Balloons over broadway parade

Make your own version of the balloon puppets in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade inspired by the book Balloons Over Broadway.

Anna Demeritt on Instagram: "One of my FAVORITE activities during the school year is doing our own Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parades! We read the book “Balloons Over Broadway” to learn the history of the parade. Then we make our own floats! It’s SO fun! Check out my TpT to snatch these worksheets!"

Balloons Over Broadway is the perfect story to learn how the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade came to be and dive into the creative process of parade floats. This Thanksgiving unit is perfect for 1st and 2nd grade students and focuses on problem and solution and character traits. Students also use their creativity to follow a simplified STEM process to design their very own parade floats.

Room 20 read Balloons Over Broadway & created our own balloons for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade! 🎈 @JMDragons5

This is a roundup of Balloons Over Broadway STEM activities and lesson ideas - both with and without technology - to use the week of Thanksgiving, the week after Thanksgiving, or anytime in November! via @erintegration

Maria Provenzano is taking styrofoam balls and turning them into a mini-parade.

READY TO ROW: Balloon pancakes seemed like a great way to kick-off our holiday row! Jordan colored our story disk and added it to New York! We’ve read Balloons over Broadway: many times, but …

Engaging narrative writing assignment that focuses on descriptive language, vocabulary, and point of view/perspective.

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