Balloons over broadway stem

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.

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 …

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

Thanksgiving STEM challenge based on the book "Balloons Over Broadway"

Kerry Jones on Twitter: "Room 20 read Balloons Over Broadway & created our own balloons for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade! 🎈 @JMDragons5 https://t.co/mOzjjwfz17" / Twitter

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!"

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

Elementary teachers, don’t miss out on bringing the magic of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to your students due to latex allergies and restrictions! Your students can still enjoy the experience of creating their own parade balloons using latex-free materials such as paper plates and cardsto

Integrate STEM into your November classroom curriculum with engineering activities based on the book Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet.