Activity book flat stanley

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. Flat stanley variation the project ive chosen is a variation of the traditional flat stanley pen pal project. And for parents and teachers, each flat stanley book delivers multicultural adventure, plot and character development story elements, and compare and contrast. Use these step by step instructions to incorporate reading and social studies in one activity. Free flat stanley worksheets and literature unit for. After a few days, the flat friend and journal are returned to the original sender. Here are some fun flat stanley book study companion activities to go with the books by jeff brown. The musical adventures of flat stanley main street theater. This is a complete novel study that includes many individual products bundled together to offe. In the childrens book, flat stanley, a child becomes flat and learns about all the wonderful things he can do now, including travel. Download a free teachers guide for flat stanley at bat, a level 2 i can read. I began the flat stanley project in 1995 and it is now the oldest literacy and communitybuilding site on internet.

Jeff brown books, flat stanley, writing and sending letters and emails. Jeff browns sophisticated humor keeps adults entertained, while kids identify with stanley s feelings and enjoy his adventures. Being flat when stanley got used to being flat, he enjoyed it. Flat stanley printables, classroom activities, teacher. The students will listen to a readaloud of flat stanley by jeff brown. Children will dive right in to the exciting adventures of stanley lambchop, who finds. 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. In this 50th anniversary edition, join flat stanley and the rest of the lambchop family on the adventure that started it all. Flat stanley printables, classroom activities, teacher resources. Flat stanley became the star of a series of perpetually popular books. Free downloadable flat stanley unit study flat stanley, book study. We were able to bring reading and social studies together in one fun activity.

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. This is a companion pack for flat stanley by jeff brown. Flat stanley book study companion activities common core aligned. Flat stanley lesson plan read the book flat stanley by jeff brown with the class. Stanley lambchop seems like a nice, average boy who leads a nice, ordinary life. 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 flat stanley project is a fun activity for the classroom. 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. Students complete various activities based on the flat stanley books. 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. In addition, a series called flat stanleys worldwide adventures is being written by other authors. Flat stanley is recognized by millions of children around the world. If you have other ideas please do leave them as a comment so other users can build up a bank of activities.

Flat stanley novel unit is a common core standards aligned book study to be used with flat stanley by jeff brown. Your class will love flat stanley in his original adventure. Historic stanley hotel accommodations the stanley hotel. After reading the book students have students make a flat stanley of their design.

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. 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. The project features paper cutouts based on the title character of the 1964 childrens book flat stanley. You can read all about how flat stanley became flat by reading the flat stanley book. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. We start our project by reading flat stanley by jeff brown. Have students create their own flat personas to mail around the world. Lambchop said it was silly, but they were quite proud of him. Flat stanley and his friends have been entertaining children for generations and now hes back traveling the globe in an exciting new series. The superior king rooms are more spacious rooms that include a comfortable king bed with custom, handmade bedding. 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. Arthur got jealous and tried to slide under a door, but he just banged his head. In an interview with cnn in 2005, hubert explained. The pack can be used as a whole class activity, during small group guided reading time, as individual student work, o.

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. 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. Flat stanley at bat teachers guide printable activities. Third graders complete a variety of reading and writing activities related to the book flat stanley. Included are five multiple choice comprehension quizzes for flat. Students read the flat stanley book, color their own flat stanley and send him around the world.

Waller and david weinstein and timothy allen mcdonald and stephen gabriel. The whole lambchop family is off to see mount rushmore. 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. I have recently written a childrens book, the tale of the. Flat stanley by jeff brown the book flat stanley is a childhood classic. A favorite activity in my second grade classroom was creating our own flat stanley project. The first book in the series flat stanley and his original. Scott nash level 3 unit by jodi small lapbook printables by ami brainerd. My less mess interactive notebook activities allow for two simple steps. Oct 31, 2011 jeff brown books, flat stanley, writing and sending letters and emails. 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.

I provide a journal and readers companion that can be used as an ongoing homework assignment o. 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. Reading comprehension questions, projects, puzzles, and activities to go along with jeff browns chapter book, flat stanley his original adventure. You could also grab the flat stanley boxed set instead. 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. 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. And for parents and teachers, each flat stanley book is aligned to the common core state. Pretty soon, they find themselves in a real tight spot even for a flat boy like stanley. This writing prompt correlates with the book flat stanley.

If flat stanley and his adventures are new to you, then you are definitely missing out. Read the book flat stanley by jeff brown with the class. 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. Download and print the flat stanley event kit, which includes fun activities for kids and a printable flat stanley to use in the classroom. Here are the step by step plans that i used to do flat stanley in our classroom. Still, hes glad when his brother arthur thinks to use the bicycle pump to inflate. The book recounts the adventures of stanley lambchop after surviving being squashed flat while sleeping by a falling bulletin board.

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. This common core aligned resource is intended to support your students with the development of their reading comprehension skills. A bulletin board fell on stanley during the night, and now he is only half an inch thick. Flat stanley is an american childrens book series written by jeff brown. At the time of his death, brown was working on another flat stanley book published by scholastic citation needed in 2006. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Further books in the series have since been written by other authors and published by scholastic. Flat stanley unit study lessons and lapbook printables. 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. 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. Perfect for whole class guided reading, small groups, or individual study packs. The illustration style, though dated, is expressive and funny. 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. Jeff browns sophisticated humor keeps adults entertained, while kids identify with stanleys feelings and enjoy his adventures.

In addition, a series called flat stanley s worldwide adventures is being written by other authors. Stanley gets rolled up, mailed, and flown like a kite. Flat stanley picture book edition jeff brown hardcover. Its a fun way to keep your child engaged and as a supplement for activity books for children. Explore classroom activities, puzzles, teacher resources and enrichment pdfs for this book. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading flat stanley.

This prompt asks kids to use their creative writing skills to imagine what it would be like to be a kite like stanley. Have a yearlong flat stanley theme by teaching the book and completing travel, mapping, letter writing and other 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. Children will love sending their very own flat stanley all around the us to visit different states. 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 unit study lesson plan lapbook printables free.

A resource guide to use with flat stanley unit created by gay miller. Click the download button and then print it when youre ready to use it. The flat stanley project is an educational project that was started in 1995 by dale hubert, a third grade schoolteacher in london, ontario, canada. Free flat stanley study unit worksheets for teachers to print.

Packed with lots of fun literacy ideas and guided reading activities. Stanley lambchop has a younger brother, a mother and a father in the household. Cfe planner first level flat stanley book teaching resources. 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. Each week students will complete an exit activity to ensure their understanding of and promote their engagement with the story. 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. All the superior king rooms are located in the main building of the stanley hotel. In the book, by jeff brown, stanley gets squashed flat by a falling bulletin board. The flat stanley collection flat stanley seriesnook book. 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. When stanley lambchop wakes up one morning, his brother, arthur, is yelling.

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. 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. 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. By august 21, all second grade classes will begin the book flat stanley during their weekly library time. Download and print the flat stanley event kit, which includes fun activities for kids and a printable flat stanley to.