Re: (MBC) Flat Stanley

Thanks!! I did Flat Stanley years ago when I was a teacher. We got some
cool replies from all over the place. :-)

Thanks for the memories! :-)

CJ#2 in TX
Keeper of Crumpets and 2D people

ImKukie wrote:
> 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.html
> http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000819.shtml
>
http://www.cassd63.org/concord/grade2/flatstanley/concord/indexflatstanley.htm

> 
> http://iew.state.gov/get_involved/flat_stanley.htm
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_Stanley
> http://www.boardman.k12.oh.us/bdms/golubic/stanley/fsdirections1.htm
> http://www.sln.org.uk/geography/flat_stanley.htm