All of a sudden, stanley can slide under doors, mail himself across the country in an envelope, and fly like a. Invisible stanleystanley in spaceflat stanley by jeff brown 4. We had a great time, and were hoping that his buddy martin and the rest of his class will be happy with the results. Send us an email with your picture and a caption, and well add it to the gallery. In order to give you enough time to plan a fun project that your students can take home, i want to introduce a flat stanley project to you. Kids then talk about, track, and write about their flat characters journey and adventures. Flat stanley various activities teaching resources. At the time of his death, brown was working on another flat stanley book published by scholastic citation needed in 2006. We recently entertained a flat stanley from illinois at our home here in toronto.
He has written other outrageous books about the lambchop family, including flat stanley, stanley and the magic lamp, invisible stanley, stanleys christmas adventure, stanley in space, and stanley, flat again. After reading each chapter complete the storyweb with the students and then have the students complete the chapter questions and write a summary of the chapter. He finds that his new flat life is really very handy he can slip under doors, fit into an envelope to be posted to his friends house in america, be carried like a rolledup parcel, and be flown like a kite. Flat stanley by jeff brown overdrive rakuten overdrive. This would be a great addition to a guided reading group, literature circle, book club or whole group lesson. Welcome to dale huberts original flat stanley project, the longestlasting literacy site on the web. Librarything has 3 suggested works for this series. I think that this is a very good book which is very exciting and interesting. The amazing paperthin boy can slide under doors, fly like a kite, and travel by mail. Reading, writing, geography and more with flat stanley. Jeff brown books, flat stanley, writing and sending letters and emails.
Cfe planner first level flat stanley book teaching resources. But when flat stanley and his brother, arthur, team up with a scrappy cowgirl named calamity jasper, their vacation turns into the wild west experience of a lifetime. Stanley lambchop awakes one morning to find that he is flat. Jul 24, 2015 the basic principle of the flat stanley project is to connect your child, student or classroom with other children or classrooms participating in the project by sending out flat visitors, created by the children, through the mail or digitally, with the flat stanley app. A favorite activity in my second grade classroom was creating our own flat stanley project. See more ideas about flat stanley, some fun and fun. Youngsters will welcome the return of favorite characters in an array of beginning chapter books. This packet can be used by individual students or as part of a book club or guided reading group. Jeff browns sophisticated humor keeps adults entertained, while kids identify with stanleys feelings and enjoy his adventures. When stanley lambchop wakes up one morning, his brother, arthur. Stanley around their town or city and taking flat stanley to local areas of interest. In addition, a series called flat stanleys worldwide adventures is being written by other authors.
Flat stanley is a series of books that starts off by introducing the main character, stanley lambchop and his family. This means he can get up to all sorts of adventures hes flown as a kite, is posted in an envelope to visit a friend and catches a museum thief by pretending to be a painting. We start our project by reading flat stanley by jeff brown. Download and print the flat stanley event kit, which includes fun activities for kids and a printable flat stanley to use in the classroom. Flat stanley collection box set by jeff brown boxed set.
Stanley lambchop wakes up one morning to find a noticeboard has dropped on him in the night, leaving him happy and healthy, but only half an inch thick. We have had stanleys go to famous places and stanleys staying in home with someone. Join our community, arrange exchanges, reach out to others, and expand your own world. For a bundle of two flat stanley books flat stanley and stanley, flat again. The kids get such a kick out of it it does not really matter what it is. Curriculum connections for the original flat stanley project. In this 50th anniversary edition, join flat stanley and the rest of the lambchop family on the adventure that started it all. And its exciting being mailed to your friends in california for a visit.
Made a book for my nephew, here are some ideas for a flat stanley in maryland made a book for my nephew, here are some ideas for a flat stanley in maryland skip navigation sign in. Stanley gets rolled up, mailed, and flown like a kite. Reading the books is the just the tip of the iceberg. Flat stanley and his friends have been entertaining children for generations and now hes back traveling the globe in an exciting new series. Read the book flat stanley by jeff brown with the class. And for parents and teachers, each flat stanley book delivers multicultural adventure, plot and character development story elements, and compare and contrast. Following are some fun ideas you can implement while reading the flat stanley books. Here are our 10 best ways to entertain flat stanley in style.
Jeff brown created the beloved character of flat stanley as a bedtime story for his sons. Further books in the series have since been written by other authors and published by scholastic. You could also grab the flat stanley boxed set instead. Its fun going in and out of rooms simply by sliding under the door. The illustration style, though dated, is expressive and funny. Flat stanley read aloud books by brown, jeff and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. For your convenience, ive included a letter for the host family and a sheet of response ideas for flat stanleys host family or. Its a fun way to keep your child engaged and as a supplement for activity books for children. See more ideas about flat stanley, flat stanley template and social studies. Here are the step by step plans that i used to do flat stanley in our classroom. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. This chapter book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 5 to 7 who are ready to read independently. This is a lesson plan idea to go along with jeff browns flat stanley series.
Based on the character, stories, and adventures of flat stanley created by the late jeff brown. Vocabulary and comprehension questions to enhance the book by jeff brown that has become the basis for a popular school project. Flat stanley family adventures gallery flat stanley books. Dont forget that your children are very creative, too let them decide what to do with flat stanley. Still, hes glad when his brother arthur thinks to use the bicycle pump to inflate. But its not always easy being different, and soon stanley wishes he could. We were able to bring reading and social studies together in one fun activity. Stanley lambchop deflates once more in stanley, flat again, the sixth title in the series by jeff b. You can read all about how flat stanley became flat by reading the flat stanley book. If flat stanley and his adventures are new to you, then you are definitely missing out. Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. When stanley lambchop wakes up one morning, his brother, arthur, is yelling. At least he was, until the night his bulletin board fell off the wall and flattened him. These books have delighted kids, parents, and teachers for more than fortyfive years.
Bearing in mind his name is stanley, they call him flat stanley. Flat as a pancake, smashed by a bulletin board, stanley uses his new shape to gain attention, but he soon learns the downside of being different. Learn about the 50 states with flat stanley fun interactive game. May 19, 2014 some fun ideas for flat stanley s visit. Classroom crafts classroom fun kids book club book club books flat stanley template 1st grade writing education and literacy school worksheets author studies.
A bulletin board fell on stanley during the night, and now he is only half an inch thick. The things that they find amusing are when people do things one would not expect a paper boy to do. With a cast of fun and memorable characters, this classic hero has returned to travel the globe in his very own series of geographythemed books. Check out this flat stanley reading trifold where students can engage with the story through questions and responses that go chapter by chapter. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. If you have other ideas please do leave them as a comment so other users can build up a bank of activities. He even gets to help catch two dangerous art thieves. Reading response with flat stanley teachersherpa blog. Flat stanley upper elem printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. The flat stanley collection flat stanley series by jeff.
The best bit is when people fly stanley like a kite. Enter the name of the series to add the book to it. Pretty soon, they find themselves in a real tight spot even for a flat boy like stanley. Its a little unusual, but he finds he can fly like a kite, be sent on holiday through the post and can use his special new skills to catch some art thieves. Flat stanley is flat because a large pinboard fell on him in bed. After reading the book students have students make a flat stanley of their design. The primary goal of the flat stanley project is to engage children in all kinds of educational environments with other children and schools taking part in the program by mailing out either digitally with a special app or through the post office paper flat classroom guests, all of which are made by the kids. My favourite character in the book is stanleys brother george lambchop because he is. Flat stanley picture book edition jeff brown hardcover. The 10 best ways to entertain flat stanley in style.
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