Idita-Math!
January 10, 2014
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This week we began our huge Iditarod Math Unit! From now until Spring Break in mid-March we will be focusing on the Iditarod as a
This week we began our huge Iditarod Math Unit! From now until Spring Break in mid-March we will be focusing on the Iditarod as a
Last year, 2013 Iditarod Teacher on the Trail ™, Linda Fenton issued a challenge to see how many students she could get to read Stone
“How cold is it going to be in Alaska when you are there?” is the question I seem to be asked most often these days.
The story goes that a group of five to seven kids started the Junior Iditarod because they were less then eighteen years old and therefore
Just a quick comparison: Baltimore time: 1:30pm Squid Acre time: 9:30am Baltimore temperature: 51⁰F Squid Acre temperature: 0⁰ It’s a distance of 4, 152 miles
Your students can write nonfiction or fiction using technology. Their stories let you assess their mastery of skills such as sequencing, descriptive language, punctuation, capitalization,
“Did you hear from Monica?” “Did you tell Monica about our plan yet?” “Did she see our video yet?” “Does Monica have snow yet?” It
As the Iditarod Race quickly approaches (27 Days 6 Hours 26 Minutes 48 Seconds and counting so the clock at iditarod.com tells me) it is
Temperature in Wasilla, late morning, 20°F, little wind Teachers want to know what works in the classroom to facilitate student learning and to achieve growth
(Keep on reading to find some ideas of activities for your students to do.) Mushers carry the following mandatory items in their sleds during the
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If you were not able to attend our Winter Conference in Anchorage this year, do not worry! The Iditarod education department is teaming up
Are people in Nome always waiting at the finish line for mushers to arrive? Nope! But when a musher is about one mile away, a
Jessie Holmes did it! He was the first musher to guide his team under the Burled Arch in the wee hours of Friday morning. Of
This morning bib number 15, Jessie Holmes, was the first musher into White Mountain just as the sun was rising over the Niukluk River. While
In the Iditarod world, more than half of the remaining mushers have reached the coast! Your students might notice that mushers are staying an extra
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