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Keep Calm and Mush On!

2/22/2014

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We are off!  Tomorrow, Sunday, Feb. 23rd, 2014, I fly out with my musher team to Anchorage, and we start our Iditarod adventure!  
Friday my students came to school to a new look for our classroom.  With the help of my two wonderful homeroom moms and friends, we created a winter iditarod scene for the students.  They are my mushers with their own teams to race.  Of course we did not leave out Megan in South Africa.  She moved a few months ago to be with her family there, and we all miss her, and think of her a lot.  Her family is following our blog, so we included her on our musher mountain. The students were so excited, and it helped set the stage for this event for all of us.  Enjoy the photos in the slideshow!
The photo above is my front door.  Great advice for my substitute Mrs. Douglass!
Hike!

I made my "mushers" using a free Iditarod looking musher and sled team coloring page.  The link is below.  I used the wallet sized school photos I happened to have, and they fit perfectly.  I put them on popsicle sticks with hot glue and we built our winter scene out of white butcher paper,  cotton sheets, polyfil and glitter spray.  I cannot say enough good things about spray adhesive from a can.  What have I been missing?  The beautiful Iditarod poster was custom made for me by Kaylie's mom in my class!  Thank you!

Sled Team Coloring Page
Keep Calm poster maker
iditarod_sign.docx
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Making Dog Harnesses in Math!

2/8/2014

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We had a great time in math this last week with an adapted lesson from Jen Reiter, the Teacher on the Trail.  We are learning about angles and parallel lines, so this lesson was perfect.  I changed her lesson a little and came up with a rubric for my students to use to create harnesses using paper strips and a rubric.  The students loved it!  We really learned so much, and I love bringing art into the classroom!


Here is her original lesson:
http://itcteacheronthetrail.com/2014/01/24/whats-your-angle/
make_a_harness.pdf
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Charting the Race

1/29/2014

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So, I have found a way to chart the race with my class that makes sense to me.  I have long, beautiful windows in my classroom, and I put up white butcher paper and cut it to look like snow drifts.  I then cut out the northern route names and trees and put them in order along the trail, from Anchorage to Nome!  I was lucky enough to find a wonderful bulletin board set for the Iditarod on the Teachers Pay Teachers site.  I would highly recommend it!  Here is the link:


http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Iditarod-Themed-Bulletin-Board-Set-and-Lesson-Activities-190182



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The library is ready!!

1/22/2014

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Our "musher" team worked together to prepare the big board in the library to track the mushers voted on by each class.  We then did a Nearpod App presentation for the faculty about our Iditarod project.  We even handed out Klondike Bars!  This helped get everyone in the mood and ready for our adventure!  MUSH!  This wonderful board is available on TPT and is on our ListLy site of resources!

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    About Ms. Wright

    I have taught 20 years, and 17 of them here at EES!  I love Project Based Learning and thematic teaching to help lessons come alive!  I love animals and respect nature, and I bring that passion to my students!  I am thrilled to be a part of this special project!

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