This is a huge packet of activities for the story flat stanley by jeff brown. This quiz will go through everything that happens in flat stanley s first book. This is a companion pack for flat stanley by jeff brown. Sneak thieves have been stealing paintings from the famous museum of art, and. Ive mentioned before what a fan i am of the flat stanley series, especially the original book. Scott nash level 3 unit by jodi small lapbook printables by ami brainerd. Our 3rd grade ell class read the book flat stanely by jeff brown. Third grade is a critical year, and your child will be better prepared to face the challenges if they complete these assignments.
Stanley adjusts quickly and has some amazing adventures. A favorite activity in my second grade classroom was creating our own flat stanley project. During your free time, you couldnt put the book down, eagerly anticipating how the book. The amazing paperthin boy can slide under doors, fly like a kite, and travel by mail.
Flat stanley by jeff brown the book flat stanley is a childhood classic. As part of our geography unit, we have been reading a chapter book entitled, flat stanley. Kids love the goofy situations and delightful stories in these flat stanley books. This book is for a higher level kindergartener or 1st grade reader. Being flat when stanley got used to being flat, he enjoyed it. The primary goal of the flat stanley project is to engage children in all kinds of educational environments with other children and schools taking part in the program by mailing out either digitally with a special app or through the post office paper flat classroom guests, all of which are made by the kids. Flat stanley lesson plan read the book flat stanley by jeff brown with the class. This letter is to inform you that we will be doing two flat stanley projects this year. Stanley was a normal little boy, until one morning he woke up as flat as a pancake. Lot of 10 childrens books 2 3 grade pb homeschool nate.
They create an illustration and write a short summary for each chapter, and write a letter and send a flat stanley to a friend or. My students need a library with a variety of books such as flat stanley, the magic tree house and all aboard science readers to help develop their literacy skills. When stanley lambchop wakes up one morning, his brother, arthur, is yelling. All of a sudden, stanley can slide under doors, mail himself across the country in an envelope, and fly like a. You can read all about how flat stanley became flat by reading the flat stanley book. The original adventure by jeff brown is a great book to share with your students. As a parent to younger children i did majority of the reading with this book. Do you remember the feeling of the first book series that completely captured you.
Arthur got jealous and tried to slide under a door, but he just banged his head. Introduce the book with a discussion of supernatural qualities, then studentscan create character webs, write news articles, build kites and boats, and participate in the flat stanley project. The pack can be used as a whole class activity, during small group guided reading time, as individual student work, o. This page has multiple choice and short answer questions about stanley s life as a flat boy. You could also grab the flat stanley boxed set instead. The books recount the adventures of stanley lambchop, who was squished flat when he was hit by a falling bulletin board.
A bulletin board falls on top of stanley lambchop as he sleeps, and he awakens to find that he is as flat as a fiftydollar bill. Playkids stories unlimited books and interactive ebooks for kids flat stanley goes camping duration. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. This common core aligned resource is intended to support your students with the development of their reading comprehension skills. I have recently written a childrens book, the tale of the third bear, that is available on kobo, amazon, and itunes, with the companion site at. A bulletin board fell on stanley during the night, and now he is only half an inch thick.
Reading comprehension questions, projects, puzzles, and activities to go along with jeff browns chapter book, flat stanley his. Details about lot of 10 childrens books 2 3 grade pb homeschool nate the great flat stanley. Students complete various activities based on the flat stanley books. Flat stanley project guide to buy we did flat stanley this year in my grade class, and i made up all the materials myself before seeing this actually, oh well. And for parents and teachers, each flat stanley book delivers multicultural adventure, plot and. Dear parents, as part of our geography unit, we have been reading a chapter book entitled, flat stanley. Before reading the book, take a picture walk through it, and discuss what the children think this book will be about. 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. He likes being flat at first because he could do things like go to the beach through the mail and be a human kite. First grade teachers mail their students flat teachers. A great way to celebrate flat stanley s 50th anniversaryfour favorite classic flat stanley paperbacks in a box set.
Read the book flat stanley by jeff brown with the class. Colorado rockies give illinois flat stanley an incredible. Garfield elementary 3rd grade flat stanley home facebook. This book companion contains comprehension questions and vocabulary for each chapter of the book. Jeff brown, paper, comprehension questions, pencils. At first, being flat is fabulous and stanley finds he can do all sorts of unusual things like slip under doorways, fly like a kite. We were able to bring reading and social studies together in one fun activity. Displaying all worksheets related to flat stanley template.
I provide a journal and readers companion that can be used as an ongoing homework assignment o. Further books in the series have since been written by other authors and published by scholastic. Youll also find a sequence of events page and several graphic organizers to guide your students through t. Even reluctant readers will enjoy these delightful tales.
The story is about a little boy named stanley who had a. Here are the step by step plans that i used to do flat stanley in our classroom. Worksheets are out amazing time with jbe7 47i8agh8e, read the book flat stanley by jeff brown with the class, name flat stanley, a resource guide to use with flat stanley, teachrs ore, flat stanley work pdf epub ebook, name flat stanley, send your own flat stanley on a trip around the globe. Free downloadable flat stanley unit study flat stanley, book study. Your class will love flat stanley in his original adventure. Third graders complete a variety of reading and writing activities related to the book flat stanley. This page contains reading comprehension questions, worksheets, templates, and puzzles to use with jeff browns chapter book, flat stanley. The colorado rockies are vying to become the favorite major league baseball team of a 3rd grade class in illinois.
What was the last part of stanley s body to get full of air. Flat stanley invisible stanley stanley in space stanley, flat again. My students need multiple copies of 20 flat stanley books including an audio book collection, 36 blank books, and book bins to create the world of reading that they desire, through this amazing series they long to read. Flat stanley unit study lessons and lapbook printables. The story is about a little boy named stanley who had a bulletin board fall on him and smash him flat. Adams 3rd grade class, alta loma elementary school, peoria, az. Also discuss the author, illustrator, and other components of the text. Help my flat stanley fanatics donorschoose project by. Buy products related to third grade chapter books and see what customers say about third grade chapter books on free delivery possible on eligible purchases.
Flat stanley is the simple tale of stanley lambchop, an ordinary boy who has the misfortune to be squashed flat by a cork notice board. Included in this packet are activities for each chapter. Lambchop said it was silly, but they were quite proud of him. In adulthood, this does raise some serious questions, but for a five year old, theres just this acceptance that this is, of course, what would happen. Flat stanley template worksheets lesson worksheets. The stellar teacher company upper elementary teaching.
All of a sudden, stanley can slide under doors, mail himself across the country in an envelope, and fly like a kite. Flat stanley chapter books grades 3 5 by jeff brown. Classroom fun with flat stanley lesson plan for 1st 4th. New apps for kids on ipad iphone android computer 61,763 views. The holiday edition in the popular flat stanley series is a favorite in my first grade classroom, for both an afternoon read aloud and book study with my high readers.
Top 25 chapter book series for kids in 1st 3rd grade. Stanley gets rolled up, mailed, and flown like a kite. Spark a love to reading donorschoose project by teacher. Free flat stanley study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Book summary, in your own words 3 pts flat stanley is about a boy who becomes flat when a bookshelf falls on top of him. The project features paper cutouts based on the title character of the 1964 childrens book flat stanley. Flat stanley unit study lesson plan lapbook printables free. Sincerely, the third grade team of mgla flat stanley comprehension questions. Free flat stanley worksheets and literature unit for. Most of my students do not have the necessary resources at home to help. At the time of his death, brown was working on another flat stanley book published by scholastic citation needed in 2006.
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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. Join the round the world adventures in this new chapter book series. They work great to read aloud with your k 3rd grade child or for confident readers in first grade, second grade, and thrid grade students to read by themselves. At least he was, until the night his bulletin board fell off the wall and flattened him.
The flat stanley project is an ideal way to motivate students to write and can be easily incorporated into virtually all areas of the curriculum. Flat stanley goes camping with his family and he realizes how he can help out being different. Flat stanley second grade books, first grade books, 3rd. Flat stanley the one from the book thats been around since the 1960s. This classroom fun with flat stanley lesson plan is suitable for 1st 4th grade. 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. He even gets to help catch two dangerous 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. It has become my goto book followed by the hodgeheg for younger children. Flat stanley book study companion activities common core aligned.
Since this is my first time teaching third grade, i dont have the necessary books needed to support all diverse learners. Flat stanley distance learning by stories by storie tpt. We start our project by reading flat stanley by jeff brown. Click the download button and then print it when youre ready to use it. Students can really dig into longer books, explore and think about characters and themes, and really start to embrace reading as a past time at this age. In school, the class enjoyed a book called flat stanley.