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Idita Math, a project from Larson Elementary School, Wasilla, Alaska. Quick summary of the project: Students were challenged to complete math goals at home and ‘race from Anchorage to Nome’ as they practiced their math basic skills. Teachers created math goals according to the needs of the students. Overall, the project goal was to help …
Creating a classroom environment that is conducive to learning is essential for any teacher to accomplish. Creating a classroom environment that engages the learner and builds an atmosphere that enhances the learning process helps students be successful in school. Every educator knows that the environment created by the teacher can facilitate the learning process. Using …
Annual Idita-math Competition By Jared Cochran Having 96 students, I decided to break students up into 6 equal teams. Each team had 16 students and each team is given a team name based on one of their favorite mushers. 2009 teams were: Team Buser, a Team Mackey, a Team King, a Team Seavey, a Team Swenson, and a …
Lessons by Cathy Walters Preschool and Kindergarten * Music (Idita-Tunes) for some of these lessons can be found at this link. Lessons: Water the Huskies Relay Summary: Students will run traditional relays with the intent of working as a team to water their huskies. The focus is on the chores necessary to take good care …
Meet Wendy Stapleton from Springboro, OH. Each day, her students walked right into ‘Iditarod Headquarters’ thanks to the door decoration created by the art teacher at her school. Imagine the excitement of the students as they worked on their curriculum and followed the race, feeling they were a part of the action, as close …
Educators: The following presentations are ready for you to use in your classroom. Click on the title of the presentation and download the presentation. Virtual Field Trip of Headquarters with basic information about the race. Virtual Field Trip to Headquarters (14 Slides. General information. ) Virtual Field Trip to Headquarters Version 2 (Same PowerPoint as …
Vocabulary Word List – Mushing Terms: ATV: All terrain vehicle. (You might also hear the word 4 wheeler) Alaskan Husky: A northern breed of dogs that have the natural traits to stay healthy in Alaska’s climate Big Su: Refers to the Big Susitna River Boonies: A non-rural or urban area, generally an area where no …
As young mushers evolve into seasoned veterans, they build a lot of character along the way. Today our group made a visit to Iditarod Headquarters in Wasilla. While there, we were able to listen to Barbara Redington speak. Barb is the wife of Raymie Redington, son of Joe Redington, Sr. (“Father of the Iditarod”). …
What do mushers do with their sled dog when he/she retires? Just as they had the best life before their journey through the Iditarod, they have the best life still, but more relaxing. Our best bud here at Vern’s, Charles, retired as a sled dog on March 1, 2014. Charles is a 10-year old …
My journey today was quite interesting, however, it was awesome. This morning Terrie Hanke, author of the Eye on the Trail blog for the Iditarod, and I went to breakfast before beginning our shopping list for camp. When we got back to Vern’s Dream a Dream Dog Farm we started helping Linda prepare sandwiches for the 9:00 tour group, …