I was thinking Maya might get a kick out of this...
http://www.flatstanley.com/
My friend in Texas just sent me a letter asking me to participate in the
FLAT STANLEY PROJECT
After reading about it I thought it was an awesome idea & now I am
sharing it with many of my friends who homeschool.
Then as I was going through my email I thought - Hey I know someone in
Texas who is a great CRUMPET KEEPER who's daughter might really enjoy
this project - So I am sharing the link with you.
The Book "FLAT STANLEY" by Jeff Brown, is about a young boy named
Stanley who is accidentally squished "as flat as a pancake" when a
bulletin board falls on him. Stanley is very, very flat but otherwise
fine. The story goes on to tell how Stanley discovers some real
advantages to being flat. He can slide under doors, go down into
sidewalk grates, and even fold himself up small enough to fit into an
envelope and be mailed to California (from a city far away in the USA)
for an exciting vacation.
The students/kids mail out paper dolls that we call FLAT STANLEYS, to
visit cities all over America and the World.
They also send out a questionnaire & request pictures so that they can
find out what FLAT STANLEY saw or did in that faraway city, what the
climate is like, the distance between that city and theirs, and some
interesting facts about that city.
Here are some other links about the FLAT STANLEY PROJECT
http://www.familyfirst.com/the_official_flat_stanley_proj.htmlhttp://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000819.shtmlhttp://www.cassd63.org/concord/grade2/flatstanley/concord/indexflatstanley.htmhttp://iew.state.gov/get_involved/flat_stanley.htmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_Stanleyhttp://www.boardman.k12.oh.us/bdms/golubic/stanley/fsdirections1.htmhttp://www.sln.org.uk/geography/flat_stanley.htm
