Flat Stanley begins his travels around the world!
During these first weeks of school we will be reading Jeff Brown's classic about a boy who is accidentally flatten when a bulletin
board falls on him while he is asleep. Stanley is very, very flat but otherwise fine. Stanley’s family did not have enough money to
send him on a train or plane to visit a friend in California, so they decided to fold him up and put him in a large envelope and
mail him.
Students soon will receive their Flat Stanleys and are encouraged to mail them to distant friends and relatives in the hopes that
Flat Stanley can continue his adventures. We would appreciate your assistance in mailing your child’s Flat Stanley with the
instruction letter. If possible, try to think of people who live in different states or countries. We will be keeping track of all the
places our Flat Stanleys get to visit. We will ask each host to keep him for a short visit and then send him back telling us
something about their city and exciting things Flat Stanley saw or did while he was there. Some great ideas to return with
Stanley are appropriate mementos, travel brochures, photographs, postcards, and more.