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Resources
Curriculum Documents
When developing any specially-themed
cross-curricular unit, the starting place is always the
curriculum documents.
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The main objective is to see how the special theme
can be meshed with curriculum expectations that need to be
covered. Northern, dog sledding and Yukon Quest themes
can easily be integrated into reading, writing, media
literacy, oral language, numeration, data management, art,
Grade 5 science and Grade 6 social studies instruction.
These are some of the main resources we are using, related to the northern,
dog sledding and Yukon Quest theme:
Web
Resources
This is a sample of our
online resources. For more, see the
'LINKS' section of this web page.
Map Resources
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A variety of maps.
(Pictured: a map
our home and the race locations,
a Yukon map with
checkpoints,
a terrain map and an elevation
diagram.) |
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Print Resources
A selection of
northern-themed books from my personal library. |
Our class` daily
read-aloud is the book Hank and Tanya wrote
about
his 2010 Iditarod experience.
(this book is
available in print and e-format via the
Winterdance website) |
Race history, rules, tips for rookie
mushers, a guide to the terrain,
and a book of Yukon Quest
experiences.
Most of the print-outs are from the
Yukon Quest Official Website |
Video Resources
Video
clips from the Yukon Quest, Iditarod, "From Alaska"
and Winterdance
websites help students to visualize wilderness
survival in an Arctic winter
environment and what
the Yukon Quest entails. |
The documentary "Yukon
Quest: Spirit of the North"
provides
students with a window into the race itself. |
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