Ms. Doyle's Flat Stanley Resources for Teachers are on this page.
The original story of Flat Stanley was published in 1964 by Jeff Brown. New editions have updated his look and greatly added to his adventures. With a series of 5 books, an additional 12 "worldwide adventures" books and another set of "I can read" tales, Stanley has amazing staying power. And going power!
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The Original Flat Stanley Project online by Dale Hubert has been ongoing since 1995, and the site shows a nice variety of Flat Stanleys photographed around the world and with assorted famous faces. Resources including a few curriculum ideas are at http://www.flatstanleyproject.com/.
We enjoy the official Flat Stanley site, which has wonderful links, new apps for mobile devices, and technology assisted mapping of Stanley's travels. It's great to use as a teacher, but it is hard to use with students because users must create accounts and sign in. Which is why, for our students, it made more sense for Flat Stanley Clayton W. Morgan to have his own blog! (But he's also on the FlatStanley.com site, and members can check him out there!)
Here is our first lesson, Flat Stanley aboard the Charles W. Morgan. What can we learn from this ship about technology and society after the Civil War? What was dangerous about whaling? Why risk that danger? What changed so that it no longer made sense to take all those risks to hunt whales?
Here's a Geography lesson we did based on Flat Stanley Clayton W. Morgan's voyage aboard the Charles W. Morgan. It is targeted for 4th and 5th grade learners and addresses core content targets for geography learning, regions of the U.S., and using geographic tools. This lesson has a special emphasis on using latitude and longitude to determine location.
Here's another lesson from Flat Stanley Clayton W. Morgan, comparing his experiences aboard the Charles W. Morgan (built in 1841) and the Belle of Louisville (built in 1914).
We enjoy the official Flat Stanley site, which has wonderful links, new apps for mobile devices, and technology assisted mapping of Stanley's travels. It's great to use as a teacher, but it is hard to use with students because users must create accounts and sign in. Which is why, for our students, it made more sense for Flat Stanley Clayton W. Morgan to have his own blog! (But he's also on the FlatStanley.com site, and members can check him out there!)
Here is our first lesson, Flat Stanley aboard the Charles W. Morgan. What can we learn from this ship about technology and society after the Civil War? What was dangerous about whaling? Why risk that danger? What changed so that it no longer made sense to take all those risks to hunt whales?
Here's a Geography lesson we did based on Flat Stanley Clayton W. Morgan's voyage aboard the Charles W. Morgan. It is targeted for 4th and 5th grade learners and addresses core content targets for geography learning, regions of the U.S., and using geographic tools. This lesson has a special emphasis on using latitude and longitude to determine location.
Here's another lesson from Flat Stanley Clayton W. Morgan, comparing his experiences aboard the Charles W. Morgan (built in 1841) and the Belle of Louisville (built in 1914).