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Lesson Plans and Teaching Resources for Flat Stanley

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Use Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown to strengthen your students' comprehension skills, build their vocabulary, and help them understand how words work.

One morning, while lying in bed, Stanley's bulletin board falls on top of him and he is suddenly flat as a pancake! Stanley isn't hurt and doesn't mind being flat; he even finds it helpful at times. But soon, people start making fun of him for being different. This adventurous story with an important message is perfect for mini lessons focused on identifying the author's purpose, making inferences, making predictions, retelling and summarizing, and visualizing.
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Identifying the Author's Purpose with Flat Stanley

Author Jeff Brown uses both the plot and characters in Flat Stanley to communicate his messages about treating people with kindness and sibling relationships. Use this identifying the author's purpose mini lesson to help focus student thinking on understanding what the author might be saying while they read.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
RL.2.2,RL.2.7,RL.2.10,RF.2.3,RF.2.4,SL.2.1b,SL.2.2,SL.2.3,W.2.8,L.2.6
TEKS Alignment
2.7D,2.13G,2.13E,2.13C,2.10C,2.10B,2.10A,2.9C,2.8C,2.7E,2.1A,2.7C,2.7B,2.7A,2.6I,2.6E,2.6A,2.1D,2.1C
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Making Inferences with Flat Stanley

As both the author and illustrator of Flat Stanley, Jeff Brown incorporates descriptive detail in the text and illustrations. Students will use these details to make inferences about the characters' emotions and the meaning of new words as they read.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
RL.2.6,RL.2.7,RL.2.10,RF.2.3,RF.2.4,SL.2.1b,SL.2.2,SL.2.3,W.2.8,L.2.6
TEKS Alignment
2.7C,2.13G,2.13E,2.13C,2.8C,2.8B,2.7F,2.7E,2.7D,2.1A,2.7B,2.6I,2.6F,2.6E,2.6A,2.1D,2.1C
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Making Predictions with Flat Stanley

Stanley has some amazing adventures while he is flat! Students can use what they already know about the plot lines of each chapter and this focused mini lesson to make predictions about what might logically happen next in Jeff Brown's Flat Stanley.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
RL.2.1,RL.2.3,RL.2.10,RF.2.3,RF.2.4,SL.2.1b,SL.2.2,SL.2.3,W.2.8,L.2.6
TEKS Alignment
2.7B,2.13G,2.13E,2.13C,2.8C,2.7F,2.7E,2.7D,2.7C,2.1A,2.7A,2.6I,2.6E,2.6C,2.6B,2.6A,2.1D,2.1C
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Retelling & Summarizing with Flat Stanley

Retelling and summarizing with Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown is an easy way to encourage students to remember important characters and events. As students begin reading longer texts, they might be overwhelmed by all of the details. Showing readers where to pause and retell or summarize breaks the text into manageable pieces.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
RL.2.2,RL.2.3,RL.2.5,RL.2.7,RL.2.10,RF.2.3,RF.2.4,SL.2.1b,SL.2.2,SL.2.3,W.2.8,L.2.6
TEKS Alignment
2.7D,2.13G,2.13E,2.13C,2.9C,2.8D,2.8C,2.8A,2.7F,2.7E,2.1A,2.7C,2.7B,2.7A,2.6I,2.6G,2.6A,2.1D,2.1C
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Visualizing with Flat Stanley

The descriptive language author Jeff Brown used when writing Flat Stanley allows the reader to create strong mental images of the story. Because this chapter book also contains many illustrations, it is a great text for students to practice visualizing and check their thinking!
Common Core State Standards Alignment
RL.2.7,RL.2.10,RF.2.3,RF.2.4,SL.2.1b,SL.2.2,SL.2.3,W.2.8,L.2.6
TEKS Alignment
2.7C,2.13G,2.13E,2.13C,2.10C,2.9C,2.8C,2.7F,2.7E,2.7D,2.1A,2.7B,2.7A,2.6I,2.6E,2.6D,2.6A,2.1D,2.1C
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Vowels with Flat Stanley

This word work lesson plan and set of teaching resources use Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown as a springboard for instruction focused on vowels.

By anchoring word study to the text, students will benefit from seeing how vowels -ee (long /e/ sound) are used inside of the text before engaging in both guided and independent practice with words.

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RF.2.3,RF.2.4
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Vocabulary Connections with Flat Stanley

This set of vocabulary development resources for Flat Stanley highlights the words that are most important for students to know and understand while reading the book. Through engaging in fun word games, matching words to definitions and pictures, and practicing how to categorize words, students will develop the vocabulary necessary to comprehend this story and many others.

Common Core State Standards Alignment
L.2.4a,L.2.5a,L.2.6
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2.7E,2.7F,2.3A,2.3B,2.3D
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Comprehension Assessment with Flat Stanley

Use this Common Core aligned comprehension assessment to evaluate students' comprehension of Flat Stanley.
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Running Record with Flat Stanley

Use this Running Record to assess oral reading fluency with Flat Stanley. Track meaning, structure, and visual accuracy using the first 100 words of the text to determine whether or not this book is a good fit for the readers in your classroom.

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Writing with Flat Stanley

The BookPagez extension activities are a great way to push student engagement beyond the pages of the text. Try using this activity with early finishers, with students who show a deeper connection with the text, or as a center activity.
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Identifying the Author's Purpose with Flat Stanley (Spanish)

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Making Inferences with Flat Stanley (Spanish)

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Making Predictions with Flat Stanley (Spanish)

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Retelling & Summarizing with Flat Stanley (Spanish)

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Visualizing with Flat Stanley (Spanish)

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Writing with Flat Stanley (Spanish)

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About the Book

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Title: Flat Stanley
Author: Jeff Brown
Genre: Fantasy
Themes: Perseverance, Adventure, Back to School
ISBN: 9780756982522
Publisher's Summary:
Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown is a beloved children's classic that introduces young readers to the imaginative adventure of Stanley Lambchop, a boy who becomes flat after a bulletin board falls on him while he sleeps. Instead of feeling sorry for himself, Stanley embraces his new shape and discovers a world of creative possibilities. He can slide under doors, be rolled up for easy travel, and even be mailed across the country in an envelope to visit friends in faraway places. Stanley's unique perspective leads to playful and sometimes heroic experiences, such as helping his family and catching art thieves at a museum by disguising himself as a painting. Throughout the story, Stanley's adventures touch on themes of adaptability, sibling relationships, and the importance of making the best of unexpected circumstances. The book's gentle humor and whimsical premise make it an excellent choice for classroom read-alouds, discussions about problem-solving, and projects that encourage empathy and creativity. Flat Stanley's enduring appeal has inspired generations of students to explore the world in new ways, both through reading and the famous Flat Stanley Project, which connects children globally. This story is ideal for introducing conversations about resilience, family, and the power of imagination.
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