Balloons on broadway activities

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Basing STEM off of favorite read-alouds is my new obsession; it is the perfect way to integrate reading with science, technology, engineering, and math. In my post about Halloween Storybook STEM, I took four of my favorite Halloween read-alouds and created STEM challenges to go with them. Now I've done the same thing with Thanksgiving stories. Finding quality Thanksgiving stories is not the easiest task; for some reason, there are tons of picture books about Halloween, and billions (more or…

Want to know the secret to navigating that challenging transition between Halloween and Christmas!? One of our favorite ways to increase student engagement is with STEM, and one of our favorite STEM activities is our Balloons Over Broadway STEM Challenge . Follow these step-by-step instructions t

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

Use Balloons Over Broadway to teach your elementary students the history of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade!

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!"

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Use Creativity Challenges to set up your Balloons Over Broadway STEAM Activities!

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

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 …