If you’re a North American parent with a child in 3rd grade or beyond, it’s a pretty sure bet you’ve heard of Flat Stanley. Just in case you haven’t, here’s a quick summary:
The Flat Stanley Project
In 1994, Dale Hubert began the Flat Stanley Project in Ontario, Canada. Hubert had the brilliant idea of having children create their own Flat Stanley paper cutouts and mailing them to friends and family around the globe, in order to foster authentic literacy activities for kids and get them excited to write about Stanley’s adventures.
Today, the Flat Stanley Project encompasses more than 6,000 schools registered in 88 countries around the globe, and is included in the curriculum for more than 15% of elementary schools in the US.
I’ve been emissary to at least two Flat Stanleys, helping them to move on to ever-wider circles of adventure. The one you see…
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They travel so well in kayaks, which tend to roll over in whitewater., Rafts in whitewater would be a problem too. Don’t recormmed when surfing either.
I can see that, Liza.
I wish I were on that beach.
You need to come visit.