Balto and the Great Race (Totally True Adventures): How a Sled Dog Saved the Children of Nome | 
pickThis is a fantastic NF story about how a sled dog led the charge to save an entire town from disease. Written by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel this novel is perfect for LC. This fits in with the ESOL strategy #32 Use student pairs for team learning, especially for reports, experiments and projects. The UDL strategy Foster collaboration and community (8.3) also goes hand and hand. #ucflae3414f19
Jgolub13 Balto is a great way to introduce the iditarod to the classroom. This lesson plan mixes the book Balto and The Great Race with Social Studies as it explains the history of one Alaska's best traditions. https://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson103.shtml 4y
DrSpalding This would be an excellent option for a literature circle this time of year. I know teachers that have studied the Iditarod and followed the race to incorporate history, math and language arts. 4y
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