around with my owners and children from the …
At first thought you may think there is no connection between the Iditarod, a sled dog race in Alaska, and Veterans Day, a day that honors those who have served in our country. However, there quite a few connections. In this lesson your students will explore how they can use the gifts and talents they …
Map reading skills are an essential skill for anyone to have, but in the Iditarod, it is extremely important that the mushers are able to guide the dogs to the next checkpoint and, ultimately, to Nome. While there are thousands of trail markers along the way, it is imperative for mushers to understand the route map and …
Take the Iditarod Science Fair Challenge! Submit an entry for the Virtual Iditarod Science Fair. Get your thinking caps on and start planning! Challenge your students to create their science project around discovery about the concepts of mushing and sled dogs. Submit Iditarod based Science Fair Project to be included in our Online Iditarod …
In many parts of the country, including Chicago, fall is a season full of sports! Hockey season is just beginning, college and professional football are well under way, and major league baseball is nearing the 2016 World Series, in which the students of Saint Andrew School are hoping to see their neighborhood team go all …
reposted from Annie Kelley McGuire 2017 Iditarod Teacher on the Trail with revisions Gary Paulsen, an Iditarod finisher, is one of my favorite authors for my 4th grade students. Paulsen’s style of writing is engaging and keeps the readers on their toes. Currently my language arts class is reading Hatchet, a story of a thirteen …
Yesterday I finished up my first week of school for the 2016-2017 school year. It was a fun week introducing my students (and their parents) to the Iditarod. I didn’t miss a beat getting Iditarod started in my classroom—I started by reading Dallas Seavey’s Born to Mush to my language arts class. We are about halfway …
I couldn’t contain my excitement in the Las Vegas airport earlier today as I walked back from the Hudson Newsstand. With a smile on my face I explained to eight of my co-workers that I just bought the newest issue of Runner’s World Magazine and Anna and Kristy Berington were on the cover it. This …