OnTheRoadWithFlatStanley



**Flat Stanley** is a wonderful children's book written by Jeff Brown. It is the first in a series of books featuring **Stanley Lambchop**. However, Flat Stanley is not just a book character. He has become much more than that. [|**The Flat Stanley Project**]has become a global project stretching around the world. By sending Flat Stanley to people around the globe it has become a means to connect people and in an authentic way find an audience for student learning. Flat Stanley has become a **global citizen** and is helping bring students, parents, families and Flat People of all kinds together. Stafford second graders are excited to be a part of this project!

In second grade we are learning all about the importance of sharing our learning and **collaborating** with others. We are exploring using **Wikispaces** as a tool to help us **share our learning** and **inspire each other** to learn more. So, welcome to our wiki!

Flat Stanley has had many adventures in his life, and has traveled many places in the world. Whether swimming with Clown Fish in **Thailand**, attending the Academy Awards in **Hollywood, California**, visiting the president of the United States of America in **Washington DC**, or talking with with the troops in the **Middle East**, Stanley Lambchop is always making friends, asking questions and learning about the world around him. Stanley has become a **global citizen** and is helping to connect people from all over the globe. Stanley is a natural at helping students learn about geography as he travels the globe and students can follow him on **[|**Google Earth**]**and **[|Google Schribble Maps].**

This time Flat Stanley is visiting Stafford Primary School in search of **Great People in History**. He heard that the second grade classes were doing research for this social studies unit and he wants to hear all about it. We have been looking at the **character traits** of great people by reading their **biographies** and examining their lives. Mrs. Amri's Class We are also examining ourselves and our own lives, and looking to see if  we have these character traits in ourselves as well. Mrs. Dargen's Class  We will share some of our research, and then end our writing  with a questions or two for you to answer. Mrs. Fordyce's Class  We look forward to this new way of sharing  our learning and working together! Mrs. Wilhelm's Class Meet our great people! This is Albert Einstein. He is a great scientist. His creativity and inventiveness helped him in his studies. Did you know that he received the Nobel Peace Prize in physics? By Ross  Mrs. Amri's Class Albert Einstein was born in Germany on March 14th, 1879. Did you know he is considered a genius? By Cristian  Ms. Dargen's Class Did you know that Einstein struggled in school when  he was young? He showed perseverance and determination to succeed,  and later became a passionate student. By Mrs. Amri This is Florence Nightingale. She is a nurse. She showed compassion by helping the sick. Did you know she changed the way hospitals treated patients? By Megan  Mrs. Amri's Class She helped the sick from the Crimean's hospitals. She was the first woman to be a nurse who cared about the patients. Did you know she gave her patients bells so they could call her if they needed help? By Matea  Mrs. Fordyce's Class This is Mother Theresa. This is Orville Wright. He was an amazing inventor. He invented the first manned-powered airplane. Did you know he invented the multiplication tables on a calculator? By Nevin Mrs. Amri's Class <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">This is Wilbur Wright. Wilbur was Orville Wright's older brother. He also invented the first airplane. Did you know that he wanted to become an educator? By Steven N.  Mrs. Fordyce's Class <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">This is Amelia Earhart. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">She is an aviator. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">She was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">She showed that women could do amazing things. <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">By Hannah <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Mrs. Amri's Class <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">She was very smart. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">She was courageous. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">She showed perseverance to reach her goals. <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">By Sarah <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Mrs. Amri's Class <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;">She always did what she wanted to do and no one could stop her. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;">She was always very curious and like to experiment. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;">She was very hard working. <span style="color: #00ffff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;">By Elise <span style="color: #00ffff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;">Mrs. Wilhelm's Class <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">This is Theodore Roosevelt. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">He was the 26th president of the United States of America. <span style="color: #008080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">By Liam Schauer <span style="color: #008080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Mrs. Amri's Class <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">He made the national parks. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">He loved nature and wanted to take care of it. <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">By Jay Thomas <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Mrs. Amri's Class <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">He helped make the Panama Canal. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Ships used to have to go around South America to from the <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean before this. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">He stopped the Spanish American War. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">By Ben Schauer <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Mrs. Wilhelm's Class <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">This is Helen Keller. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">She was able to learn to read, write and speak even though she was deaf and blind. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">She could hear people singing by putting her hand on her ear. <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">By Asia <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Ms. Dargen's Class <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">She is a great person because she was the first person to <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">graduate from college being blind and deaf. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">She was also a teacher of deaf and blind children. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">She could tell what people are saying by reading lips. <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">By Brookie <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Mrs. Amri's Class <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">She worked very hard in school. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">She had to be courageous to not give up hope in her life <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">because she was deaf and blind. <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">By Grace <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Mrs. Fordyce's Class <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">This is George Washington. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">He was the first president of the United States of America. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">He was the leader of 2 wars. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">He was a very honest man, but <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">the cherry tree story was really a lie. <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">By Savannah <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Mrs. Dargen's Class <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">George Washington had to show grit because it was not easy to be <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">the first president of the United States. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">He was very smart. He really liked math and surveying. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">He had a positive attitude. <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">By Cecelia Grannum <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Mrs. Amri's Class <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">This is Neil Armstrong. He studies aerospace engineering. In school he was always a good listener. He was the first man on the moon. He was very brave. By Jacob Mrs. Fordyce's Class <span style="color: #00d2ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">He was an engineer and a scientist. <span style="color: #00d2ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">In school he was always a good listener. <span style="color: #00d2ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">He worked for NASA as an astronaut. <span style="color: #00d2ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">He showed grit, and was very curious about the moon. <span style="color: #00d2ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">By Ronen <span style="color: #00d2ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Mrs. Amri's Class This is Harriet Tubman. She was a slave from birth. She saved over 300 slaves and never lost a passenger on the Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad is a trail to the northern states that led slaves to freedom. The people who lived in the houses that helped hide the slaves were called conductors. By Devri  Mrs. Fordyce's Class She was very strong, and showed grit in her life. She had to persevere through very difficult situations. She was very brave. She was called a conductor on the Underground Railroad. By Hannah  Mrs. Amri's Class She had a very positive attitude. She worked very hard to get freedom for the slaves. She was a nurse in the army. She also was a Christian and her faith helped make her strong. By Victoria  Mrs. Wilhelm's Class This is Jane Goodall. She studied chimps for over 40 years. Her friend was the one who invited her to go to Kenya  and recommended that she meet Dr. Louis Leeky who studied fossils. He invited her to go to Africa to study chimps. She was very curious and a hard worker. By Paige  Mrs. Amri's Class She helped to keep the chimp population healthy. She worked very hard to get an education so she could follow her dream to go to Africa. She had a positive attitude which helped her in her studies in school. She was very smart. By Jenna  Mrs. Wilhelm's Class This is Jacque Cousteau. This is Ben Franklin. This is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This is Arnold Palmer. This is Pocahontas. This is Leonardo da Vinci. This is Thomas Edison.