To start our Iditarod Unit, we learned about the "history" of the race. Back in 1925, Nome was struck with a diphtheria epidemic. The only way to get medicine there was by a relay of dogsled teams (because the weather was too bad for planes, ships or trains to get through). The final dogsled team to carry the medicine was led by a dog named Balto, who ended up being a hero. After reading the story of Balto, students had to "summarize" the story in the form of a pyramid (first line = 1 name of main character, second line = 2 adjectives that described the main character, third line = 3 lines that tell the setting, 4th line = 4 words that describe the problem, 5th-7th lines = the appropriate number of words telling events from the story, 8th line = 8 words telling how the problem was solved). The kids also got to enjoy watching the animated movie, Balto.
* There is a statue of Balto in New York's Central Park... if you're ever there, make sure to take a picture of your child standing by it (hopefully they'll always remember this story!)
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