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Eagle, Moose, and Mountains

Temperature in Wasilla, high of 22, light winds Surrounded by the Chugach Mountains, we drove to Anchorage from Wasilla. I kept my eyes open for

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Filling My Sled 2.23.11

Temperature in Anchorage, 8 a.m. 14 °F Fill Your Sled is the theme of this year’s posts—fill your sled with ideas for your classroom, fill

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Iditarod Inspired Poetry

In my classroom, our study of poetry falls at the end of March. To ease the transition from the Iditarod and Alaska to poetry, I

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Honest Dogs

Honest dogs—I first came across those words in Gary Paulsen’s book, Woodsong, used to describe one of his dogs, Storm. Paulsen defined Storm as a

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The Travels of Bullseye

Bullseye, the Target® mascot, travels with me to presentations I make and on trips I take. We’ve traveled to schools in North Carolina and to Asheville,

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Snow!

North Carolina, my home, is a state with very different regions—the Appalachian Mountains in the western part of the state; the rolling land of the Piedmont

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What to Wear in Alaska

THE box arrived a week ago. THE box I’ve been waiting for contains an anorak, arctic boot and a mukluk to try on for size.

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