Read the picture book, Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet the week before Thanksgiving to teach about Tony Sarg and the Macy's Parade to 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students. Print reading, writing, math, and science worksheets from the PDF to accompany the book Balloons Over Broadway or assign digital activities using the Google Slides link. Engage students the week before break using the following projects: collage art, make a marionette, and design a parade balloon for your classroom poster. This resource is great for upper-elementary teachers who want to teach academic skills the week before Thanksgiving break in a fun and meaningful way.
 
Check out the contents of these Balloons Over Broadway activities:
✏️ Print and Digital Worksheets
Vocabulary Worksheets
Organize a Summary (Cut & Paste Activity)
Graphic Organizers: Pre-Reading, Cause & Effect, Visual Elements, Main Idea & Key Details, and Compare & Contrast
Reading Article: The Parade Legacy
Multiple-Choice, True & False, and Extended Response Questions
Compare Two Articles on the Same Topic
Parade Math Worksheet (with 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade skills)
Scientific Strings Reading + Worksheet
Our Balloon Parade Classroom Poster + Craft
How to Make a Marionette Puppet
Collage Art Reading + Project
✏️ Answer Keys
✏️ This resource includes a PDF and Google Slides link. While the pages are not editable, you can insert text boxes, shapes, and additional slides.
 
Hear about these Thanksgiving Week worksheets from educators like you!
⭐️ “These worksheets are amazing. They are full of rigor and academic skills. I'm glad I could teach about the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade without filling our time with mindless activities. The graphic organizers helped all my students comprehend the included articles and picture book."
⭐️ “I love these reading, math, and science activities. I divided the pages for different days of the week before our school break. This resource saved me so much time in preparing my weekly centers.”
⭐️ “My students love the book Balloons Over Broadway. These supplemental activities provided us with excellent discussion points and ways to incorporate this topic throughout our entire week.”
⭐️ “This resource provided me with so many wonderful activities the week before Thanksgiving break. It helped my students focus on reading comprehension and written responses about interesting topics.”
 
Use these Balloons Over Broadway Activities and Google Slides in so many ways!
✅ Quickly print or digitally assign reading, writing, math, and science activities to help students learn about Tony Sarg and puppeteering.
✅ Design a poster about the book, Balloons Over Broadway for your hallway bulletin board.
✅ Check responses to these upper-elementary Thanksgiving-themed reading and math worksheets with the answer key.
 
Find answers to your questions about this Thanksgiving Resource:
✋ What book do I need to read to my class before completing some of these activities?
Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet: Obtain a copy or digital read-aloud through your library or online.
✋ What type of math problems are included?
Rounding Whole Numbers, Multi-Digit Addition and Subtraction, and Multiplication & Division
✋ What supplies will we need to make the marionettes?
Coloring Materials
Scissors
Hole Punch or Sharp Pencil
Tape
Approximately 1 Yard (or 3 Feet) of Yarn
2 Popsicle Sticks
2 Straws of Different Colors
Bottle of Glue or Hot Glue Gun
 
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