Hello Ms. Rollins
My name is Christine Modica, and I am Austin Modica's cousin from
Pennsylvania! My family was so excited to receive Flat Stanley in the
mail, well it was more me since I am a senior at Lebanon Valley College on
my way to becoming an elementary school teacher. I took Stanley with
me to many places, and I numbered the pictures so I could tell about
Stanley's story First, I took Flat Stanley to Valley Forge,
Pennsylvania which is significant as the site of the 1777-78 winter
encampment of the Continental Army under General George Washington where the
Revolutionary War was fought. I took Stanley there, before I
took him to college in central PA.
Picture #1 is Stanley standing in front of the
battlefield.
Picture #2 is Stanley learning about the army and the
grand parade.
PIcture #3 is Stanley learning about the commander in
the army.
#4 is Stanley and me standing in front of one of the log
cabins where the soldiers stayed and slept during the war.
#5 is also
a picture of us standing in front of one of the many log cabins.
#6 is
Stanley and me inside one of the log cabins where soldiers slept.
You
can see how small the beds are in #7 where Stanley decided to take a rest on
the top bunk made out of wood and nothing else, he said it was not very
comfortable.
#8 is Stanley on his way to Washington's Headquarters
where it is believed that George Washington ran the army and slept during
the war.
#9 is Stanley with the flag that George Washington and his
army held while in the war.
#10 is a picture of Stanley standing in
front of the room where George Washington ran the army where political
documents were signed and looked over by George Washington and other
commanders in the army.
#11 is Stanley in the kitchen where Washington ate and talked with his
fellow commanders.
#12 is a picture of Stanley in George
Washington's bedroom where he slept during the cold winter of the
Revolutionary War.
#13 is a picture of Stanley in another room of the
headquarters where other generals and commanders of the war slept.
#14
is of Stanley in another bedroom, which was said was also used for meetings
and storage.
#15 is of Stanley standing in front of the small attic of
the headquarters where it is said the slaves of George Washington slept and
lived. It is also said that since this room is so small, the slaves
would often hit their heads when they got up to go serve the commander and
generals and would have huge bumps on their heads.
#16 is Stanley in
the kitchen where the slaves would prepare all the meals for George
Washington and the others living in the headquarters.
#17 is Flat Stanley with my student teaching kindergarten class at East
Hanover Elementary in Jonestown PA. This is in central PA, about an
hour and forty five minutes from Valley Forge and my hometown of
Collegeville, PA in southeast PA. My kindergarteners were so excited
to meet Flat Stanley and take care of him in their classroom. He
learned math and reading from these students and had a great time playing
with them.
#18 is a picture of Flat Stanley in my dorm room reading
about Math and Psychology at the same time so he can come back and teach
your class about those subjects.
He said it was a lot harder than Ms.
Rollins classroom. I had some free time in school, so I took Stanley
to Chocolate World since it is only 15 minutes away, where Hershey chocolate
bars and various candies are made and produced for the world, which is
picture #19 and #20.
Thank you so much for allowing Flat Stanley to travel to Pennsylvania and
have a great time in college and learning about the historical nature of
Valley Forge, as well as traveling to Chocolate World and East Hanover
Elementary. I hope this helps with the geography project in the
classroom.
-Christine Modica
