MEETING

..................................................................................................................................................

Today's Summary
The last day was a time for many to explore Cairo and go back to many of the sites for more indept study. A few choose the optional trip to Alexandria. Located under each subject are the pictures and a brief statement of each teacher’s trip to Egypt.  

Pictured is Flat Stanley overlooking the Nile, drawn by Lucy Swecker, who was brought along on the trip as part of a class project at George Ward Elementary in Mill Creek, West Virginia. Below is the lesson plan for the book “Flat Stanley” by Jeff Brown submitted by Vickie Hinzman.

Lesson Plan:

"Flat Stanley"
by Jeff Brown


Listening Skills:  Read Flat Stanley to the class and ask them to imagine what he looks like and visualize his activities as I read the story.

Materials:  Flat Stanley

Art:  After reading Flat Stanley have each student draw his/her own Flat Stanley.

Materials:  white tag board, crayons, markers, pencil, crayons

English:     Students write their own letters to a friend or relative.  They need to include in this:
1. introduce Flat Stanley
2. tell why/what we are doing with him: sending him on a trip so he can visit a new environment; will later use this information
3. please journal the places Flat Stanley visits while his is your friend/relative.
4. Tell when Flat Stanley needs to be returned (February 29, 2000).

Use each letter to teach friendly letter format
Develop paragraphs
Recognize run-on-sentences
Students will rewrite their letters to correct errors and off Flat Stanley goes to visit the world!!!

Materials:  students’ letters, opaque or overhead projector

Math:     Upon Flat Stanley’s return:
Determine distances each has traveled by locating states/cities he has visited—graph these miles
Compare routes on map of the USA; world map

Materials:      journals from Flat Stanley’s
     Graph paper
     Road maps of USA, world

Social Studies:     Discuss/locate different places each Flat Stanley has visited
     Regions (graph)
     Continents
     Cultures (research)