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The Flat Stanley Project. Background. Dale Hubert started the project in 1995 Based on the Flat Stanley series by Jeff Brown Stanley visits his friends by being mailed to them in an envelope Global Pen-pal project. How Flat Stanley Works.
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Background • Dale Hubert started the project in 1995 • Based on the Flat Stanley series by Jeff Brown • Stanley visits his friends by being mailed to them in an envelope • Global Pen-pal project
How Flat Stanley Works • Students read the Flat Stanley book and are introduced to the character • They make a paper “Flat Stanley” and create journals • In these journals, they document where Stanley goes and what he does. • He is then mailed to other participating schools, where they write in his journal, take pictures, and send to others. • After some time, he is sent back to the original school.
Benefits of Flat Stanley • Practice in literacy and writing • Development of cultural awareness • Global connection • Now you can access him virtually: Facebook, Twitter, iPhone
Popularity of Stanley • Has now become very well-known • Travels all over the world • Takes pictures in many different places and with many celebrities! • Now a Musical http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3i45cDsqoQ&NR=1&feature=fvwp