Mar. 11, 2009: The Iditarod

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Activities:

1. Draw a picture of a sled dog on a piece of paper. Now find newspaper words that describe a good sled dog and paste them around your picture.

2. Go through the newspaper and use a red marker to circle three different ways you can get information to a friend today; use a blue marker to circle three different ways you could get food or toys to a friend.

3. Plan a party for the Iditarod sled dogs. Look in newspaper ads for five things you would have at the party. Paste them or list them on a piece of paper. Write the cost of the items next to their names. Why did you select each item? How much will your party cost?

4. Find someone in the newspaper who could help you prepare physically to take part in the Iditarod. Find someone who could help you prepare mentally or emotionally. Paste the name or photo of each person on a piece of paper. Next to their names, explain why you selected them.

5. Write an Iditarod journal. Identify four different challenges an Iditarod dogsled team might face during the race. Tell about your adventures in a personal journal. Share your story with friends.


This week's standards:

• Students understand how historic events, people, places and situations contribute to our understanding of the past. (Social Studies: Time, Continuity and Change)
• Students understand the interaction of human beings and their physical environment. (Social Studies: People, Places and Environments)
  
  

(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)