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Wyoming Sled Dog Race Announces "Follow the Lead Teacher" program
Jackson, Wyoming – January 8, 2009 – Cheryl Lowham, a Uinta County seventh-grade teacher teacher, has
been chosen as the first "Follow the Lead Teacher," on the International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race (IPSSSDR), announced race
director Frank Teasley. The new program, which runs concurrently with this year's January 30 – February 7, 2009 race dates, allows
a Wyoming teacher to transform the race into a fun online learning experience for kids.
Lowham, who has taken her seventh-grade students to watch the race for several years, says,
"I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to be the
first teacher in this program. The IPSSSDR is not only fun, it’s a terrific
education tool with many applications for the classroom."
A middle school teacher for 24 years, Lowham will be at each stage of the 2009 IPSSSDR, observing, volunteering and learning
firsthand about sled dog racing. At the end of each day she will post a web update about the race, including her daily diary,
pictures, lesson plans, puzzles and links. To "Follow the Lead Teacher," visit
http://www.uinta1.k12.wy.us/webpages/clowham/
or www.wyomingstagestop.org. Students and teachers can email Cheryl at
clowham@uinta1.k12.wy.us.
The International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race was founded in 1996 by Frank Teasley to make sled dog racing more accessible to
the public. For more information, visit the race website at
www.wyomingstagestop.org; contact the race via e-mail at
wystagestop@blissnet.com or
telephone at 307.734.1163.
Classroom Sleddog
Curriculum
Teachers--If you are
interested in adding the IPSSSDR to your classroom
curriculum, the following bibliography, web sites, and study
questions have been provided by teacher Cheryl Lowham
for your use.
Bibliography:
Here is a list of books to use in the classroom to
support learning about Sled Dog Racing.
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O'Dell, Scott.
Black Star; Bright Dawn. New York: Fawcett Juniper.
1988.
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Blake, Robert J.
Akiak: A Tale from the Iditarod. New York: Philomel
Books. 1997.
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Crisman, Ruth.
Racing the Iditarod Trail. New York: Dillon Press.
1993.
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Seibert, Patricia.
Mush: Across Alaska in the World's Longest Sled
Race. Illus: Ellis, Jan Davey. Brookfield, CT: The
Millbrook Press. 1992.
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Wood, Ted. Iditarod
Dream: Dusty and His Sled Dogs Compete in Alaska's
Jr. Iditarod. New York: Walker and Company. 1996.
Good Web Sites For
Teachers
Click
here
for a printable question and answer page for use in
learning about the international pedigree stage stop
sled dog race.
