Flat People - Flat Me

In room 120 each child created a cardboard version of himself / herself and mailed it to some place interesting. Students mailed themselves to places all over the world. Some of the places were Venezuela, Chicago, Arizona, New York, Nigeria, and many more. With their Flat Person each student wrote a letter requesting the return of the Flat Person and some information about where the Flat Person had been.

Within weeks the Flat People began returning - along with letters, photos, and descriptions of lots of interesting places. Each student shared their own Flat Person's travels with the rest of the class, providing a window into places around the world that were exciting and varied.

In this photo, a student and her father read a letter that was returned with her Flat Person from Venezuela. That letter was written in Spanish and told all about the variety of animals, plants and places that the Flat person had visited! Click on the photo to enlarge it.

Stop by to look at the map in the hallway outside room 120. You will see the Flat People and the places they have been.