Teachers are returning to the classroom and setting the stage for a year of engaging learning. Some of us have used Iditarod for years, and have a plan to integrate the race into the curriculum. Others are new to using the race in the classroom, and are unsure of how to proceed.
Do you start with Iditarod race basics? The Iditarod National Historic Trail and race history? The mechanics of dogsledding? Do you begin in September? Or wait until race time in late February? It is easy to feel overwhelmed, but don’t let it deter you from implementing Iditarod into your instruction. Iditarod catches kids’ attention, sparks interest, and gets students excited about learning. Using the race in your classroom will increase student engagement with academic content. Broadening a child’s perspective with Iditarod will open up a world of possibility for them; the alluring prospect of a grand adventure will inspire kids to engage with their learning. Give it a try!
IditarodEDU has information for beginners here:
Attached is an Iditarod introductory lesson using literature to provide content and context. Before you can teach “with Iditarod” your students need background information about the race. Many of my students have never heard of Iditarod before! I can’t teach a lesson on perseverance using Iditarod until they’ve developed a basic understanding of the race. The non-fiction text If You Were A Kid At The Iditarod by Josh Gregory provides essential background knowledge and is a great way to introduce Iditarod as an overarching theme for your classroom.
Find the complete Lesson Plan Here.
If Iditarod is seamlessly woven into your curriculum, but you’d like to refresh with new lesson ideas, search the lessons posted in IditarodEDU Teach & Learn for exciting plans for all academic content areas. And stay tuned for new lesson plans each month!
Library Learnings: Check out information on IditaREAD to incorporate the race into daily lessons AND boost student reading! During the 2020-2021 school year I did a stint as a classroom teacher, and during independent reading my 2nd graders would ask to “go to Alaska” – which meant putting up on the screen a video of the gorgeous Alaskan landscape accompanied by soothing music while they read their way down the trail!
Walimu wanarudi darasani na kuandaa hatua kwa mwaka wa kujifunza kuvutia. Baadhi yetu tumekuwa tukitumia Iditarod kwa miaka mingi, na tuna mpango wa kuingiza mbio hizo katika mtaala. Wengine ni wapya katika kutumia mbio katika darasa, na hawajui jinsi ya kuendelea. Je, unaanza na misingi ya mbio za Iditarod? Iditarod National Historic Trail ni moja ya njia za kukimbia za kitaifa za nchi. Utaratibu wa kuteleza kwa mbwa? Je, unaanza mwezi Septemba? Au kungojea hadi wakati wa mashindano mwishoni mwa Februari? Ni rahisi kuhisi kuzidiwa, lakini usiruhusu hilo kukuzuia kutekeleza Iditarod katika mafundisho yako. Iditarod huvutia watoto, huamsha upendezi, na kuwafanya wanafunzi wawe na shauku ya kujifunza. Kutumia mbio katika darasa lako kutaongeza ushiriki wa wanafunzi na maudhui ya kitaaluma. Kuongeza mtazamo wa mtoto na Iditarod itafungua ulimwengu wa uwezekano kwao; matarajio ya kuvutia ya adventure kubwa itawahamasisha watoto kushiriki na kujifunza kwao. Jaribu kufanya hivyo! Iditarod ina mafunzo ya kuanzisha kwa ajili ya waanzilishi hapa: Imeunganishwa ni Iditarod utangulizi somo kutumia fasihi kutoa maudhui na muktadha. Kabla ya kuwa na uwezo wa kufundisha <unk>na Iditarod<unk> wanafunzi wako wanahitaji habari za msingi kuhusu mbio. Wanafunzi wangu wengi hawajawahi kusikia kuhusu Iditarod kabla ya hapo! Siwezi kufundisha somo juu ya uvumilivu kutumia Iditarod mpaka wamekua na uelewa wa msingi wa mbio. "Kama wewe walikuwa kid katika Iditarod, Josh Gregory, ni kitabu cha hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi ya hadithi.""" Pata mpango kamili wa somo hapa. Ikiwa Iditarod imeunganishwa vizuri katika mtaala wako, lakini ungependa kusafisha na mawazo mapya ya somo, tafuta masomo yaliyochapishwa katika IditarodEDU Fundisha & Jifunze kwa mipango ya kuvutia kwa maeneo yote ya maudhui ya kitaaluma. Na endelea kusikiliza mipango mipya ya masomo kila mwezi! Mafunzo ya Maktaba: Angalia habari kwenye IditaREAD kuingiza mbio katika masomo ya kila siku na kuongeza kusoma kwa wanafunzi! Katika mwaka wa shule wa 2020-2021 nilifanya kazi kama mwalimu wa darasa, na wakati wa kusoma kwa kujitegemea, wanafunzi wangu wa darasa la pili wangekuuliza kwenda Alaska, ambayo ilimaanisha kuweka kwenye skrini video ya mandhari nzuri ya Alaska ikifuatana na muziki wa kutuliza wakati wanasoma njia yao chini ya njia!