The Last Great Race - The Iditarod

Students in 3rd grade are preparing to follow the Iditarod Sled Dog Race that begins on March 6th. The last two weeks, students have been learning about Alaska and the race by labeling a class map and participating in an Internet scavenger hunt. Each class will choose a musher to track and follow along in their classroom. In addition, the students will be participating in a race of their own, the Idita-Read. Students will mush from Anchorage to Nome virtually as they read 1,112 minutes to match the 1,112 miles of the actual race route. Children will visit the website http://www.idita-read.org/ to log their minutes each day. They will also have the opportunity to write book reviews to share with students around the United States.