April 22, 2024 -- Third grade students at Silver Bay Elementary had an adventure learning about America by participating in the Flat Stanley project based on the book by Jeff Brown. The project is meant to facilitate letter writing for school children as well as increasing reading, writing and geography skills.
The students in Mrs. Brubaker’s class read the book “Flat Stanley” and then sent letters to all of the teams in the NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL. The response was amazing! So many teams responded, including the New York Giants, The Philadelphia Eagles and the Philadelphia Phillies.
Students learned some favorite foods and traditions of different cities and pictures from the communities, but they were also able to connect different regions of the United States with European exploration and the American Revolution. The students also received many surprises from teams including stickers, key chains, necklaces, trading cards, pencils and even t-shirts.
The most exciting surprise, however, came from the Cleveland Cavaliers: a picture of Travis Kelce holding one of the Flat Stanley’s while watching a game! It was an exciting and memorable project for everyone involved.