![]() The kids will also keep a travel journal of where Stanley has been, so this will also implement more writing instruction and practice for my students. We will also display the postcards and pictures, which will allow me to introduce individual states and countries to the kids. It would be fun for Stanley to collect stickers from every state or country he visits. Once we start receiving Stanley back from being mailed out, we will stick pins in the map and tie thread around the pins and track his travels. You can make your own stickers from scrap paper or other materials, and glue them onto your Flat Stanley Travel Capsule. I also showed the kids how to address an envelope, and on the return address, I put the child’s name so the specific child will get Stanley mailed back to him or her. Whichever family had turned in the address of where he was going, that child got to sign the letter. We also asked for the recipient to return him within a few days of receiving him since the kids were so excited to see where he had been. We included a letter that we had written in class (perfect time to introduce letter writing) with Stanley that asked the recipient to either return a postcard from their state or country, or take a picture with Stanley at a landmark of their state or country, and to sign the name, state and date on the back of Stanley with a sharpie. One went to Missouri, the second went to Hawaii, the third went to California, the fourth went to Panama and the fifth is traveling around Europe, including, Rome, Italy and France. We mailed out the five Flat Stanleys on Friday. Since we ended up with so many places, I ended up cloning four more Stanleys, knowing that with international travel there was no way to hit all of our destinations with just one. On the map I showed the kids the locations of all of the different states and countries that we would be sending Stanley. I then presented them with our Flat Stanley and told them that he jumped out of the book and wants to spend the year with us visiting different places. In the book there is a part where Stanley is mailed off to visit a friend in California. On the first day of school, I started reading Flat Stanley, by Jeff Brown to my class on Monday. This year however I received addresses for 39 states and 15 COUNTRIES! I am so excited about this! It opens up a new realm for geography for my little ones! When I’ve done this project before I have gotten at most 20 states, which is good it gets the point across to the kids and still gets them excited. ![]() At Parent Orientation I introduced him and I sent home a letter asking my grown-ups to go through their contacts and send me names and addresses of family and friends who lived outside our state of Oklahoma and outside of the United States. He is just the right size to fit into a 9” X 12” envelope. tickets and flat-screen TVs to food, clothes, furniture, office supplies, movies. I then colored him, front and back, according to the front cover and laminated him. Nobody does multipurpose travel clothing quite like Helene Clarkson. And the kids love getting Stanley back through the mail addressed to them at school.īefore Parent Orientation I drew Flat Stanley off of one of the pictures in Jeff Brown’s book on a piece of construction paper. I also tie in letter writing and re-introduce the kids to the old-fashioned way of sending mail- through the ACTUAL MAIL. The author's Flat Stanleys ready for their adventures!įlat Stanley is on his way! I love doing this project for so many reasons, the first being that it is a great way to introduce geography to young elementary kids. Teacher Branding 101:Teachers are The Experts.Practicing Self-Care to Avoid Teacher Burnout- An 8 Week Course.Place a sticker on each of the states you’ve visited with Flat Stanley. How many states have you visited with Flat Stanley? Print out the map and sticker sheet provided here to chart your family’s adventures with Stanley. Map Out Your Family Travels With Flat Stanley Take pictures of your family with Flat Stanley at landmarks and recognizable locations during your travels, and share them with us. Use our printable Flat Stanley template to make a Flat Stanley to join you on your family vacation. Share your family’s adventures with Flat Stanley. Take Flat Stanley on Your Family Vacation Getting kids involved with Flat Stanley’s travels is a great way to get them interested in geography. With our printable Flat Stanley template, kids can create their very own Flat Stanley to send to friends, relatives, or celebrities around the world. ![]() Looking for Flat Stanley activities to share with your family? Browse our latest Flat Stanley projects and printable activities for fun and educational activities that your kids can do almost anywhere! Help Your Child Mail Flat Stanley Around the World
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