Flat Stanley's Travels

A Subject Sampler for First Graders

Designed by

Jenny Chapman

McDougle Elementary School

 

Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits

Stanley used to be a regular boy until a bulletin board fell on him and flattened him. Now Stanley can do things other people can't. It's easy for Stanley to travel from place to place. All he has to do is to be folded up and placed in an envelope and he can be mailed anywhere. Since Stanley left us, he has traveled many places. He has met many people and has celebrated different holidays with his new friends. Let's find out about the places Stanley saw and the holidays he celebrated.

You will move through "Flat Stanley's Travels" and read the letters he sent us to learn about how some holidays are celebrated in different places in the world. Along the way you will answer questions and do some activities. After you read about all the holidays, you will make a KidPix picture about one of the holidays and write about something you learned. You will then write a letter to Stanley to suggest a place he should travel to next.

• You and a partner will work at a computer to read letters from Flat Stanley, as well as information from websites, so you can learn about some holidays that he celebrated around the world.
• You will answer questions and do activities about each holiday Stanley celebrated on his trip.
• Your group will meet to discuss one of the holidays you have learned about.
• Using KidPix, you will draw a picture of Flat Stanley celebrating that holiday.
• You will write about Stanley's celebration.
• You will write Stanley a letter and give him a suggestion about where you think he should travel next.

As you go through this webquest, you will answer questions and check off what you accomplish on the "Flat Stanley Fact Sheet". You will make a KidPix picture about one of the holidays and write about something you learned. You will then write a letter to Stanley to suggest a place he should travel to next.

Flat Stanley Fact Sheet. Students print this out.

Teacher Assessment Sheet. Teachers print this out

	After you click on the pumpkin and take the safety quiz, you will need to click in the little box in the top left corner to close that page and come back here.

 

	After you click on the turkey and take the quiz, you will need to click in the little box in the top left corner to close that page and come back here.

 

 

 

	After you read about the history of Mardi Gras, scroll to the bottom of that page and click on the words "King Cakes" to read about this tasty treat!

 

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Conclusion

Now that you've read about Flat Stanley's travels and all the holidays he celebrated, think about what holiday is your favorite. How do you celebrate it? Do you celebrate any of the holidays Stanley celebrated? Do you celebrate them differently? Would you like to go to any of the places Stanley visited? Maybe you will one day!

Brown, Jeff. Flat Stanley. New York: Harper Trophy, 1996.

Halloween Magazine.com. , 26 April 2002 <halloweenmagazine.com/rules.html>

Happy Thanksgiving SiteRing. January 2002. Holidays & Celebrations, 26 April 2002 <www.crewsnest.vispa.com/thanksgiving.htm>

Thanksgiving CyberChallenge, Scholastic.com, 26 April 2002 <teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/plygame/hi.asp>

created during WIRED, summer 2001
Chapel Hill - Carrboro City Schools, Chapel Hill, NC 27516

Based on a template from The WebQuest Page