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Thanksgiving Macy's Parade Web Quest - Floats, Balloons, Research
This is a great Thanksgiving themed time filler or intro to research! Students will use their knowledge of the internet and search engines to find the answers to 20 questions all relating to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. This product is created on google slides.
3rd - 8th
Reading, Writing
Thanksgiving Parade Pitch – Design a Float Everyone Will Remember-Middle School
Bring the magic of the Thanksgiving parade into your classroom with this engaging writing activity. Students become creative directors and design their very own parade float, using descriptive and persuasive language to pitch it to parade organizers. Perfect for Thanksgiving week, this activity combines writing, art, and critical thinking into one exciting lesson that can be completed in a single class—or extended into a multi-day project with shoebox float models. Why Teachers Love This Act
4th - 8th
Literature, Other (ELA), Writing-Expository
Also included in: Thanksgiving Week ELA Bundle – 3 Creative Middle School Writing Lessons
Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt Word Problem Decimal Activities Balloon Float Parade
Decimal division word problems are more exciting and motivating with this digital math scavenger hunt activity! With a Thanksgiving Day parade theme, your 5th graders will solve division with decimals problems while they search for hidden links and solve the secret message. This NO Prep, easy to use activity is both digital and print. It’s self-checking which means NO grading for you! ➡️ Click the PREVIEW above to take a closer look! Math skills practiced include:✅ Division with decimals
5th
Arithmetic, Decimals
CCSS
5.NBT.B.7
Thanksgiving Book Float Project Rubric: Macy's Parade Classroom Activity
Bring the magic of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade into your classroom with our "Thanksgiving Book Float Project Rubric." This resource provides a detailed and easy-to-follow rubric for a creative and engaging project where students design their own book floats based on a book they have recently read. Students will showcase their floats in a classroom parade, allowing them to celebrate their favorite stories in a festive and imaginative way. What's Included:- Comprehensive rubric for evaluati
3rd - 8th
Other (ELA)
ELA 4-12 Literary Parade Float/Balloon Project Novel Study- Read Across America
This highly engaging project tasks your students with creating a Parade Float or Balloon as: A. A review of Literary Elements B. An assessment/end-of-unit project for any novel/text This project has two options for students: individual or paired. Individual students will create a float (diorama). Paired students will write/illustrate a children's story for a balloon. Teachers, work with your staff to coordinate a parade. Students can hold their projects and parade around the school while oth
4th - 12th
English Language Arts, Literature, Reading
CCSS
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.R.2
, CCRA.R.3
+2
Balloons Over Broadway Parade Bundle – Writing Prompts, RST, Passages & Route
Bring the magic of Balloons Over Broadway to life with this complete cross-curricular bundle that blends ELA, Writing, STEAM, Math, and Social Studies into one engaging and rigorous project! This bundle includes THREE high-quality PDF resources packed with passages, writing prompts, rubrics, organizers, and hands-on project pages students will love. Students will read, write, plan, design, budget, calculate, and create—all while exploring the behind-the-scenes world of parade design and prod
3rd - 6th
Other (ELA), Writing-Essays
Cross-Curricular Parade Design Project — Inspired by Balloons Over Broadway
✨ Balloons Over Broadway Parade Route Project — A Cross-Curricular Thanksgiving STEAM Activity!Bring the magic of Balloons Over Broadway to your classroom with this engaging, multi-day project that blends ELA, Math, Social Studies, STEM, and creativity! Inspired by the famous Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, students plan, design, and calculate their very own parade—from mapping the route to budgeting performers and floats. This resource includes everything you need to guide students step-by-st
3rd - 7th
For All Subjects
CCSS
W.4.1
, W.4.2a
, MP1
Virtual Musical Solfege Fieldtrip to Macy's Thanksgiving Parade on Google Slides
Take your students on a singing solfege Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade field trip. Each slide features a solfege pattern in an iconic Macy's red star being pulled by a cute float in the streets of NYC. With 5 distinct levels, this is great for a variety of age & skill levels (can you say differentiating?!) for your music classes, either in person or for those learning virtually. Included in these editable Google Slides: Notes to teacher pageDiverse hand signs with color-coded syllables that
K - 8th
Music, Vocal Music
Also included in: Thanksgiving Songs & Lessons Bundle for Elementary Music Class - 30% off
Thanksgiving Robotics Float Activity
Students will design and build a motorized Thanksgiving-themed float using VEX IQ parts. Each float must incorporate at least two Thanksgiving decorations and display a banner with a holiday message. Teams will program their floats to move at a steady speed and participate in a classroom parade. The project will be evaluated based on creativity, build quality, programming, teamwork, and parade performance.
4th - 12th
Robotics
Balloons Over Broadway Thanksgiving Parade STEM Activity Stop Motion Animation
Float into parade fun this Thanksgiving with a digital STEM activity! This resource pairs perfectly to the beloved read aloud Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet. ✅ What You'll Get ✅ 5 Instruction Pages for Students You do not need to know how to do digital stop motion animation before trying this! Background City Page and Balloon Float Elements Students can used the components provided, create their own, or do an image search to create just the right float! Includes animals like the one s
3rd - 8th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering
Thanksgiving Float Design Proposal Project
🍁 Thanksgiving Parade Float Proposal Project 🍁 Bring creativity, critical thinking, and holiday fun into your classroom with this engaging Thanksgiving-themed project! Students will design and pitch their own parade float, combining writing, planning, and artistic expression in one exciting activity. This resource guides students through the process of creating a detailed float proposal, encouraging them to think like designers and present their ideas clearly and persuasively. ✨ What’s Inc
3rd - 7th
English Language Arts, Math
Thanksgiving Balloons Over Broadway Google Slides Read-Aloud Companion | K–5
Bring the excitement of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade into your classroom with this engaging, beautifully designed Google Slides Read-Aloud Companion for Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet! Perfect for K–5 teachers and Library Media Specialists, this interactive lesson helps students build comprehension, explore nonfiction connections, and use their creativity through hands-on design components. If you downloaded my FREE mini lesson, this is the full expanded version with everyth
K - 5th
Library Skills, Literature, Reading
Thanksgiving Science Experiment
This STEM activity for Thanksgiving has students making a Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon Float! Use this comprehensive, step-by-step 7-page packet to walk kids through the Engineering Design Process focussed on by the new Next Generation Science Standards. Product includes: Reading passage about the history of Thanksgiving Day Parade balloon floats (Estimated Lexile level 610-800, 3rd/4th grade)Note to the teacher- with printing, pacing, and material list (even linked to where you can purchas
3rd - 5th
Science
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Cool Experiments for Science
Macy's Day Parade STEAM Activity | Middle School STEAM | Elementary STEAM
A perfect STEAM activity to use the materials you have on hand! Macy's Day Parade Mini Float STEAM Activity is a fun and engaging activity for students in grades 4-8. Begin this activity with the 100% TEXT EDITABLE Google Slides presentation (works perfectly in PowerPoint too) so you can customize STEAM materials (because not every teacher has the same materials), video about the Macy's Day Parade, and the STEAM activity and materials list. Students will create and design a Macy's Day Parade Min
4th - 8th
Engineering, Geometry, Math
CCSS, NGSS
MP4
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
+1
Thanksgiving Parade Planner- Project Based Learning Interactive Google Slides
Your students will plan a Thanksgiving parade by creating a schedule of performers and floats. In this virtual experience, students will use interactive Google Slides to plan balloon floats, entertainment and sections of the parade.
2nd - 5th
English Language Arts
Thanksgiving Science Digital Escape Room
Are you and your students ready for Thanksgiving Break!? They will LOVE this escape room. In this immersive experience, students will have to locate Tom Turkey (the large turkey float) for the Thanksgiving Parade and get the show on the road! This Digital Escape Room is an immersive breakout game that allows students to take part in escape room activities. Throughout the experience students will complete several tasks to save Thanksgiving Day!! What will your students do in this activity?When
5th - 8th
General Science, Science
Balloons Over Broadway STEM Activity Stop Motion Thanksgiving Parade Project
This Balloons Over Broadway stop motion animation lesson brings the excitement of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade to your classroom! The STEM activity allows students to design and animate their own parade floats using Google Slides stop motion animation. This Thanksgiving classroom lesson pairs perfectly with Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet and a makes a fun, no prep digital project to celebrate Thanksgiving! What's Included: 24 Teacher Slides This includes the book talk, hook, en
3rd - 7th
Computer Science - Technology, Engineering, Library Skills
Balloons Over Broadway STEM Activity
Engineering design process worksheet created to accompany a STEM activity related to the book Balloons over BroadwaySTEM Challenge: You’ve been hired to create a balloon for the upcoming Macy’s Day Parade. You must design a unique balloon for the parade and find a way to make it float. Good luck!
2nd - 6th
Science
Viva STAAR Fiesta Vocabulary Floats
Viva Fiesta...Viva Vocabulary! Help your students get ready for STAAR and fiesta by having a "STAAR Fiesta Vocabulary" parade with important vocabulary words. Give students important STAAR vocabulary words and have them create a mini parade float on a shoe box. Students will have a "parade" of words to review before STAAR.
3rd - 7th
Math, Reading, Science
Balloons Over Broadway Narrative Non-Fiction Reading Activities **DIGITAL**
THIS IS MADE FOR GOOGLE SLIDES!!!Engage your students in this fun and interactive reading response to Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet! Included: Activity for each day of the week: MONDAY: Watch clips from the real Macy's Day Parade + Writing Response! TUESDAY: Read Balloons Over Broadway (read aloud link included, or read it all together) WEDNESDAY: Answer comprehension questions about the book! THURSDAY: Practice using vocabulary from the book, in complete sentences! FRIDAY: Design you
1st - 5th
Reading, Social Studies, Writing
10 Thanksgiving Narrative Picture Prompts and Planner: Print and Go & Slides
Inspire your middle school students to craft vivid narratives with this autumn-themed essay planning guide. This resource includes 10 high-quality, fall-themed photos, from a turkey taking a trip, to a mysterious ghost family feast, to a lone parade float on an abandoned street, perfect for sparking imagination and guiding students through the narrative writing process. Learning Objectives:Develop the ability to plan and draft a narrative story that captivates and engages.Foster creativity and e
4th - 6th
Creative Writing, Writing-Essays
Thanksgiving Day Parade Virtual Field Trip for Google Classroom
Updated yearly! Take a stroll with your 3rd, 4th, 5th, or middle school students in NYC this Thanksgiving with a virtual field trip to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade! Learn the history of the parade with worksheets and activities and the engineering of parade floats with fun activities and ready to go learning links! Take a Virtual Field Trip:Watch parade highlights in 360 VRWatch a behind the scenes parade videoSee the balloons and floats in 3D from this year's paradeWatch a video about the
3rd - 8th
Also included in: Thanksgiving Virtual Field Trip Discount Bundle for Google Classroom
Crazy Thanksgiving Jobs - Career Exploration Webquest
Crazy Thanksgiving Jobs - Career Exploration Webquest Embark on a journey of discovery with your students this Thanksgiving season! Our "Crazy Thanksgiving Jobs" webquest is designed to open their eyes to the myriad of unusual and seasonal careers that emerge around this festive time. From turkey farmers to parade float designers, this interactive resource will engage and enlighten your middle school students as they delve into the economic, cultural, and creative aspects of the holiday. This co
5th - 12th
Also included in: Extensive Career Exploration Bundle - A Day in the Life - Many Careers!
Winter Olympics 2026 Word of the Day & School-Wide Parade | Google Slides
Celebrate the 2026 Winter Olympics with this low-prep, flexible Google Slides™ resource designed for elementary classrooms and school-wide use.This resource includes: A series of Winter Olympics Word of the Day slides with student-friendly definitions and discussion questionsA complete school-wide Winter Olympics Parade plan, using scooter boards as mini floatsClear explanations, visuals, and organization tips that make this easy to implement in any schoolThe Word of the Day slides are ideal for
PreK - 5th
Character Education, Vocabulary, Writing
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