Stanley gets rolled up, mailed, and flown like a kite. Flat stanley is recognized by millions of children around the world. Download a free teachers guide for flat stanley at bat, a level 2 i can read. Oct 31, 2011 jeff brown books, flat stanley, writing and sending letters and emails. I provide a journal and readers companion that can be used as an ongoing homework assignment o. Children will dive right in to the exciting adventures of stanley lambchop, who finds. In addition, a series called flat stanleys worldwide adventures is being written by other authors. In the book, by jeff brown, stanley gets squashed flat by a falling bulletin board. A resource guide to use with flat stanley unit created by gay miller. A bulletin board fell on stanley during the night, and now he is only half an inch thick. A resource guide to use with flat stanley book units teacher. Flat stanley printables, classroom activities, teacher. Either download the flat stanley super pack or this individual word work package to access lesson plans, interactive games and fun worksheets that directly tie word study to your classroom reading. Jeff browns sophisticated humor keeps adults entertained, while kids identify with stanleys feelings and enjoy his adventures.
Here are some fun flat stanley book study companion activities to go with the books by jeff brown. Flat stanley unit study lesson plan lapbook printables free. He hangs it over stanley s bed and during the middle of the night, the board falls from the wall, flattening stanley in his sleep, leaving him only a half of an inch thick. Waller and david weinstein and timothy allen mcdonald and stephen gabriel. Still, hes glad when his brother arthur thinks to use the bicycle pump to inflate. Flat stanley printables, classroom activities, teacher resources. He could go in and out of rooms, even when the door was closed, just by lying down and sliding through the crack at the bottom. While we do not take this decision lightly, our foremost priority is ensuring your health and safety, as well as the health of our artists and staff. The flat stanley project is an educational project that was started in 1995 by dale hubert, a third grade schoolteacher in london, ontario, canada. The musical adventures of flat stanley main street theater. If you have other ideas please do leave them as a comment so other users can build up a bank of activities. If flat stanley and his adventures are new to you, then you are definitely missing out. Its a little unusual, but he finds he can fly like a kite, be sent on holiday through the post and can use his special new skills to catch some art thieves.
Have a yearlong flat stanley theme by teaching the book and completing travel, mapping, letter writing and other activities. We were able to bring reading and social studies together in one fun activity. Free downloadable flat stanley unit study flat stanley, book study. I began the flat stanley project in 1995 and it is now the oldest literacy and communitybuilding site on internet. Arthur got jealous and tried to slide under a door, but he just banged his head. Students complete various activities based on the flat stanley books. By august 21, all second grade classes will begin the book flat stanley during their weekly library time. You will create a flat stanleystella, which is a puppet like figure, and engage as pen pals with other classrooms around the world exchanging pictures and letters about your cultures and experiences. Reading comprehension questions, projects, puzzles, and activities to go along with jeff browns chapter book, flat stanley his original adventure. In this 50th anniversary edition, join flat stanley and the rest of the lambchop family on the adventure that started it all. In an interview with cnn in 2005, hubert explained. Flat stanley lesson plan read the book flat stanley by jeff brown with the class. Here are the step by step plans that i used to do flat stanley in our classroom. This prompt asks kids to use their creative writing skills to imagine what it would be like to be a kite like stanley.
Flat stanley by jeff brown the book flat stanley is a childhood classic. The pack can be used as a whole class activity, during small group guided reading time, as individual student work, o. This chapter book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 5 to 7 who are ready to read independently. The flat stanley project is an ideal way to motivate students to write and can be easily incorporated into virtually all areas of the curriculum. In this flat stanley lesson, students brainstorm a list of supernatural qualities as an introduction to the book, then create story webs based on the book characters and turn scenes from the books into newspaper articles. After a few days, the flat friend and journal are returned to the original sender. Children will love sending their very own flat stanley all around the us to visit different states.
Have students create their own flat personas to mail around the world. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading flat stanley. Flat stanley variation the project ive chosen is a variation of the traditional flat stanley pen pal project. Flat stanley is not only an excellent anchor text for teaching comprehension strategies, but it also pairs well with a phonics lesson about vowels ee long e sound. The flat stanley collection flat stanley seriesnook book. Stanley lambchop wakes up one morning to find a noticeboard has dropped on him in the night, leaving him happy and healthy, but only half an inch thick. Free flat stanley study unit worksheets for teachers to print. In this exciting fourteenth book in the renowned flat stanley s worldwide adventures series, the lambchop family is taking over london, england, on a royal adventure. The project features paper cutouts based on the title character of the 1964 childrens book flat stanley the project was designed to facilitate the improvement of the reading and writing skills of elementary school students, while also promoting. Flat as a pancake, smashed by a bulletin board, stanley uses his new shape to gain attention, but he soon learns the downside of being different.
The flat stanley project is a fun activity for the classroom. The first book in the series flat stanley and his original adventures begins with stanley s dad giving stanley and his younger brother arthur, a big bulletin board to display pictures and posters. Jeff browns sophisticated humor keeps adults entertained, while kids identify with stanley s feelings and enjoy his adventures. This writing prompt correlates with the book flat stanley. When students have finished their puppets, they can reenact scenes from the book fly him like a kite, put him in a large envelope, slip him under a door, or hang him on the wall like a painting in the museum. In the childrens book, flat stanley, a child becomes flat and learns about all the wonderful things he can do now, including travel. Your class will love flat stanley in his original adventure. Packed with lots of fun literacy ideas and guided reading activities. Historic stanley hotel accommodations the stanley hotel. Lambchop said it was silly, but they were quite proud of him. When stanley lambchop wakes up one morning, his brother, arthur, is yelling. Scott nash level 3 unit by jodi small lapbook printables by ami brainerd.
This common core aligned resource is intended to support your students with the development of their reading comprehension skills. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. This is a companion pack for flat stanley by jeff brown. The superior king rooms are more spacious rooms that include a comfortable king bed with custom, handmade bedding.
The first book in the series flat stanley and his original. Flat stanley various activities teaching resources. They create an illustration and write a short summary for each chapter, and write a letter and send a flat stanley to a friend or. Flat stanley novel unit is a common core standards aligned book study to be used with flat stanley by jeff brown. A bulletin board falls on top of stanley lambchop as he sleeps, and he awakens to find that he is as flat as a fiftydollar bill. This is a complete novel study that includes many individual products bundled together to offe. The whole lambchop family is off to see mount rushmore. He even gets to help catch two dangerous art thieves. The project features paper cutouts based on the title character of the 1964 childrens book flat stanley. After reading the book students have students make a flat stanley of their design. Stanley lambchop has a younger brother, a mother and a father in the household. Third graders complete a variety of reading and writing activities related to the book flat stanley. Further books in the series have since been written by other authors and published by scholastic.
And for parents and teachers, each flat stanley book is aligned to the common core state. Children will dive right in to the exciting adventures of stanley lambchop, who finds opportunity in the fact that hes suddenly just a half an inch thick explore classroom activities, puzzles, teacher resources and enrichment pdfs for this book. Download and print the flat stanley event kit, which includes fun activities for kids and a printable flat stanley to use in the classroom. A favorite activity in my second grade classroom was creating our own flat stanley project. Its a fun way to keep your child engaged and as a supplement for activity books for children. In this exciting fourteenth book in the renowned flat stanleys worldwide adventures series, the lambchop family is taking over london, england, on a royal adventure. Each week students will complete an exit activity to ensure their understanding of and promote their engagement with the story. Flat stanley at bat teachers guide printable activities. Today, more than 10 years since hubert passed away in 2003, the flat stanley project has grown into a distinctive, intergenerational, worldwide literacy activity that encourages many children to improve their language skills every day. You can read all about how flat stanley became flat by reading the flat stanley book. Jeff brown had worked in hollywood and as an editor and writer in new york before creating flat stanley, a hero for the youngest readers whose adventures, with illustrations by tomi ungerer, were first published in 1964. I have recently written a childrens book, the tale of the. Perfect for whole class guided reading, small groups, or individual study packs. Being flat when stanley got used to being flat, he enjoyed it.
After reading each chapter complete the storyweb with the students and then have the students complete the chapter questions and write a summary of the chapter. Then flat stanley, the journal, and a letter explaining the project are mailed to someone else who continues the activity and documents the characters adventures in the small book. Explore classroom activities, puzzles, teacher resources and enrichment pdfs for this book. Either download the flat stanley super pack or this individual word work package to access lesson plans, interactive games and fun worksheets that directly tie word study to. Flat stanley is an american childrens book series written by jeff brown. We start our project by reading flat stanley by jeff brown. All the superior king rooms are located in the main building of the stanley hotel. Flat stanley book study companion activities common core aligned. In addition, a series called flat stanley s worldwide adventures is being written by other authors. Use these step by step instructions to incorporate reading and social studies in one activity.
Included are five multiple choice comprehension quizzes for flat. This activity is based on the original flat stanley book, written by jeff brown, but it can be used with any of the flat stanley books. Download and print the flat stanley event kit, which includes fun activities for kids and a printable flat stanley to. Students read the flat stanley book, color their own flat stanley and send him around the world. At the time of his death, brown was working on another flat stanley book published by scholastic citation needed in 2006. My less mess interactive notebook activities allow for two simple steps. Cfe planner first level flat stanley book teaching resources.
At first, being flat is fabulous and stanley finds he can do all sorts of unusual things like slip under doorways, fly like a kite, and even help a museum. The illustration style, though dated, is expressive and funny. You could also grab the flat stanley boxed set instead. Flat stanley is a series of books that starts off by introducing the main character, stanley lambchop and his family. Free flat stanley worksheets and literature unit for. Flat stanley unit study lessons and lapbook printables. Stanley lambchop seems like a nice, average boy who leads a nice, ordinary life. Click the download button and then print it when youre ready to use it. Jeff brown books, flat stanley, writing and sending letters and emails. Flat stanley has seen a resurgence of popularity as schools are using one of the initial stories of stanley lambchop being mailed to another location for a visit to family friends as a fun, creative associated activity to connect students to the story. The students will listen to a readaloud of flat stanley by jeff brown. Flat stanley became the star of a series of perpetually popular books. With a cast of fun and memorable characters, this classic hero has returned to travel the globe in his very own series of geographythemed books.
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