We talk about where to put the return address, recipient’s address and the stamp. This is a great way to practice this real-world skill. And don’t forget to put Stanley in the envelope!Īfter my students fill their envelopes, we address them. In their envelopes, I also have them include a letter from me and a fact sheet to fill out about the location Stanley is visiting. We discuss what information should be included in the letter. Then students write letters to their Flat Stanley recipients. They always come out looking awesome! Write letters & address envelopes They can make a Flat Stanley that looks like them or get creative and make a unique one. Then my students design their own Flat Stanley, using the template outline. Families offer to send in envelopes and stamps to help get our project off the ground. In the letter, I also ask for donations to the project. This way, each student will hopefully receive a Flat Stanley back. I’ll even reach out to staff members who might know someone who lives out of state. In this case, I ask my own family members and friends if they are willing to participate. And there will be students who don’t have any addresses at all. Some students will come back with addresses from across the world, while others will have addresses of fellow community members. The letter outlines what is involved in the project. The letter asks for addresses of family and friends who live around the world and would be interested in receiving a Flat Stanley. Send a letter to parentsĪfter we finished reading the book, I send home letters with my students. We share it together as a class read-aloud and discuss Stanley’s many adventures. We start our project by reading Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown. Here are the step by step plans that I used to do Flat Stanley in our classroom.Ĭheck out my YouTube video that walks through all the steps of The Flat Stanley Project! Read the book We were able to bring reading and social studies together in one fun activity. Its edu-play web environment provides a safe environment where children can explore the world of communication and stamp collecting and teachers can get frequently-updated information, activities and lesson plans to assist in their efforts to educate their students.A favorite activity in my second grade classroom was creating our own Flat Stanley project. The Postal Planet website includes sections for teachers and parents, kids and teens, as well as direct links to the official Flat Stanley site and other interesting postal and philatelic-related websites. Canada Post has been a proud supporter of Literacy for more than twenty-five years and we're pleased to welcome Stanley, and his mission, to the post office." "Stanley presents an opportunity for every child to discover the world around them and the equally important world that is opened to them by reading and writing. "Canada Post is proud to be a sponsor of Flat Stanley," noted Mr. Students can plot his travels on maps and share the contents of the journal. Flat Stanley and the journal are then returned to the original sender. Then Flat Stanley and the journal are mailed to another school where students there treat Flat Stanley as a guest and complete the journal. Students make paper Flat Stanleys and begin a journal with him for a few days. The Flat Stanley project began in 1995 by London, Ontario teacher Dale Hubert - with the support of the Education Network of Ontario - who wanted to provide students with a fun reason to write. Now that he is paper-thin, Stanley is able to visit the world and meet its citizens by traveling in an envelope. In the book Flat Stanley, written by Jeff Brown, Stanley is squashed flat by a falling bulletin board. With the addition of Flat Stanley's travels, we're sure Postal Planet will be a favourite of children and teachers across the country," Mr. "This newly re-designed website provides this information in a fun, easy-to-use format that both educates and entertains. "Each year we get thousands of requests from teachers and students looking for information about the postal system," said Bob Waite, senior vice-president of Communications and Stakeholder Relations at Canada Post. The site helps visitors learn about the importance of written communication - both electronic and physical - and how to use the postal system. Postal Planet (is Canada Post's web resource that features fun and interesting learning tools, games, activities and links related to a postal theme. His name is Flat Stanley and, with Canada Post's help, he's about to start an exciting adventure on a new planet - Postal Planet. Ottawa - He's run off to join the circus, met with the rich and famous (including a stroll down the red carpet on Oscar night!) and helped more than 30,000 children in 6,000 classrooms from around the globe, learn about the world they live in.
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