Can flat stanley save christmas in this holidaythemed chapter book adventure. Flat stanley photobook project and gift idea book activities. This is a lesson plan idea to go along with jeff browns flat stanley series. 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. The first book in the series flat stanley and his original adventures begins with stanley s dad giving stanley and his younger brother arthur.
Flat stanley is a classic book that can fill in that gap allowing a child to be challenged by language and yet not be challenged by the ideas or even the length as it has a number of independent short stories that are just about a perfect length for a bedtime story or for the child who is learning to read to make it through a story comfortably. I am looking for ideas since flat hannah recently arrived at our house. Flat stanley is the simple tale of stanley lambchop, an ordinary boy who has the misfortune to be squashed flat by a cork notice board. Kids send a flat visitor to a school, a celebrity, a family member, a politician or anyone of interest and the recipient returns the little flat guy along with a completed journal and perhaps some. Stanleys family has had a string of bad luck since his greatgreat grandfather became cursed for not fulfilling his promise to carry an old woman. What is flat stanley about and what age is it suited to. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. He finds that his new flat life is really very handy he can slip under doors, fit into an envelope to be posted to his friends house in america, be carried like a rolledup parcel, and be flown like a kite. Flat stanley various activities teaching resources. They fly down under on a private jet and go diving in the great barrier reef. Weve heard a lot about flat stanley and have participated in a few school projects for both our girls and our niece, taking a flat stanley to places and photographing him against familiar landmarks. The original adventure by jeff brown is a great book to share with your students. Flat stanley s worldwide adventures is an american childrens book series written by different authors including sara pennypacker, josh greenhut, and david ross. Its a fun way to keep your child engaged and as a supplement for activity books for children.
Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. The summary is about stanley traveling the world in some places. Flat stanley stanley lambchop wakes up one morning to find a notice board has dropped on him in the night, leaving him happy and healthy. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and. The project has kids color and cut out a template of flat stanley and then write a letter to a child at another school in a different city, state, or country. Your class will love flat stanley in his original adventure. Jeff browns sophisticated humor keeps adults entertained, while kids identify with stanley s feelings and enjoy his adventures.
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. Flat stanley book study companion activities common core aligned. When a bulletin board falls on stanley and makes him flat, the adventures begin. Free flat stanley study unit worksheets for teachers to print. This paperoverboard bindup edition includes flat stanley, his original adventure. If you have other ideas please do leave them as a comment so other users can build up a bank of activities. Holes by louis sachar book summary minute book report. Is there a way to view the link to your flat stanley books. Official flat stanley project template images click above or below an image to go to a larger one that you can colour or that can be printed in colour. It turns out that it is quite fun being flat because stanley can slip. Slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising.
Flat stanley unit study lesson plan lapbook printables free. Still, hes glad when his brother arthur thinks to use the bicycle. This book companion contains comprehension questions and vocabulary for each chapter of the book. Click here for the character below if you want to colour it yourself. It is the story of a boy who is flattened by a bulletin board and then uses his new shape to slide through doors and fly as.
Jeff browns sophisticated humor keeps adults entertained, while kids identify with stanleys feelings and enjoy his adventures. The flat stanley project is an educational project that was started in 1995 by dale hubert, a third grade schoolteacher in london, ontario, canada. 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. Flat stanley unit study lessons and lapbook printables. Flat stanley is a classic childrens book by jeff brown written in 1964. Join us as we celebrate 50 flat out amazing years with new books in the worldwide adventures series, common corealigned printable activities, geographythemed classroom. Youll also find a sequence of events page and several graphic organizers to guide your students through the book.
A great way to celebrate flat stanley s 50th anniversaryfour favorite classic flat stanley paperbacks in a box set. Flat stanley distance learning friendly by anita bremer. The pack can be used as a whole class activity, during small group guided reading time, as individual student work, or as part of a book club. Flat stanley by jeff brown mailing activity packet this is a packet of letters in english and spanish that can be edited and used by a classroom teacher.
First published in the 1960s, flat stanley is a classic, fun tale of a boy with a difference. These letters are meant to be used for mailing out flat stanley characters to friends and relatives around the world, and are designed to explain the activity to the parents and the participants. Free flat stanley worksheets and literature unit for. It is based on the 1964 childrens book flat stanley, which is about a boy who is accidentally flattened and mailed to his friend in california. See more ideas about paper dolls, paper dolls printable and vintage paper dolls. Flat stanley invisible stanley stanley in space stanley, flat again. Flat stanley is a very ordinary boy until one day he gets squashed flat by a noticeboard that falls on him while he is asleep. Just like nero,more flat stanley is a parable for emperor nero claudius caesar augustus germanicus, the last roman emperor of the julioclaudian dynasty.
In this 50th anniversary edition, join flat stanley and the rest of the lambchop family on the adventure that started it all. We live close to the ocean and get to take trips to the beach. Flat stanley photo book project for flat stanley book report activities. Flat stanley distance learning by stories by storie tpt. 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. Scott nash level 3 unit by jodi small lapbook printables by ami brainerd. Mr lambchop reads in the newspaper that there are two art thieves stealing paintings and stanley thinks up a clever plan. Four classic flat stanley adventures in a brandnew bindup. The amazing paperthin boy can slide under doors, fly like a kite, and travel by mail.
Jeff browns beloved character, flat stanley, has been entertaining young readers for generations ever since being. Characters flat stanley stanley s mom and dad stanley s brother, arthur yin and yang doctor dan setting the book first takes place in stanley s hometown, but then the rest of the book mostly takes place in china. Pretty soon, they find themselves in a real tight spot even for a flat boy like stanley. Stanley is a normal boy until one morning he wakes to find his notice board has fallen on him and he is now as flat as a pancake. In adulthood, this does raise some serious questions, but for a five year old, theres just this acceptance that this is, of course, what would happen. Important events stanley accidentally dropping the light on yang.
All of a sudden, stanley can slide under doors, mail himself across the country in an envelope, and fly like a kite. Stanley and his brother, arthur, have just won a trip to australia. One of the reasons the flat stanley project has become the longestlasting literacy project on the web is due to the simplicity of the concept. Peter flat stanley is a parable for emperor nero claudius caesar augustus germanicus, the last roman emperor of the julioclaudian dynasty.
Stanley lambchop is a normal boy with a mom, dad and younger brother named arthur. Jeff browns beloved character, flat stanley, has been entertaining young readers for generations ever since being flattened by a bulletin board in his bedroom in 1964. The story is timeless and still just as relevant with its messages of acceptance, jealousy and good versus evil in the modern world. A resource guide to use with flat stanley book units teacher. This is a fun christmas fantasy book in the flat stanley series by jeff brown. 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.
Flat stanley is a classic, yet quirky childrens book and one of my personal childhood favourites. Flat stanley writing paper flat stanley, flat stanley. Click the download button and then print it when youre ready to use it. Hi guys, todays readaloud stories for kids is one of my favourite classics called. Then a bulletin board falls on him while hes sleeping. Just like nero, flat stanley s mother, harriet lambchop, was implicated in.
The whole lambchop family is off to see mount rushmore. The illustration style, though dated, is expressive and funny. What is the setting in the book flat stanley answers. Flat stanley is a series of books that starts off by introducing the main character, stanley lambchop and his family. But when arthur launches him into the air for a game of boomerang, stanley is accidentally sent spinning into an amazing adventure deep in the heart of the australian outback. Read the book flat stanley by jeff brown with the class. 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. Flat stanley book report by miranda diedrich on prezi. There are about four or five other books in the series and i also read about a flat stanley project between schools where the children make paper dolls and post them off to other schools, something like that. Original flat stanley story author jeff brown approved of the flat stanley project, which resulted in a huge public revival of interest in the flat stanley character of flat stanley, and to which he finally responded with a followup novel that was published nearly 40 years following the first book.
The flat stanley collection flat stanley series by jeff. But when flat stanley and his brother, arthur, team up with a scrappy cowgirl named calamity jasper, their vacation turns into the wild west experience of a lifetime. At least he was, until the night his bulletin board fell off the wall and flattened him. My favourite character is stanleys brother george lambchop because he is really small and funny. Flat stanley lesson plan read the book flat stanley by jeff brown with the class. 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.
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