Original flat stanley story author jeff brown approved of the flat stanley project, which resulted in a huge public revival of interest in the flat stanley character of flat stanley, and to which he finally responded with a followup novel that was published nearly 40 years following the first book. After reading the book students have students make a flat stanley of their design. The project features paper cutouts based on the title character of the 1964 childrens book flat stanley. When stanley lambchop wakes up one morning, his brother, arthur.
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. Kids and teachers around the world immediately embraced jeff browns childrens books, and took to fun classroom activities based on the stories, like the flat. 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. Join our community, arrange exchanges, reach out to others, and expand your own world. The first book in the series flat stanley and his original. Perfect for whole class guided reading, small groups, or individual study packs.
The story is timeless and still just as relevant with its messages of acceptance, jealousy and good versus evil in the modern world. A bulletin board fell on stanley during the night, and now he is only half an inch thick. You could also grab the flat stanley boxed set instead. Reading comprehension questions, projects, puzzles, and activities to go along with jeff browns chapter book, flat stanley his original adventure. Here are some fun flat stanley book study companion activities to go with the books by jeff brown. He even gets to help catch two dangerous art thieves. Scott nash level 3 unit by jodi small lapbook printables by ami brainerd. Bearing in mind his name is stanley, they call him flat stanley. The flat stanley book may be dated, but children love stanleys tenacity and his ability to make the best of a bad circumstance. You can read all about how flat stanley became flat by reading the flat stanley book. There are more flat stanley books and i am going to read another one. Stanley lambchop has a younger brother, a mother and a father in the household. 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.
This is not only a good book that kids will enjoy, but it will instill that lifelong love of reading that only great books can help create. Being flat when stanley got used to being flat, he enjoyed it. You can learn more about jeff brown and flat stanley at. Today i am reading flat stanley written by jeff brown and illustrated by scott nash. My favourite character in the book is stanleys brother george lambchop because he is. The questions require students to recall details from the story and as well as determine main idea. Flat stanley unit study lesson plan lapbook printables free. Buy a cheap copy of flat stanley book by jeff brown. Flat stanley picture book edition jeff brown hardcover. Flat stanley unit study lessons and lapbook printables. 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. 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. The flat stanley project is an educational project that was started in 1995 by dale hubert, a third grade schoolteacher in london, ontario, canada. Jul 26, 2010 first published in the 1960s, flat stanley is a classic, fun tale of a boy with a difference.
First published in the 1960s, flat stanley is a classic, fun tale of a boy with a difference. A resource guide to use with flat stanley book units teacher. If flat stanley and his adventures are new to you, then you are definitely missing out. Flat stanley distance learning friendly by anita bremer. Still, hes glad when his brother arthur thinks to use the bicycle pump to inflate. There will be many opportunities for teacher observation and for students to work individually and in groups. Jeff browns beloved character, flat stanley, has been entertaining young readers for generations ever since being flattened by a bulletin board in his bedroom in 1964. These books inspired him to draw a flat stanley and send him to his teacher at school with a letter and see where flat stanley will go. Hes a perfectly normal boy until one morning he wakes up flat. Its fun going in and out of rooms simply by sliding under the door.
Further books in the series have since been written by other authors and published by scholastic. Free flat stanley worksheets and literature unit for teachers. This inventive story is full of wit and humour, and is sure to intrigue young readers. The amazing paperthin boy can slide under doors, fly like a kite, and travel by mail. After his parents peel the incriminating bulletin board off of him, stanley must. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Im sure that it will be as great as the first two that he could not put down that he has read already. At the time of his death, brown was working on another flat stanley book published by scholastic citation needed in 2006. The pack can be used as a whole class activity, during small group guided reading time, as individual student work, o. Flat stanley became the star of a series of perpetually popular books. Flat stanley various activities teaching resources. Lambchop said it was silly, but they were quite proud of him. Inspired by jeff browns 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. Jeff browns books are the impetus for the flat stanley project.
The projects name comes from the eponymous character of the childrens book flat stanley. School children around the world have participated by mailing, photographing, and tracking the adventures of their own flat stanley cutouts. Stanley gets rolled up, mailed, and flown like a kite. Vocabulary and comprehension questions to enhance the book by jeff brown that has become the basis for a popular school project. Your class will love flat stanley in his original adventure. Buy flat stanley new edition by brown, jeff, mitchell, jon isbn. Flat stanley is a staple book in the elementary classroom, being the focus of many class read alouds and letter writing projects. Read the book flat stanley by jeff brown with the class. 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. In addition, a series called flat stanley s worldwide adventures is being written by other authors. The basic principle of the flat stanley project is to connect your child, student or classroom with other children or classrooms participating in the project by sending out flat visitors, created by the children, through the mail or digitally, with the flat stanley app. We live close to the ocean and get to take trips to the beach.
Read aloud to your kids with the book that started it all. Flat stanley upper elem printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. Arthur got jealous and tried to slide under a door, but he just banged his head. Dec 23, 20 and for parents and teachers, each flat stanley book delivers multicultural adventure, plot and character development story elements, and compare and contrast. Jeff brown created the beloved character of flat stanley as a bedtime story for his sons. Since my second grader was reading it at school, we decided to include. Jul 24, 2015 the basic principle of the flat stanley project is to connect your child, student or classroom with other children or classrooms participating in the project by sending out flat visitors, created by the children, through the mail or digitally, with the flat stanley app. Flat stanley and the firehouse by jeff brown, macky. Flat stanley and the firehouse hardcover i can read.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. I think that this is a very good book which is very exciting and interesting. He has written other outrageous books about the lambchop family. Free flat stanley study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Flat stanley is an american childrens book series written by jeff brown january 1, 1926 december 3, 2003. Click the download button and then print it when youre ready to use it. Jul, 2014 i think that this is a very good book which is very exciting and interesting. Flat stanley distance learning friendly by anita bremer tpt. My child knows that each book continues from the last.
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. A favorite of teachers, parents and children for fifty years, the stories of flat stanley have inspired not only many children to read on their own but also the flat stanley project has been introduced in many schools. Packed with lots of fun literacy ideas and guided reading activities. Please note that affiliate links may be used in this post. Flat stanley and the firehouse by jeff brown, macky pamintuan. Kids then talk about, track, and write about their flat characters journey and adventures. 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 beloved story about flat stanleythe boy who was flattened by a bulletin board and then gets into all kinds of funny and exciting adventures and even travels by mailhas captured imaginations for more than four decades. Jeff browns beloved story about flat stanley the boy who was flattened by a bulletin board and then gets into all kinds of funny and exciting adventures and even travels by mailhas captured imaginations for more than four decades. The best bit is when people fly stanley like a kite.
Flat stanley lesson plan read the book flat stanley by jeff brown with the class. Free flat stanley worksheets and literature unit for. Written in 1964 by american author jeff brown, the book centers. In this 50th anniversary edition, join flat stanley and the rest of the lambchop family on the adventure that started it all. Flat stanley book study companion activities common core aligned. This is a companion pack for flat stanley by jeff brown. May 23, 2017 today i am reading flat stanley written by jeff brown and illustrated by scott nash.
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