My classroom is full of energetic third grade students who come to school each day ready to learn and display their excitement and eagerness to do so on a consistent basis. Not only do my students vary in academic levels in all subject areas, my classroom also contains students that are raised in bilingual households speaking various languages. Many students also receive free or reduced price lunches.
My classroom includes students who are creative, inventive, and curious, therefore, I have made it my goal to enhance their curiosity and knowledge as much as possible to meet the needs of the future we are preparing them for!
The goal of our school and my own classroom is to help all students become successful and valuable members of the twenty-first century with a wealth of knowledge in various areas.
My Project
Every year I teach a thematic unit on the Iditarod and incorporate all subject areas. In order to dive even deeper, my project includes high quality, engaging, nonfiction, fiction, and relevant books. Many of these books will be used as read alouds, independent reading, and partner reading.
The Iditarod encompasses everything that I hope to teach my students about strength, determination, hope, applying knowledge to life, character, perseverance, and teamwork.
In addition, having these books will provide numerous opportunities for students to practice and improve upon important reading strategies such as making inferences, making connections, summarizing, and synthesizing.
I strive to show my students the passion, inspiration, challenges overcome, and knowledge that comes from the mushers, dogs, volunteers, pilots, vets, educators, students, and fans. I will be able to prove how these mushers and dogs are true athletes and heroic examples, just as the other popular and well-known athletes that many students look up to are.
Having these books within my classroom available to students on a daily basis will certainly help provide high interest and true engagement throughout the entire unit - a teacher's dream!
Iditarod: The Great Race to Nome
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$15.15
2
$30.30
The Ultimate Husky Photo Book: Looking Through The Eyes Of A Sled Dog
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$17.99
1
$17.99
Alaska Wildlife: Through the Season
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$16.95
1
$16.95
Togo
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$16.37
1
$16.37
Togo (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Dog Diaries)
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$15.63
1
$15.63
Dogs of the Iditarod
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$15.61
1
$15.61
Yukon: Sled Dog
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$14.95
1
$14.95
The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic
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$13.11
1
$13.11
Born to Pull: The Glory of Sled Dogs
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$12.82
1
$12.82
Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod
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$12.75
1
$12.75
Storm Run: The Story of the First Woman to Win the Iditarod Sled Dog Race
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$12.47
1
$12.47
Sled Dog School
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$11.89
1
$11.89
Kiana's Iditarod (PAWS IV)
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$10.99
1
$10.99
Surviving the Iditarod (You Choose: You Choose: Surviving Extreme Sports)
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$10.13
1
$10.13
The Great Serum Race: Blazing the Iditarod Trail
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$9.99
1
$9.99
Alaska's Dog Heroes: True Stories of Remarkable Canines (PAWS IV)
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$9.88
1
$9.88
Woodsong
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$7.99
1
$7.99
Dogteam
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$7.99
1
$7.99
The Mystery on the Iditarod Trail (8) (Real Kids Real Places)
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$7.99
1
$7.99
Ice Dogs
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$7.99
1
$7.99
If You Were a Kid at the Iditarod
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$7.85
1
$7.85
Akiak: A Tale From the Iditarod
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$7.63
1
$7.63
Puppies, Dogs, and Blue Northers
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$6.99
1
$6.99
Dogsledding and Extreme Sports: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House Merlin Mission #26: Balto of the Blue Dawn (Magic Tree House (R) Fact Tracker)
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$6.99
1
$6.99
Alaska
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$6.52
1
$6.52
Survival Tails: Endurance in Antarctica
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$6.21
1
$6.21
Balto of the Blue Dawn (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission)
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$5.99
1
$5.99
The Bravest Dog Ever: The True Story of Balto (Step-Into-Reading)
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$3.99
1
$3.99
Balto and the Great Race (Stepping Stone)
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$3.99
1
$3.99
Materials cost
$319.95
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$4.80
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$354.75
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$62.60
Total project goal
$417.35
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$417.35
7 Donors
-$331.99
Donations toward project cost
-$282.20
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$49.79
Matching donations from our partners
-$85.36
Match offers toward project cost
-$72.56
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