Traveling Quilt Journal

03/03/2010

Reflections from the Iditarod Traveling Quilt

The Traveling Iditarod Quilt 4:  Reflections of the Journey
By Linda Kal Sander, Educational Journalist, Florida
Patience:  The ability to endure waiting or delay without becoming annoyed or upset, or to persevere calmly when faced with difficulties.
Quilt finally arrived…

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02/26/2010

Iditarod Traveling Quilt: February Update

Quilt 1
In Wisconsin!

Iditarod Traveling Quilt

My class did the quilt scavenger hunt, and spent last week studying the Iditarod by reading The Iditarod: Story of the Last Great Race.
They learned so much about the race, the great…

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01/27/2010

Adventures of the Traveling Quilts: January

Quilt 1
The 3rd graders at New Baden Elementary have been preparing for the quilt to arrive.  In December we read the book Iditarod by Monica Devine. We discussed a lot of terminology that went along with the book and…

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01/03/2010

Adventures of the Traveling Quilt: December

Four Iditarod Traveling Quilts are on a journey around the United States.  Read about the December journey of each quilt!
Quilt 1: Indiana
Cannelton Elementary students in Cannelton, Indiana were thrilled to receive the traveling Iditarod Quilt!  As soon as…

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12/19/2009

Adventure of the Traveling Quilts: November

The Iditarod Traveling Quilts are each on a journey around the United States.  Where were the quilts in November?

Quilt 1: Indiana
Teacher has not turned in her homework yet!  Stay tuned, this will be updated soon!
Quilt 2: Texas…

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11/05/2009

Adventures of the Traveling Quilts: October

What have the Quilts been up to during October?
Four Iditarod Traveling Quilts are on a special educational journey from school to school around the nation.  Each month, read about each quilt.  Get a glim pse of the lessons and…

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10/20/2009

Traveling Quilt 4 Heads Out on the Trail

The Iditarod Education Department is proud to announce the ‘creation’ and the ‘birth’ of the 4th Iditarod Traveling Quilt.   2006 Target® Teacher on the Trail™ Terrie Hanke has completed the final touches on the newest member of the Iditarod Traveling…

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10/10/2009

Classroom Creates a Traveling Quilt

Inspired by the visit of an  Iditarod Traveling Quilt, Ms. Prather’s students in California have created their own classroom quilt.  Each student designed and created a square.  The squares were sewn together to create the classroom quilt.
Over the next…

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10/03/2009

Adventures of theTraveling Quilts: September

Image:  These two quilt squares were among the first to be created by teachers at Iditrod’s summer conference and sewn together by 2006 Teacher on the Trail™ Terrie Hanke.  The squares became the first Iditarod Traveling Quilt.  Join us this…

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09/19/2009

Iditarod Traveling Quilts are on the Trail

This year, four Iditarod themed quilts will be traveling to schools around the nation.  Each month, you’ll be able to read where each quilt has been and learn about the schools and communities that are associated with this project.  The…

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06/05/2009

Quilt 2 in Florida

As the quilt arrived at John F. Kennedy Middle School in Rockledge, Florida, the 7th grade students of Ms. Luchs’ Language Arts class were just getting underway studying up on the Iditarod, reading a news article on Rachel Scodris, and…

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05/31/2009

Alaska, Iditarod, and the Iditarod Traveling Quilt Inspire Student’s Art

The Traveling Quilt project has taken on new energy!  Read this letter from an art teacher and discover a great project that you can do with your students.   After viewing her student’s work, you’ll be as inspired as we are! …

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05/12/2009

Quilt 3: In New Jersey

Quilt arrived in East Windsor, New Jersey, just in time for the start of the Iditarod! Students excitedly “dissected” each quilt square and shared their thoughts on each square’s meaning. Being inquisitive 5th graders, the students wanted to hear about…

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05/11/2009

One Quilt: California and Off to Nome!

Del Sur Senior Elementary, February, 2009, Lancaster, CA
Receiving the quilt was another opportunity for my 7th graders to connect technology to the world around us.  As soon as we opened the box, the students gathered around to discover the…

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05/01/2009

One Quilt in Illinois!

We hung the quilt outside our classroom for the middle school to read.  We designed a quilt square for a future travelling quilt.  The quilt inspired our 7th graders to try one of there own and so during art class…

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02/03/2009

One Quilt: January

Quilt One arrived in Mt. Pleasant, NC, near Charlotte, in early December where it spent time with the sixth grade Cheetahs Team at Mt. Pleasant Middle School. Arriving just in time for the team’s walking field trip to our local…

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02/02/2009

Two Quilt: January in the Cornhusker State

Iditarod Quilt Visits the Cornhusker State
By Judi Roach
The 2006 Iditarod Quilt made its appearance at Central Elementary just as students were finishing up “Iditaround Nebraska”.  Students earned miles on the trail for reading, tracking their nutrition and fitness,…

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02/01/2009

Three Quilt: January

January 13, 2009
Hello to all from Mishawaka, Indiana!
Neither extended holidays, nor fog, nor snow storms, nor ice storms, nor blizzards kept us from spending some time with the Traveling Quilt this year!
 Our third grade buddies at Hums…

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12/22/2008

One Quilt… November in Florida: A Lesson Idea for Your Students

Quilt continued on to another school in Florida…… Quilt became a part of a literature lesson. Read this summary to learn how to make your own quilt and connect it to a lesson you are teaching.
Hello Friends!
When Quilt…

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11/30/2008

Three Quilt: Wisconsin in October

The Traveling Quilt arrived at our school in October so it was a great introduction of the Iditarod to my third grade students.  As the quilt hung in the room, each student was to pick out one square they wanted…

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11/17/2008

One Quilt’s Journey… Arizona to Florida

This school year, 3 Iditarod Traveling Quilts are traveling from classroom to classroom around the world. Follow the journey of the Traveling Quilts.
Learn about the history of the Traveling Quilts. Click here.
Traveling Quilt One: From Arizona to Florida….…

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11/17/2008

Two Quilt: North Carolina to Colorado…

Two Quilt’s Journey— North Carolina to Colorado…. To Illinois

This school year, 3 Iditarod Traveling Quilts are traveling from classroom to classroom around the world. The following is an update on Quilt 2.
Two Quilt began the journey and the…

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11/17/2008

Three Quilt: Birth and Journey Begins

During the Iditarod Summer Teacher’s Conference, the handkerchief squares were passed out to all the teachers and you could tell they were excited to share special thoughts, pictures, lessons and ideas with classrooms around the nation. Out came the markers,…

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11/17/2008

Three Quilt Continued. . .

This quilt began a journey through several schools in Wisconsin and then traveled to Michigan.
Quilt Visits Wealthy School
It was a little odd to have a visitor that couldn’t walk or talk out loud, but Quilt still was a…

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11/16/2008

Iditarod Traveling Quilt Project

In the summer of 2005, the first traveling quilt was born and created in Wisconsin. Teachers from the 2005 Iditarod Summer Conference created quilt squares which shared their educational journey and messages to students. The 2006 Teacher on the Trail,…

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