Flat Stanley

We received a Flat Stanley from a first grade class in Holiday, FL.  Flat Stanley is the story of a little boy who had a bulletin board fall on him and became flat so his parents sent him in an envelope all over the world.  The idea was that the students in the Holiday class sent Flat Stanley to all their family and friends and the family and friends were suppose to take Flat Stanley on an adventure and then send him back home. In this way, the children in the original class learn about other places around the world.

The first grade class in Holiday is special to Mrs. Timmons because her daughter, Courtney Bogard, is the teacher!  Each child in our class wrote a letter to the children in Mrs. Bogard's class telling them about their favorite place in Jacksonville that they would like to take Flat Stanley.  They wrote about Adventure Landing and the beach, about the softball field and Monster Trucks.  They also wrote about Chets Creek,  Chuck E. Cheese and eating out with the family.  Their letters were adorable!  We also sent the children in Mrs. Bogard's class some books about the sea animals in Jacksonville, some postcards and even a package of Pepperidge Farm Little Fish for each of the students.  We also sent the picture above of our class with Flat Stanley.  Fun little project!