Welcome to the IditaREAD!
The Race to Read
What Is It?
A fun way to promote reading and a friendly competition among grade levels to finish the “Iditaread” trail/race by reading 1,049 books! Who will be first? Race along with the mushers of the Alaskan Iditarod (which begins March 5) and see who will finish first? Dallas Seavy set the record in 2014 for 8 days. How long will it take each grade level? Are you up to the challenge?
So, What Do We Do?
1. *Each book counts. If you read aloud a book to your class, multiply those readers to the book (ex. Class of 20=20 books)
2. *Promote it in your classroom for independent reading time! Pick up a laminated pawprint or star by the display and use a dry erase marker to count books read each day in your class. Turn in the number via email at the end of the day. I’d like to be able to keep our “mushers” current on the course outside the teacher room.
3. * For grades 3-5, any book, any class counts. If you see 4 classes during the day, then whatever is read in your classroom counts (you don’t have to have a running total just for your homeroom since it is grade-wide). Read alouds count as well!
4. * For grades K-2, all books count – read alouds, reading groups, even preliterate students looking at books and “picture reading.”
5. *SPED classrooms and Title 1 also count! Be sure to specify which grade level, or give the number to that grade-level teacher to turn in!
Have fun! It’s a great way to promote reading, the running of the Iditarod (which begins March 5 – see display in front hallway or ask your students about it for more details!), as well as Read Across America week!