Flat Stanley In the Philippines

I went to our mailbox yesterday and got a letter from my second grade buddy, Zach, from Missouri. Inside the envelope was a letter and a cut-out of a little boy named Flat Stanley. Zach asked me to show Stanley around the Philippines and take some pictures for him, so I decided to go all out to create a learning experience for Zach. I can’t wait to write the scrapbook and mail Stanley back!

It turns out this guy is famous! Lots of kids have read the book “Flat Stanley” by Jeff Brown. It is about a boy who gets flattened by a bulletin board in the night and experiences many adventures because he is really thin. So since Stanley has become our first visitor to the Philippines (and I know you would love to get mailed here for less than $1) I decided to give him the full tour. Here are some of our pictures together!

It’s amazing how many people we have cheered up because of Stanley! We took him to the mall, in a taxi, to the market with fish; we fed him a mango shake, walked him to school and even let the students read with him in the library. My sixth grade students decided to invite him to the banquet tomorrow night, so they are going to make him a suit to wear. I sure am going to miss Stanley once he travels back to the U.S.
Stanley takes a ride in a taxi
Stanley gets his first taste of fresh fish
Pablo reads to Stanley in the library
Kuya Nate and Stanley slirp Mango shakes together