Bowls to Bellies
You’re eating lunch at school with friends and pretty soon your conversation turns from your peanut butter and jelly sandwich to wondering what sled dogs
You’re eating lunch at school with friends and pretty soon your conversation turns from your peanut butter and jelly sandwich to wondering what sled dogs
Libby here! Mushers wear bibs when they start and end the race. Each bib has a number on it and the bib numbers tell the
Hello Boys and Girls, Woof, woof, howl!!!!! Wait to you hear the news! Just the other day, I was chatting with my friend, Zorro.
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

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
Hi Boys and Girls, Are you getting excited for the race to start? I sure am. I’ve been reading everything I can on this blog
Hi Boys and Girls, Did you know that there is a special program for teachers called the Target® Iditarod Teacher on the Trail™? This program
Mushers can leave the starting chute at Willow with as many as sixteen dogs and they must finish with no fewer than 6 dogs in
When I arrive in Alaska around February 22, I’ll post often to keep you in the loop about what I am doing and what is
(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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