Iditarod Activities and Lesson Plans
Iditarod
Each Winter this great race gets underway in the cold and snowy region of North America - Anchorage, Alaska. To help teachers bring this event to their classroom, we have put together this mini-unit.
This indicates resources located on The Teacher's Corner.
Printable Iditarod Race, Journal & Coloring Pages
You can print ready-made pages including: daily race statistics page, musher biography pages, lined journal pages, and coloring pages to use in your classroom.
Printable Iditarod Word Search
Create your own or use our word list.
Printable Iditarod Word Scramble
Create your own or use our word list.
Printable Iditarod Crossword Puzzle
Create your own Crossword or use our premade word/clue list.
Printable Iditarod Match-up Worksheets
Create your printable worksheet from your own matchups or use our premade lists.
Iditarod Printable Worksheets
Check out our large selection of "make your own" and "premade" worksheets!
Alaska
Learn about the state that plays host to the race.
Alaska’s Iditarod
The purpose of this lesson is to give students a visual power point presentation of the Alaskan Iditarod.
Iditarod
A thematic unit.
Iditarod Activities Across the Grades!
"On your mark, get set, mush! If it's March in Alaska, one of the most grueling races on Earth is about to begin -- the Iditarod Sled Dog Race! This week, Education World offers activities that will have your students "teeming" to learn about this exciting competition!" --Education World Resource
Iditarod Field Trip
This great resource was created for the 2003 race, but the contents can be used this year as well.
Iditarod: Race Across Alaska
Learn about the race, find great literature connections, and much more. --Scholastic Resource
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
Official site of the Last Great Race. Visit the Teachers & Students page.
The Iditarod Race Stations Grades 3-4
"For the lesson, students will be traveling to ten stations that are designed using the Iditarod theme. Each station is named after an actual checkpoint in the race."
The Iditarod: The Last Great Race
"Have you considered using the Iditarod as a teaching tool? Are you unfamiliar with all the Iditarod resources available on the World Wide Web? Then you've come to the right place."
--Education World Resource
Lesson Plans for THE LAST GREAT RACE
Lessons for the nonfiction book.
Mathline
Brought to you by PBS television.
WorkshopQuest - The Iditarod Dog Sled Race
A great collection of class web sites and WebQuests.
