Dear Friend or Relative,

As part of our integrated Reading, Writing, Language, Social Studies, and Mathematics programs, the children in my class at Wheatland Charter Academy have read a funny book called Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown. The book is about a young boy named Stanley who is accidentally squished "as flat as a pancake" when a bulletin board falls on him. Stanley is very, very flat but otherwise fine. The story goes on to tell how Stanley discovers some real advantages to being flat. He can slide under doors, go down into sidewalk grates, and even fold himself up small enough to fit into an envelope and be mailed to California for an exciting vacation.

We are sending out plain paper dolls that we call FLAT STANLEY, and we are sending them off to visit cities all over America and the WORLD. I have selected you to be FLAT STANLEY's "host family" and hope that you will send him back to me after a short visit telling us (my class) something about your city and the exciting things FLAT STANLEY saw or did while he was there. We would also appreciate it if you could let us know approximately how far your city is from mine (Beale AFB, Ca). Of course, FLAT STANLEY would also appreciate it if you could "dress" him to reflect the season you are in, or an activity that he did, or other clothing that would tell us more about where you live.

Please send FLAT STANLEY back to my school by April 15, 2011 as we are having a WELCOME HOME party for him. Here is the address for my school:

Mrs. Buckman’s class

c/o Wheatland Charter Academy

123 Beale Highway

Beale AFB, CA

95903

Thank you for letting my FLAT STANLEY come to visit you!

Yours truly,

PS. It would be fun to get a postcard from FLAT STANLEY in your town, too!

Dear ______,

Your FLAT STANLEY came all the way to my city,
______.
(name of city, country)

While he was here, these are some of the exciting things he saw and did:
______
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The distance between (your town)______
and my city ______is approximately
______miles.

If FLAT STANLEY should come back to visit, he should wear
______, because
the climate here is ______.

Some other interesting facts about my city include:
______
______
______
______

My name and return address is:

______
______
______
______

Dear Parents,

As a class we have been reading the book “Flat Stanley”. It is about a boy named Stanley who is squished “flat as a pancake” when a bulletin board falls on him. He is very flat but otherwise fine. The story goes on to tell how Stanley discovers some real advantages to being flat. He can slide under doors, go down into sidewalk grates, and even fold himself up small enough to fit into an envelope and be mailed to California for an exciting vacation.

We are sending out plain paper dolls that we call FLAT STANLEY, and we are sending them off to visit cities all over America and the WORLD. We would like each student, along with their parents help, choose a host family to send their FLAT STANLEY to. The host family will be responsible for showing STANLEY around their city and “dressing” him to reflect the climate that they live in. They will need to mail Stanley back to school along with some pictures, maybe a postcard or map of their city, and the completed journal by April 15, 2011.

Mrs. Buckman