Idita Reads and Races

06/08/2009

North Carolina Students Hold Idita-Race

Meet Cindy Wilson’s students!
Cindy’s brother made them a wheeled sled for their Idita Race.
Each year, hundreds of schools around the world hold their own Iditarod  in parks, on school grounds, along beaches, or even in backyards.  After studying…

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06/03/2009

Idita-Read- California Style

Every year we hold an Idita Read.  Our budget runs between $450 and $500.  The following is a summary of the 2009 Idita Read:
We went to a company called imagestuff.com and ordered these cool dog tags as reading incentives…

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05/29/2009

Idita Read in Wisconsin

Hi!  I teach 1st grade at St. John the Baptist School in Green Bay, WI. I just wanted to share what we are doing for the Iditaread challenge.  The Iditaread challenge was kicked off with a small banquet of dog…

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05/28/2009

Ikidarod Math! Racing Sleds in South Dakota

My name is Andy Johnson and I am teacher in Brandon, SD.  We have followed the Iditarod since I have been in Brandon and have been Iditarod Insider members the last two years.
We have created our own version of…

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04/30/2009

Idita Races! White Lake Elementary School

Each year, hundreds of schools around the world have their own IDITAROD — or I-Kid-A-Rod.
Take a look at this link to view the Ikidarod held at White Lake Elementary School.  Be patient, it takes a few minutes to load…

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