Flat Stanley

Mrs. Isabel Domenech, Email room

 Mrs. Isabel Domenech, Emailroom


                                       

Dear Friend ,
"isabel. domenech" ,

As part of our integrated Reading, Writing, Language, Social Studies, and Mathematics programs, the children in my class at American Military academy,  Elementary School have read a funny book called Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown. The book is about a young boy named Stanley who is accidentally squished "as flat as a pancake" when a bulletin board falls on him. Stanley is very, very flat but otherwise fine. The story goes on to tell how Stanley discovers some real advantages to being flat. He can slide under doors, go down into sidewalk grates, and even fold himself up small enough to fit into an envelope and be mailed to Texas for an exciting vacation.
We are sending out plain paper dolls that we call FLAT STANLEY, and we are sending them off to visit cities all over America and the WORLD. I have selected you to be FLAT STANLEY's "host family" and hope that you will send him back to me after a short visit telling us (my class) something about your city and the exciting things FLAT STANLEY saw or did while he was there. We would also appreciate it if you could let us know approximately how far your city is from mine (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico ) so that we can calculate the number of miles FLAT STANLEY has traveled. Of course, FLAT STANLEY would also appreciate it if you could "dress" him to reflect the season you are in, or an activity that he did, or other clothing that would tell us more about where you live.

Thank you for letting my FLAT STANLEY come to visit you!

Yours truly,
 Teacher Olga and 2-2
http://englishclass2grade.blogspot.com
PS. It would be fun to get a E-postcard from FLAT STANLEY in your town, too!

The Flat Stanley Story

The Flat Stanley Story

     Inspired by Jeff Brown's book entitled Flat Stanley, this activity is designed to encourage children to share ideas and information with others, and taking part in the project is a good way to improve reading and writing skills. It also combines writing with many school subjects, including math, science, geography, social studies, and art.
     To participate, the child creates a drawing of the book's main character and cuts out the figure. Next, he takes him to visit other people or to see local points of interest, and he records his paper pal's experiences in a journal. Then Flat Stanley, the journal, and a letter explaining the project are mailed to someone else who continues the activity and documents the character's adventures in the small book.
     After a few days, the flat friend and journal are returned to the original sender. Sometimes the character returns with souvenirs, postcards, or photos showing places to which he traveled or people with whom he visited. Flat Stanley has had some exciting adventures during his lifetime. He's met several presidents, appeared on television, and even gone into space on a NASA Space Shuttle!

Jeff Brown

Flatstanley visited the library

Dear students tell me all about Stanley, how were your adventures with him?

I loved your pictures, and enjoyed your stories.

Write and tell me your comments, and tell your friends to write about the stories they read.

What Are Endangered and Threatened Species?

http://www.epa.gov/espp/coloring/cbook.pdf

Hi, Reader!!

This coloring book is published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Office of Pesticide Programs.
Did you know that when people use pesticides to kill insects and other pests, they can also endanger the lives of plants and animals? That’s why EPA has a program to protect threatened and endangered species from contact with pesticides that might be harmful.
If EPA determines that a pesticide may put at risk an endangered or threatened species, EPA will tell you on the label of the pesticide container how to find out what you need to do to protect that species. EPA will have a bulletin that explains how to use the product in a way that will not harm the species.
The plants and animals shown in this coloring book are not always threatened by pesticides; however, they do represent many different species our program is protecting.
Endangered