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Tracking the Weather
“How cold is it going to be in Alaska when you are there?” is the question I seem to be asked most often these days. I decided to get my students started on the task of tracking the weather in Alaska...
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Shout Out Via Skype!
I have had a jam packed three weeks doing pre-trail Skypes with schools all over the country. It’s been a lot of fun to talk Iditarod with kids of all ages and all levels of experience with the race...
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Tales from the Trail: Special Delivery
This year, two mushers will be carrying special packages on their sleds to make a special delivery in Nome. In order to promote vaccine awareness, Martin Buser and Aliy Zirkle will carry vaccine from...
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What’s an Average Leg?
Meanwhile Back at School: This week we have been exploring mean, median, mode, and range. This skill have been removed from the elementary curriculum by the Common Core, but for me, it’s still a...
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Coming Full Circle
Earlier in this school year as a part of our study of National Parks and as a wonderful tie it to the dog sledding theme that runs throughout my school year, my students and I did a Distance Learning...
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Robitarod!
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...
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History of the Iditarod – Lesson Plan
“The journey of our past has lead us to the present and will educate us for our future.” – David Hutchinson I like to have my students learn the history of the Iditarod early on in the year so we can...
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Glogster – The Iditarod, Machu Picchu, and Denali
“To travel is to take a journey into yourself.” – Danny Kaye Many teachers always comment that they want to incorporate the Iditarod all year, but they don’t know how. As a result, the Iditarod makes...
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Making Connections in Nature – Bats, Moose, and Prickly Pear…Oh My!
“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.” John Burroughs How could one teacher be so lucky? This summer I was fortunate enough to come face to face with two...
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Iditarod Sportsmanship
In many parts of the country, including Chicago, fall is a season full of sports! Hockey season is just beginning, college and professional football are well under way, and major league baseball is...
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