In reading class we are using Houghton Mifflin’s text book, grade 5. Right now, we are in Theme two, Expeditions and reading Iditarod Dreams by Ted Wood. I’ve posted the worksheets we are using in class and thought I would pass it along for you to use as you see fit. Remember, that it’s a Word document, so you can teak it a little (or a lot) to suit your particular needs. Basically, I’ve just taken some of the questions from the teacher’s manual (and added a few little zingers of my own) and put them in a Word document. The purpose for doing so is to prepare the students for the academic rigors that they will have to face in the upper grades.
Iditarod Dream Vocabulary – Before we actually start reading the story we always do a vocabulary activity. Usually, I do some sort of foldable booklet. This is the PPT that I put together to go with the vocabulary activity.
Iditarod Dream p. 230B-230C – This worksheet includes a comparison and contrast Venn diagram where the students have to compare the Junior Iditarod to the Annual Adult Iditarod and answer a prediction question.
Iditarod Dream 230D - This worksheet requires the students to identify if they think Dusty is a good musher or not. They must provide two examples from the story to support their conclusion. Also, it asks the students to list descriptive words and phrases that the author uses to create a frantic mood during the sled team’s accidents.
Itditarod Dream 230F-230G – On this worksheet, students must identify fact from opinion and list three dog chores that Dusty has to do in order to keep his dogs healthy and comfortable during the race.
Iditarod Dreams p. 230H – On this worksheet, the students must give two reasons why Dusty decides not to sleep while at Yenta Station and fill in a timeline depicting Dusty’s dog chores.
Iditarod Dream p. 230I- On this worksheet, the students must tell how they think Noah and Andy will feel about Dusty’s victory and use information and details from the story to tell what they think was Dusty’s most important racing decision.