Students involved in The Flat Stanley Project are read the story of Flat Stanley and are subsequently given black-and-white cut-outs of him for them to color. And that just seemed like a way of communicating that grade-three students might enjoy.' Stanley's parents rolled him up, put him in an envelope and mailed him to his friend in California. So far they have received correspondence from Florida, Arizona, Virginia, Puerto Rico, Oregon and Texas.In an interview with CNN in 2005, Hubert explained: 'In the book, by Jeff Brown, Stanley gets squashed flat by a falling bulletin board. and countries around the world including India, Germany, Sri Lanka, and Dubai.Įvery day they are receiving responses. They sent letters to many places in the U.S. In addition to letter-writing skills, keeping track of Flat Stanley supports lessons in geography.Ī few weeks ago, Janet Cassetta, Nicole Tangorra and Lauren Hackett, first-grade teachers at Northvail School in Parsippany, introduced the Flat Stanley Project idea to their students, and they were very excited to participate.

Kids then talk about, track, and write about their flat character's journey and adventure, similar to a pen-pal activity.

The basic principle of The Flat Stanley Project is to connect one classroom with other classrooms participating in the Project by mailing 'flat' visitors, created by the children. The idea was to make a paper cutout of the main character from the book 'Flat Stanley,' by Jeff Brown, and mail that cutout around the world, keeping a journal of where Stanley had been. A third-grade teacher in Ontario, Canada, started the Flat Stanley project in 1995.

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