I recommend having them practice first, so that envelopes aren’t wasted. We talk about where to put the return address, recipient’s address and the stamp. This is a great way to practice this real-world skill. And don’t forget to put Stanley in the envelope!Īfter my students fill their envelopes, we address them. In their envelopes, I also have them include a letter from me and a fact sheet to fill out about the location Stanley is visiting. We discuss what information should be included in the letter. Then students write letters to their Flat Stanley recipients. They always come out looking awesome! Write letters & address envelopes They can make a Flat Stanley that looks like them or get creative and make a unique one. Then my students design their own Flat Stanley, using the template outline.

Families offer to send in envelopes and stamps to help get our project off the ground. In the letter, I also ask for donations to the project. This way, each student will hopefully receive a Flat Stanley back. I’ll even reach out to staff members who might know someone who lives out of state. In this case, I ask my own family members and friends if they are willing to participate. And there will be students who don’t have any addresses at all. Some students will come back with addresses from across the world, while others will have addresses of fellow community members. The letter outlines what is involved in the project. The letter asks for addresses of family and friends who live around the world and would be interested in receiving a Flat Stanley. Send a letter to parentsĪfter we finished reading the book, I send home letters with my students. We share it together as a class read-aloud and discuss Stanley’s many adventures. We start our project by reading Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown. Here are the step by step plans that I used to do Flat Stanley in our classroom.Ĭheck out my YouTube video that walks through all the steps of The Flat Stanley Project! Read the book We were able to bring reading and social studies together in one fun activity.

A favorite activity in my second grade classroom was creating our own Flat Stanley project.

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