{"id":970,"date":"2023-01-23T00:40:03","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T05:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=970"},"modified":"2025-09-17T21:45:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T01:45:11","slug":"woodsong-teaching-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=970","title":{"rendered":"Woodsong Teaching Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"970\" class=\"elementor elementor-970\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-09abc4d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09abc4d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-98ed00b\" data-id=\"98ed00b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e97e10f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e97e10f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"450\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/header-Woodsong.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-29531\" alt=\"Woodsong Teaching Ideas\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/header-Woodsong.jpg 450w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/header-Woodsong-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/header-Woodsong-24x12.jpg 24w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/header-Woodsong-36x19.jpg 36w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/header-Woodsong-48x25.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8270f7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8270f7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>I&#8217;m a huge fan of the<em> Hatchet Series<\/em> by Gary Paulsen, so when he passed away I decided I wanted to do something special as a way of honoring him. I thought what better way can there be than to give teachers resources for one of his novels to use in the classroom? Since <em>Woodsong<\/em> is Paulsen&#8217;s memoir, this novel is a natural choice. Enjoy these <em>Woodsong<\/em> teaching ideas.\u00a0<\/p><h2>Who was Gary Paulsen?<\/h2><p>Born in 1939, Gary Paulsen grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and other locations in the United States and Canada. Writing over 200 books is a remarkable feat for anyone but especially for Paulsen. He had a difficult childhood and did not graduate from high school. He began his career as a writer in the 1960s. Many of his books are considered classics of young adult literature. <em>Hatchet, Dogsong<\/em>, and <em>The Winter Room <\/em>are among his most famous titles<em>. <\/em>Paulsen won numerous awards for his work, including the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in young adult literature.<\/p><h2>The Iditarod<\/h2><p>Paulsen is also known for his experiences with the Iditarod, an annual long-distance sled dog race run in Alaska. He raced three times and has written several books about his experiences, including<em> Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-410a506 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"410a506\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b24041\" data-id=\"0b24041\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c1504e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c1504e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9646074\" data-id=\"9646074\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f4eb65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f4eb65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading-Woodsong\/Woodsong-Iditarod-Teaching-Activities-2.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"Woodsong-Iditarod Teaching Activities\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a98d74\" data-id=\"0a98d74\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af2aa04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af2aa04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can get the handouts with comprehension questions, musher tracking charts, and more here.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2d5631 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e2d5631\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading-Woodsong\/Woodsong-Activities.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-paper-plane\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get your handout here.<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7164fdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7164fdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Woodsong Teaching Ideas<\/h2><p><em>Woodsong<\/em> is a recollection of Paulsen&#8217;s experiences with the sport of dog mushing and the Iditarod. The book covers his experiences training for the race, his interactions with the dogs and other mushers, and the challenges he faced during the race.<\/p><h3>Reading Woodsong with Students<\/h3><p>The magic begins in the classroom when students reach &#8220;Part 2: The Race&#8221;\u00a0 of <em>Woodsong<\/em>. Timing reading the novel during the actual Iditarod is a must.<\/p><p>Over time, when I couldn\u2019t squeeze in the full novel, I learned that students have no trouble getting interested in the story if they start the book beginning with Part 2 which later became my routine. Because of this, I have included comprehension questions for Part 2 only.\u00a0<\/p><h3>Woodsong Teaching Idea #1 &#8211; Use the Audiobook<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-eda538a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eda538a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f0e9e8\" data-id=\"2f0e9e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06e8f38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"06e8f38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=1GsLsK6C4-Q&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/bookunitsteacher.com\\\/reading-Woodsong\\\/woodsong-audiobook.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Woodsong Audiobook&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;url&quot;},&quot;lightbox&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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Luckily, you can often find audiobooks on YouTube.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d0f8891 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d0f8891\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a60472\" data-id=\"2a60472\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-074c89f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"074c89f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"644\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/nametransparent.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2320\" alt=\"Gay Miller\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/nametransparent.png 644w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/nametransparent-282x300.png 282w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/nametransparent-600x637.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f98c59a\" data-id=\"f98c59a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m a huge fan of the Hatchet Series by Gary Paulsen, so when he passed away I decided I wanted to do something special as a way of honoring him. 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