Flat Stanley Update

Last week we labeled the continents on our world maps. We talked about different maps and the reasons we have them. We decided that without maps we might get lost and not be able to find our way to wherever we are going! We then looked at where we are sending Flat Stanley. The continents that Flat Stanley will be traveling to are:

Europe
North America
Australasia
Canada
Africa

We talked about the ways that mail can travel. We came up with:

1. Planes
2. Helicopters
3. Trains
4. Cars
5. Buses
6. Trucks
7. Ships

We found out that when you put something in the post you need to put a stamp on it. After looking at a variety of examples we designed our own stamps. We made sure that we included:

1. The country that the stamp was coming from (New Zealand)
2. The cost of the stamp
3. A picture of something that represents New Zealand

Next week we are going to address our envelopes and glue our creative stamps on them. The sealed envelopes will be sent home so that we can post them with our mums and dads.

We can't wait to start receiving mail so that we can learn about all the different places that Flat Stanley will travel to!