Stanley lambchop is a storybook character who is painlessly flattened by a bulletin board. He has written other outrageous books about the lambchop family, including flat stanley, stanley and the magic lamp, invisible stanley, stanley s christmas adventure, stanley in space, and stanley, flat again. Written for middle to late elementary age readers, the book can be used to reinforce a variety of skills. Oct 31, 2011 jeff brown books, flat stanley, writing and sending letters and emails. Stanleys bulletin board has fallen on him during the night, and when his parents pull him out from under it, they find that he is suddenly only halfaninch thick.
Become a published author on this site flat stanley. Students will love this 35 page packet that can be used with any stanley book, such as flat stanley and invisible stanley. The kids get such a kick out of it it does not really matter what it is. Jan 17, 2017 made a book for my nephew, here are some ideas for a flat stanley in maryland made a book for my nephew, here are some ideas for a flat stanley in maryland skip navigation. One of my students was feeding flat stanley popcorn at a movie. Some of my favorites were sitting on a subway train, in a shopping cart, on a shelf in a store, at a baseball game or the zoo. Made a book for my nephew, here are some ideas for a flat stanley in maryland. My flat stanley is very excited to go on an adventure with you. Based on the character, stories, and adventures of flat stanley created by the late jeff brown. Flat stanley various activities teaching resources. This printable packet includes comprehension, vocabulary, word work, creative and critical thinking activities with the stanley books theme. The recommended books are based on a reading rockets survey of parents and educators of children with learning and attention issues, including dyslexia, addadhd, and autism spectrum disorder.
Way back in the mid90s, the flat stanley project was launched by dale hubert in ontario, canada. Flat stanley is a staple book in the elementary classroom, being the focus of many class read alouds and letter writing projects. Flat stanley, invisible stanley, stanley in space, and stanley, flat again. There are more flat stanley books and i am going to read another one. This is a unit that ties into the first flat stanley book, where stanley lambchop explores the world. Hello friend, and thank you for agreeing to host my flat stanley. You may be able to have your story published on the flat stanley project site. We go to many different places, free or cheap, and take photos at each. I am writing you to give you ideas for your next book. Jeff browns sophisticated humor keeps adults entertained, while kids identify with stanleys feelings and enjoy his adventures. Flat stanley picture book edition jeff brown hardcover.
Flat stanley series librarything catalog your books online. This is a generic book activity packet for any flat stanley book. The magical and brilliantly funny adventures of everyones favourite flat boy flat stanley. He was flattened by a bulletin board bit adjusts quite well with the help of his parents to his new dimensions all of which makes for very funny reading and travels in later books about stanley and his family. This would be a great addition to a guided reading group, literature circle, book club or whole group lesson. 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 stanley project. Bearing in mind his name is stanley, they call him flat stanley. I think that this is a very good book which is very exciting and interesting. You can learn more about jeff brown and flat stanley at. May 01, 2019 flat stanley and the lost treasure grades 12 in this exciting adventure, flat stanley and his brother find sunken treasure in an old shipwreck. The things that they find amusing are when people do things one would not expect a paper boy to do. He even gets to help catch two dangerous art thieves. 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 activity in my second grade classroom was creating our own flat stanley project. Reading to kids is a grassroots organization dedicated to inspiring underserved children with a love of reading, thereby enriching their lives and opportunities for future success. Its a fun way to keep your child engaged and as a supplement for activity books for children. Flat stanley is a series of books that starts off by introducing the main character, stanley lambchop and his family. Still, hes glad when his brother arthur thinks to use the bicycle pump to inflate. Flat stanley by jeff brown overdrive rakuten overdrive. Check out this flat stanley reading trifold where students can engage with the story through questions and responses that go chapter by chapter.
In this flat stanley lesson, students brainstorm a list of supernatural qualities as an introduction to the book, then create story webs based on the book characters and turn scenes from the books into newspaper articles. Stanley s bulletin board has fallen on him during the night, and when his parents pull him out from under it, they find that he is suddenly only halfaninch thick. Could you turn it into a play script and perform it. Here are the step by step plans that i used to do flat stanley in our classroom. Favorite books for kids with learning and attention issues. Hubert requested other teachers to participate by introducing flat stanley visitors to their classrooms whenever they were delivered by mail, and motivating the kids to bring their very own flat stanley ideas into fruition. Oct 27, 2016 but one morning something is different.
In this 50th anniversary edition, join flat stanley and the rest of the lambchop family on the adventure that started it all. His vision was to let kids make their own flat stanley cutouts from paper and mail them to friends and relatives all around the world, the idea being to establish educational literacy projects for children and inspire them to create their own stories about flat stanleys escapades. We were able to bring reading and social studies together in one fun activity. The flat stanley adventure 10 books collection box set pack by jeff brown flat stanley, stanley flat again, stanley in space, the japanese ninja surprise, the amazing mexican secret, the african safa. The first book in the series flat stanley and his original adventures begins with stanleys dad giving stanley and his younger brother arthur, a big bulletin board to display pictures and posters. He has written other outrageous books about the lambchop family, including flat stanley, stanley and the magic lamp, invisible stanley, stanleys christmas adventure, stanley in space, and stanley, flat again. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. Book punch flat stanley page 3 of 6 merit software.
Flat stanley and the lost treasure grades 12 in this exciting adventure, flat stanley and his brother find sunken treasure in an old shipwreck. Plus you can take him out to eat for a well deserved meal after his long journey. Being flat allows him to go on all sorts of exciting adventures. My idea is stanley goes to candy land and he eats all the candy.
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. Make a list of the positive and negative aspects of being flat like stanley. The flat stanley book series by jeff brown includes books flat stanley, a lamp for the lambchops, stanley in space, and several more. Dec 23, 20 its a fun way to keep your child engaged and as a supplement for activity books for children. 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. Cut out a paper doll and name it after your grandchild, flat fill in your grandchilds first name. A bulletin board fell on stanley during the night, and now he is only half an inch thick. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. We consider these flat stanley visits to be an opportunity for us to do some fun things as a family. Flat as a pancake, smashed by a bulletin board, stanley uses his new shape to gain attention, but he soon learns the downside of being different. The amazing paperthin boy can slide under doors, fly like a kite, and travel by mail. Arthur got jealous and tried to slide under a door, but he just banged his head. Being flat when stanley got used to being flat, he enjoyed it. Original flat stanley story author jeff brown approved of the flat stanley project, which resulted in a huge public.
Stanley and the magic lamp 1985 stanley and arthur discover a magic lamp containing a genie. Here are our 10 best ways to entertain flat stanley in style 1. Invisible stanleystanley in spaceflat stanley by jeff brown 4. He hangs it over stanleys bed and during the middle of the night, the board falls from the wall, flattening stanley in his sleep, leaving him only a half of an inch thick. Jul, 2014 i think that this is a very good book which is very exciting and interesting. Stanleys christmas adventure 1993 santa clauss daughter, sarah. When stanley lambchop wakes up one morning, his brother, arthur, is yelling. See more ideas about flat stanley, flat stanley template and teaching reading.
Dec 23, 20 jeff brown created the beloved character of flat stanley as a bedtime story for his sons. The questions and activities in this book packet can be used for any of the flat stanley books. See more ideas about flat stanley, flat stanley template and social studies. These books have delighted kids, parents, and teachers for more than fortyfive years. The flat stanley collection flat stanley series by jeff. See more ideas about flat stanley, teaching reading and book activities. Cfe planner first level flat stanley book teaching resources. Well, i like to go one more step and create something memorable and special like this flat stanley photo book. The first stanley book that my reading class read was flat stanley. If you have other ideas please do leave them as a comment so other users can build up a bank of activities. Lambchop said it was silly, but they were quite proud of him.
Being flat isnt as bad as you might think, however. It has the following general flat stanley questionsactivities for the charactersactivities for the settingsactivities for the sequence of. Stanley gets rolled up, mailed, and flown like a kite. Stanley in space 1990 the lambchops are sent into space by the president to forge peace with a group of miniature humanoid aliens who inhabit the newly discovered planet tyrra. This is a perfect resource for a first time novel study. Use the opportunity to learn more about the places flat stanley has been. Flat stanley create an adventure based on the books by jeff brown. The 10 best ways to entertain flat stanley in style. Flat stanley by jeff brown novel study created by sharing sharon. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. You could also grab the flat stanley boxed set instead. Once their flat stanley or flat stella is complete then your child will take this flat stanley around with him or her, snap a few pictures to send of their adventure and fill out the printable activity pack.
Instant lesson plans for any book perfect for substitutes. We have had stanleys go to famous places and stanleys staying in home with someone. It introduces the students to the concepts of vocabulary building, answering reflective questions using full complete sentences as well as some creative type thinking questions for each chapter. We start our project by reading flat stanley by jeff brown.
Jeff brown created the beloved character of flat stanley as a bedtime story for his sons. Flat stanley is a fun book about a boy who wakes up one day as flat as a pancake. Apr 26, 2017 where you will print out a flat stanley or flat stella using a template found online. Brown decided to write a story about what would happen if a bulletin board actually did flatten a sleeping boy, and flat stanley was born.
Stanley and his brother arthur are going to their schools halloween party. Send us an email with your picture and a caption, and well add it to the gallery. Flat stanley family adventures gallery flat stanley books. Reading comprehension questions, projects, puzzles, and activities to go along with jeff browns chapter book, flat stanley his original adventure. A spooky but funny story about jeff browns flat stanley everyones favourite flat boy perfect for children learning to read. They dress up in costumes and stanley is particularly looking forward to the limbo competition. Flat stanley collection box set by jeff brown boxed set. This chapter book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 5 to 7 who are ready to read independently.
Reading response with flat stanley teachersherpa blog. The best bit is when people fly stanley like a kite. Flat stanley photo book project for flat stanley book. See the complete flat stanley series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Great read alouds for second graders reading rockets. Take pictures of him helping the kids make their favourite recipe. Then, stanley has to drop his gold bar in order to squeeze through a net and rescue a dolphin. Since my second grader was reading it at school, we decided to include. And for parents and teachers, each flat stanley book delivers multicultural adventure, plot and character development story elements, and compare and contrast.
Take extraordinary pictures in the age of the selfie and the photobomb, when you have flat stanley around, even the ordinary becomes extraordinary. Discover what kinds of books are especially popular with children who struggle with reading. Stanley lambchop has a younger brother, a mother and a father in the household. Life as a paperthin boy is not all bad as stanley finds out. You can read all about how flat stanley became flat by reading the flat stanley book. Flat stanley teaching ideas and activities love flat stanley, i always think of my nephews when i see him. Students complete various activities based on the flat stanley books. The illustration style, though dated, is expressive and funny. This is a great way for students to see other parts of the world, via flat stanley and their classmates, parents, or teacher that takes him there.
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