Teacher Tips and Tools

10/23/2009

Authors and Explorers Visit Schools

Shelley Gill:  Author, Explorer, Musher
Alaskan author Shelley Gill has written 20 bestselling books and her aim is always to inspire with adventure, educate about the environment and leave her readers with a sense of wonder. One of the first…

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10/20/2009

Charts, Templates, Forms

Lesson plan template, chart to record race data, and more!
Using a lesson plan template when planning your Iditarod Based lessons provides documentation and assurance you are aligning your lessons to the content and/or cultural standards.  Click here for an…

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10/12/2009

2010 Curriculum Challenge Contest

Attention Teachers!  Enter and win a prize for your classroom!
Teachers, you are invited to submit your tried and true lessons to be published on our website.  We are seeking standards aligned lessons and activities that bring the race to…

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10/09/2009

Table Top Decorating Contest

Enter the 2010 Table Top Decorating Contest.  Win prizes for your classroom.  Be a part of the 2010 Musher Banquet that is held in Anchorage prior to the start of the race.  Teach ‘volunteerism’ through this service learning project.  Submit…

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09/20/2009

2009 Curriculum Challenge Winners

Congratulations to the 2009 Curriculum Challenge Winners!
Susan Flahive, Virginia
Dean Barron, Texas
Jeannie Wolf, Texas
Amber Baur, California
Eric Smith, Minnesota
Julie Howard, North Carolina

Lynne Witte, Michigan

View the winning lessons!

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08/20/2009

Statistical Race Info

Use the statistical information in this PDF Document for lessons.

Miles to Checkpoints: Northern and Southern Route: (Estimation) Page 2
Checkpoint Averages: Years 2001 – 2009 Page 3
2009 Checkpoint Miles from Checkpoint to Checkpoint Page 12
Checkpoint Summary (Stats…

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06/12/2009

Creative Writing: An Assignment for Any Grade Level: Lesson and Writing Sample from Students

Tom Russoniello, New Jersey,  understands that students are inspired to write when using the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race® as the tool for learning.  Using a lesson created by Kathy Kent, New Jersey, and housed on our website, Mr. Russoniello’s…

Filed under Curriculum for the Classroom, Language Arts, Student Work Samples

06/08/2009

2009 – 2010 School Year: Guest Speakers for Classrooms

Classroom Opportunity
Bring Iditarod to Your School! ‘Iditarod’ guest speakers will be visiting communities near you!  Read about these opportunities.  Make your plans.  Your students will be inspired and encouraged to do their best in school and in meeting their…

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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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