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Houghton Mifflin Reading Fourth Grade Resources
Teacher Read Aloud: Paca and Beetle
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Reading Selection: Akiak
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Web Resources 
Tortoise and the Hare: The famous Aesop's fable from StoryArts.com.
Iditarod Race Across Alaska: Information about the race, the dogs and Alaska from Scholastic.
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race: Official website of the Iditarod race.
Sled Dogs: An Alaskan Epic: Information, pictures and an animation from PBS (go to Dogsledding 101 link).
Federal Aviation Administration, Alaskan Region's Weather Cameras: View current weather conditions in various parts of Alaska.
All About Snow: Information from the National Snow and Ice Data Center.
Alberta: How the West Was Young: For information about the terrain, click on the Archaeology and Pre-Contact link and then the Site Profiles link.
Dogsledding 101: Animation and information about dog sledding.
Web Cams: Video available during the race only.
Photo Gallery: Pictures from the 2005 race.
Robert Blake: Information about the author of "Akiak" from Eduplace.
eWord Game: An interactive word game to reinforce the Key Vocabulary for "Akiak."
Alaskan Adventures: Students can experience Alaska through a web field trip from Eduplace.
Discovery Education Streaming Video Resources 
Search for The Jeff Corwin Experience: Alaska: An Extreme Environment and National Parks: Alaska’s National Parks
Reading 
Preparing to Read/Key Vocabulary Graphic Organizer Inspiration V8 / Inspiration V7 / PDF
Build background for "Akiak," page 27A:
2005 Jr. Iditarod: Pictures and information from the official site of the junior race
Federal Aviation Administration, Alaskan Region's Weather Cameras: View current weather conditions in various parts of Alaska.
Challenge: Social Studies, page 57:
Challenge students can use online resources to find information about the terrain and climate of Alberta, Canada:
Alberta: How the West Was Young: For information about the terrain, click on the Archaeology and Pre-Contact link and then the Site Profiles link.
Classroom Management Handbook, page 1-1 #2:
Five questions about snow: Use the following site for information:
All About Snow: Information from the National Snow and Ice Data Center
ELL Handbook, pages 18-19:
Pictures of Iditarod race, dogs and winner:
Dogsledding 101: Animation and information about dog sledding.
Web Cams: Video available during the race only.
Photo Gallery: Pictures from the 2005 race.
Writer's Craft Lesson, Setting, page 31 Inspiration V8 / Inspiration V7 / PDF
Comprehension Skill Lesson, Cause and Effect, page 37 Inspiration V8 / Inspiration V7 / PDF
Responding: Have a Panel Discussion, page 53:
The panel discussion could take place by videoconference with another class.
Responding: Make a Poster About Sled Dogs, page 53:
The poster could be created using a word processing or graphic design program, with images of huskies downloaded from the Internet and Word Art to make the poster look professional
Classroom Management Handbook, page 1-3 #6:
The poster announcing the Iditarod race could be created using a word processing or graphic design program
Word Work 
Expanding Your Vocabulary: Cold weather words, page 57J Inspiration V8 / Inspiration V7 / PDF
Writing & Language 
Writing Skills: A News Article, pages 57M-N:
Apply: Publish news articles written about an interesting or unusual event at school or in their neighborhood using a newsletter template in a word processing program. Add clip art or digital images, if relevant.
Skill Reminder: Multimedia Resources, page 57Q:
Discuss relevant online resources for writing a report about the Iditarod
Iditarod Race Across Alaska: Information about the race, the dogs and Alaska from Scholastic.
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race: Official website of the Iditarod race.
Sled Dogs: An Alaskan Epic: Information, pictures and an animation from PBS.
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