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Iditarod Overview Slides Presentation UPDATED (Alaskan Sled Dog Race)This is a perfect slideshow to present to your class if you are teaching the Iditarod. It gives an overview of the history of the Iditarod, including information about the Great Serum Run and Balto. This presentation tells about the sled dogs, the mushers, the northern and southern route, the red lantern and famous mushers. Learn more about this year's Iditarod which begins it's Ceremonial Start the first Saturday of every

Iditarod: Musher Research & Biography (Sled Dog Race)This is a great resource for students who are interested in learning more about the mushers of The Last Great Race in Alaska, The Iditarod.  Students can learn about mushers that are running in the sled dog race and will choose one that they wish to follow during their race.  Students will then research information about their musher by choosing a platform (Musher Biography, Musher Trading Card or a Slides Presentation.) Includes: - A directio

Packing For The Last Great Race (Iditarod Activity) "Today, you aren't students. You are mushers. You’re about to head into the Alaskan wilderness for 10 days. If you pack too much, your dogs give out. If you pack too little, you don't make it home." All you need is a long sheet of white paper for each student. Fun activity for students to use before or during the Iditarod. Students use their creative minds to decide what tools are necessary to bring on the Great Race during a timed activity.

Iditarod Student Packet - Daily Tracking (Data Collection, Map Skills, Research)This is a great resource for students who are interested in learning more about The Last Great Race in Alaska, The Iditarod.  Students can practice map reading skills and data collection. Students will track a musher (driver of the dog sleds) and collect information about their 8-20 day journey across Alaska, from Anchorage to Nome.  They can also collect data regarding weather and other elements of the Iditarod rac

Iditarod - Analyzing and Collecting Data (Differentiated, Alaskan Sled Dog Race)This is a great resource for elementary and middle school students who are interested in learning more about The Last Great Race in Alaska, The Iditarod.  This is a lesson in analyzing and collecting data using information researched from the sled dog race. Students create a line graph with the information they gather. This activity is differentiated for 2 levels of data collection.  The lower level students use sled

Iditarod - Alaska: Student Workbook UPDATED, EDITABLE (Alaskan Sled Dog Race)This is an excellent resource/activity for students who are interested in learning more about The Last Great Race in Alaska, The Iditarod, and it’s home state, Alaska. This workbook contains 16 pages of worksheets about Alaska.   Worksheets help students practice their map skills, geography and improve reading comprehension. ________________________________________________________________________________________________

Haudenosaunee (Activity #4)-Introduction (Iroquois/US History)Teach your students about the origin and geography of the Haudenosaunee name. Can be used digitally/remotely or in the classroom!! An excellent resource that teaches about Native Americans and the Haudenosaunee/Iroquois Confederacy - a unit from US History. SPECIFICALLY TO THIS LESSON: Video, “Iroquois or Haudenosaunee”Intro to Haudenosaunee notes (Ch. 1)Geography of the Haudenosaunee worksheetNew York State Map Study and keyThis res

Iditarod - Choosing a Musher (driver of Alaskan sled dog race)Fun for the entire classroom!! Each students gets to choose a musher to follow during the entire Iditarod race. A friendly competition for students. Extension activities allow students to learn about their mushers and other Iditarod information.  ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Like what you see? Check out my newly UPDATED Iditarod bundle and other UPDATED, EDITAB

This is everything you need to get started with a literature circle in your classroom. Includes 5 roles sheets: Discussion Director, Super Summarizer, Creative Connector, Literary Luminary and Imaginative Illustrator, as well as a Circle Checker sheet and a Literature Circle assignment sheet for 10 Literature Circle Sessions. Students break into small groups of 3-5 students and discuss a piece of literature that they have read previously. Each member of the group, has a different responsibilit

Poetry: Humorous Epitaph Poetry DIGITAL (Write Your Own) TemplateLearn how to write your own humorous epitaph with this DIGITAL resource. A quick fun activity about patterned poetry using couplets and rhyme. Great Halloween activity! Each poem will give students: 1) an introduction to a new style of poetry 2) a few facts about the style of poem 3) several examples of a humorous epitaph4) some fill in the blank activities 5) several template pages to write their own humorous epitaphActivity i

Picture Book: Your Name Is A Song, Research(origin of name,theme, growth,C.E.R.)Students will read this picture book and then research the origin and meaning of their own name. This is an introductory lesson, taught early in the year.  Although the text being used, Your Name Is a Song, by Jamilah Tompkins-Bigelow, is a lower reading level than 7th grade, it is being used to introduce the concept.  This lesson will also allow us to assess students’ independent writing skills and provide a basel

Haudenosaunee(Activity#10)-Roles of Men and Women (Iroquois/US History)Teach your students about the Aztec, Incan and Mayan geography, environment and technology  Can be used digitally/remotely or in the classroom!! An excellent resource that teaches about Native Americans and the Haudenosaunee/Iroquois Confederacy - a unit from US History. SPECIFICALLY TO THIS LESSON: Ch. 5  ReviewCh. 6 Notes: Roles of Men and WomenCh. 6 QuestionsThis resource is 10 out of 13 activities from an entire Haudenosa

Areli is a Dreamer (Teaching middle school literature through picture books)Picture books are an excellent way to help middle school students build background knowledge and visual literacy. They are deeply engaging and allow teachers to teacher complicated literacy skills in a short time manner. Areli is a Dreamer is a moving story about a young girl who lived with her abuela in Mexico while her mama and papa moved to New York. When she was in kindergarten, they sent for her, too. Everything in

Iditarod: Checkpoint Research (Sled Dog, Musher, Writing)Practice research skills while learning about the Iditarod. Use across several days! Learn about the checkpoints on the Iditarod Trail. Research information about each checkpoint and then complete a well-developed written paragraph using the information collected. It is COMPLETELY DIGITAL & EDITABLE PRODUCT WITH INCLUDED PRINTABLES AND INTERACTIVE PAGES ____________________________________________________________________________________

Poetry: Analyzing Worksheet (Imagery/Mood/Theme/Figurative Langauge/ConnotationThis worksheet will work to analyze any piece of poetry. Determine the literal and figuartive meaning of poetry. Determine the imagery used, symbolism and the theme.

Iditarod - The 5 W's (Comprehension, Literacy, Who, What, When, Where, Why)An excellent resource/activity to learn about the Greatest Race on Earth, The Iditarod, while practicing WH questions and responses. Learn about the sled dogs, the mushers and Alaska. A great supplement to any Iditarod classroom. Page 1 - Title Page Pages 2 - 4 Worksheets Page 5 Lesson Plans Pages 6 - 10 Who, What, When, Where, Why Sheets Page 11 About the Author page ___________________________________________________

Haudenosaunee (Activity #5)-Creation Story (Iroquois/US History)Teach your students about the Haudenosaunee Creation Story. Can be used digitally/remotely or in the classroom!! An excellent resource that teaches about Native Americans and the Haudenosaunee/Iroquois Confederacy - a unit from US History. SPECIFICALLY TO THIS LESSON: Haudenosaunee Creation Story Ch. 2 worksheetCh. 2 Notes: Haudenosaunee Creation StoryThis resource is 5 out of 13 activities from an entire Haudenosaunee/Iroquois Conf

Iditarod worksheet: Diphtheria, Alaskan Info (Sled Dog Race comprehension)This is a great QUICK resource/activity for students who are interested in learning more about The Last Great Race in Alaska, The Iditarod.  This is a two page worksheet with a total of 10 comprehension questions about the Iditarod, the sled dogs, the mushers and diptheria (who, what, when, where, how and why) and an additional teacher resource page. _________________________________________________________________________

Iditarod (2025) Daily Check-In (DIGITAL, INTERACTIVE: Musher, Weather, etc)This is an EXCELLENT resource for this year's Alaskan sled dog race (Iditarod). It is an interactive DIGITAL resource that can be used remotely or in the classroom throughout the entire 2025 Iditarod Race. Share on Google Classroom with your students and give them editing rights. The kids absolutely love it!! *I will be offering this as a new product each year due to the amount of time it takes to update this product. Thi

Figurative Language: ANCHOR CHARTS (poetry)This middle school resource includes SEVEN anchor charts (alliteration, simile, metaphor, rhyme, hyperbole, personification, onomatopoeia) PLUS a link to an original interactive Nearpod activity that complements the anchor charts. The Nearpod activity takes two class periods to complete. Each anchor chart includes a fun video which further ehances the understanding of the figurative language.