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Alaska/ Sled Dog/ Iditarod unit study and lapbook

Come learn all about Alaska, Sled Dogs, and the Iditarod with this unit study and lapbook. #iditarod #alaska #homeschool #ichoosejoyblog

Alaska/ Sled Dog/ Iditarod Unit Study and Lapbook books and DVDs

We’ve had a fun time this last month studying and doing a Sled Dogs, Alaska, and the Iditarod unit study.  Here are the books and videos used in our Iditarod unit study:

 

Come learn all about Alaska, Sled Dogs, and the Iditarod with this unit study and lapbook. #iditarod #alaska #homeschool #ichoosejoyblog

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The Incredible Life of Balto by Meghan McCarthy

The Bravest Dog Ever: The True Story of Balto (Step-Into-Reading) by Natalie Standiford

Iditarod Dream: Dusty and His Sled Dogs Compete in Alaska’s Jr. Iditarod by Ted Wood

Balto (DVD)

Here are some more picture books about dogs to check out.

Iditarod: Toughest Race on Earth (DVD, more for older kids and adults)

The Toughest Race on Earth

This last resource was a documentary from the Discovery Channel.  It followed about 8 of the mushers as they ran the 2008 Iditarod Race.  I found it fascinating.

This Year’s Race

Now that my kids and I know some of the mushers, I’ve been a little obsessed about checking the standings in this year’s race and reading all the bios!  As of this writing, the leader is Dallas Seavey.  He was homeschooled, and his dad and 74-year-old grandfather are also in the race this year.

Iditarod Lapbook for the Iditarod unit study

Here are pictures from the lapbooks the kids made.  There is a mixture of four different lapbooks made by ages 3, 5, 6, and 8.

 

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Where We Got the Lapbook Materials for the Iditarod unit study

We used some free materials from HomeschoolShare: True Dog Stories

Others are from Hands of a Child.

Alaska Iditarod Unit Study Lapbook

 

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2 Comments

  1. Fun topic! We just discovered lapbooks recently (well, I had heard about them, but never done one) and my kids are loving them! Thanks for sharing this with us last week at Trivium Tuesdays.

  2. We love lapbooks and this would be a really fun topic. Thank you for sharing this!

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