This is a project for 3rd
graders and it teaches them about other cultures, states, and
countries. It does not happen right away, but rather is over the
course of several weeks.
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| Flat Stanley Project |
Originally the Flat Stanley children's
book was written in 1964 by Jeff Brown. I have read this book and it
is very good reading for children. From there came the Flat Stanley
Project that was started in 1995 by a third grade teacher, Dale
Hubert of London, Ontario, Canada.
Flat Stanley Project, Dale Hubert
The students are given a paper doll of
a man they call Stanley. Students can dress him up in the colors
that they want for him. Then they go a step further and write a
letter explaining who flat Stanley is. They mail it to a student,
relative or friend anywhere in the world. If they have relatives in
another country or state, they will mail it there. Then the
relative or friend is to take flat Stanley to a famous landmark in
their city and take a picture with flat Stanley and mail it back to
the child's school. It is amazing and interesting for the students
to see how flat Stanley travels around the world.
One student's flat Stanley came back
with his picture taken at the beach. Also, a souvenir was sent back
with flat Stanley, it was a small mini-shark in a bottle. This was
really nice.
According to Meghan Everette Flat
Stanley traveled in France. She further adds that parents of the
class donated the postage which helped with the mailing. They
received pictures as well as postcards back with the flat Stanley
project they did. They also went a step further and created a
scrapbook of the travels of flat Stanley.
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