Idita Reads and Races

03/14/2010

I’ll “Mush” Vicariously Through Books, Video, and the Official Websites

I wrote the attached article for our state (South Carolina) Association of School Librarian’s professional journal, Media Center Messenger. I love following the Iditarod every year and every two or three years we do an Idita-READ event to inspire kids…

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02/24/2010

Meet the Finalists for Target® 2011 Iditarod Teacher on the Trail™

Finalists have been chosen for the Target® 2011 Iditarod Teacher on the Trail™.  The finalists, Blynne Froke, Martha Dobson, and Sally Simon will be in Anchorage during the week before the start of the race to complete selection process activities…

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12/31/2009

Idita Read™

Join the Idita Read™ and race from Anchorage to Nome!
Click on this to use the Iditarod forms for your students.  Tip:  Ask students to save the forms to the computer.  Students can then type on the form instead of…

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12/18/2009

I Kid A Rod™

Hundred’s of schools are involved in I Kid A Rod™ projects each year.
An I Kid A Rod™ is an Iditarod race simulation.
An I Kid A Rod™  can be held in a variety of ways.  Some involve participants from…

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10/29/2009

IditaRead™

An IditaRead is an excellent way to encourage students to read.
An IditaRead is held in connection with the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race® —  the Iditarod Trail and the Iditarod Mushers are used as ‘benchmarks’ of reading progress for…

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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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