This April, students participated in the Flat Stanley literacy and social studies project. Students wrote letters to friends and family around the World and mailed them with a Flat Stanley. Recipients were asked to take Flat Stanley on adventures around their hometown and to send him back to us with photos of his travels.
With the help of a Dover SEED grant that gifted our classroom a webcam, microphone and high quality speakers, we were able to take this project to a digital level. Our class used Skype to communicate with two of our Flat Stanley recipients - Ms. Allen's sister, Kristin Allen, and her 9th grade English students in Madrid, Spain as well as Ms. Gennett's friend, Dr. Fathima Muzamil (nickname - Muji), a recent recipient of her Doctorate in Physics from the University of New Hampshire. Students prepared questions to ask to learn about the culture, environment, school, and favorite activities. Our class has plans to Skype again with the Madrid students in Ms. Allen's class!
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