Lessons From Herb Brambley
(Under construction. Links to be added soon.) Lesson 1: Introduction to the Iditarod Sled Dog Race; Grades 2-8; Geography, Social Studies, and Science; This lesson introduces how climate relates to...
View ArticleSeptember Ideas for Your Sled
It’s after Labor Day and we’re all back in school. I hope you’ve found ways to use the clipart and bookmarks in your classrooms or you have plans to use them during the year. I‘ve had another...
View ArticleBrochures, Research, Cite Your Sources!
This lesson plan addresses several different skills for students. It’s written for sixth graders, but can easily move up in grade levels. Most eighth graders write a term paper, and this lesson...
View ArticleIditarod is Coming! Fill Your Sled Now!
(Keep on reading to find some ideas of activities for your students to do.) Mushers carry the following mandatory items in their sleds during the race. I bet you can make this list relevant to what...
View ArticleFinding What Works in the Classroom 2.24.11
Temperature in Wasilla, late morning, 20°F, little wind Teachers want to know what works in the classroom to facilitate student learning and to achieve growth in their learning. The research-based...
View ArticleChoose A Musher
As the Iditarod Race quickly approaches (27 Days 6 Hours 26 Minutes 48 Seconds and counting so the clock at iditarod.com tells me) it is time to choose a musher. There are a few different ways to do...
View ArticleFilling the Dog Yard!
One more idea for room set up as the summer starts to wind down…. I am calling my classroom the 3A Dog Yard these days…. for reasons that I am sure you can understand! To get my students in the...
View ArticleTales from the Trail: More Monica!
“Did you hear from Monica?” “Did you tell Monica about our plan yet?” “Did she see our video yet?” “Does Monica have snow yet?” It seems like a day doesn’t go by without someone in my class asking...
View ArticleTales From the Trail: The Junior are Training Too!
The story goes that a group of five to seven kids started the Junior Iditarod because they were less then eighteen years old and therefore couldn’t compete in the main race. The first race was held in...
View ArticleShout 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...
View ArticleTales 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...
View ArticleWhat’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...
View ArticleRobitarod!
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...
View ArticleHistory 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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