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As I was watching Wade Marrs booty up his dogs while preparing to leave Kaltag, I swear one of his dogs smiled and winked at me. This dog sat just like a little person while Wade put a booty on each paw. It appears to me that he is thinking to himself, “yep, I’ll just …
What qualities do you feel an Iditarod musher displays? My students recently came up with a lengthy list of qualities that they felt described an Iditarod musher. There are plenty of them and they’re unique. My school currently has the most recently created Iditarod Traveling Quilt, which was designed this summer by teachers at the …
Have your students research the “Father of the Iditarod.” Who is he? When did he start the race? Why did he start the race? Did he ever race in the Iditarod himself? Does he have family members still racing? Click here for the answer. Visit the Online Iditarod Museum for additional information on the …
The definition of volunteer is a person who performs a service willingly and without pay. There are thousands of people who volunteer each year for the Iditarod. Without these many volunteers, there is absolutely no way this race could happen. The journey of a volunteer does not just take place during the few weeks of …
As part of the Iditarod Summer Camp for Educators, we are given the opportunity to hook up with a rookie musher and follow them throughout the year. My class is working with Cindy Abbott. The students are very excited to have the opportunity to follow and communicate with her this year. Our first task was …
I teach at the Camanche Middle School in Camanche, Iowa. Our class is on a journey, thus, the Camanche Middle School Trail. This article will provide you with ideas on how to create your own trail. I have wanted a trail map on my wall for a while now. This year it is happening. My …
As the school year approaches, August 7 for me, I want to share with you what you can look forward to this year. If you read my blog entries from summer camp, then you may have picked up on my theme, “Journey through the Iditarod.” I plan on using this theme in a variety …
Today was the last day of camp for the teachers. Most of the teachers will travel home later tonight or early in the morning. Kerry, Jen, and I are traveling some more, separately. I spoke yesterday of the letters each camper was given to create a quilt square and how they were to connect …
One task the campers are given at the beginning of camp is to create a quilt square. Terrie Hanke will make the squares that the campers make into a quilt. They will then be shipped to each camper’s school for a month to be used for lessons in the classroom and displaying purposes. Look …
So this year everything I’ve touched has gone to the dogs… and that includes my Robotics Club! I work with a group of fourteen fourth and fifth graders once a week after school using Lego Mindstorms to begin to explore programing and basic robotics. We usually spend the fall semester learning how to program and …