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Rose Bowl Parade Shoebox Float Project (Updated 2026)
✔ 2026 Rose Bowl Parade Shoebox Float Project Clear student handout with step-by-step expectations Strict 75% organic materials requirement Emphasis on floral design principles Written design description component Detailed grading rubric in chart format for easy scoring Teacher extensions and display ideas 🎯 Skills & Concepts Covered: Floral design principles (balance, unity, proportion, emphasis, etc.) Organic vs. non-organic materials Creative problem-solving Craftsmanship and c
9th - 12th
Art History, Environment, Other (Arts)
Also included in: Rose Bowl Parade Floral Design Bundle (2026 Edition)
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
Mardi Gras Parade STEM Challenge
Challenge your students to create a Mardi Gras float using artistic skills, then have them transported through a "Mardi Gras Parade" using codable robots or only the air in their lungs!
Not Specific
Computer Science - Technology, Instructional Technology, 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 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 Science Experiment (grades 1-2)
1st-2nd grade version: This STEM project for Thanksgiving has students making a Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon Float! Use this comprehensive, step-by-step 10-page packet to walk kids through the Engineering Design Process focussed on by the Next Generation Science Standards. Product includes: Reading passage about the history of Thanksgiving Day Parade balloon floats (Estimated Lexile level 410-600, 2nd grade)Note to the teacher- with printing, pacing, and material list (even linked to where
1st - 2nd
Science
NGSS
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
2021: TEKS 7.7C: Motion Analysis with Distance - Time Graphs - Color by Number
WHAT'S INCLUDED:12 Multiple Choice Questions:Measuring, Recording, and Interpreting Motion Using Distance - Time GraphsA parade float travels at a constant speed. What does its distance-time graph look like?Correct Answer: A straight line with a constant slope [Yellow orange]If a runner stops to take a break, how would this appear on a distance-time graph?Correct Answer: A flat horizontal line [light violet]A New Year’s balloon is released and rises at an increasing speed. What shape would the g
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Physics, Science
Also included in: TEKS 7.7C: Motion Analysis with Distance - Time Graphs
2021: TEKS 7.7A: Calculating Ave. Speed Using Distance & Time- Color by Number
WHAT'S INCLUDED:12 Multiple Choice Questions:Calculating Average Speed Using Distance and TimeA New Year’s parade float travels 500 m in 250 seconds. What is its average speed?Correct Answer: 2 m/s [violet]A runner completes a 1000 m race in 200 seconds. What is their average speed?Correct Answer: 5 m/s [pink]A guest walks 300 m to the punch bowl in 150 seconds. What is their average speed?Correct Answer: 2 m/s [blue]A party streamer is launched 50 m in 10 seconds. What is its average speed?Corr
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Physics, Science
Also included in: TEKS 7.7A: Calculate Speed using Distance & Time
2021: TEKS 7.7B: Distinguish Speed & Velocity Linear Motion - Color by Number
WHAT'S INCLUDED:12 Multiple Choice Questions:Distinguishing Between Speed and Velocity in Linear MotionA New Year’s parade float travels 3 km forward along the street in 30 minutes. What is this an example of?Correct Answer: Velocity [blue]A person walks around the block and ends up back at the starting point. What is their displacement?Correct Answer: 0 km [yellow green]A runner moves 200 m north and then 100 m south during a race. What is their displacement?Correct Answer: 100 m north [dark vi
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Physics, Science
Also included in: TEKS 7.7B: Distinguish Speed vs. Velocity in Linear Motion
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
Thanksgiving Division project with STEAM Extension with read aloud
Our school uses enVisions math. This is sort of like a Pick-A- Project or could be used in addition to the pick-a-projects for Grade 3 Topic 4. It is a fun way to connect Division to the Thanksgiving Day Parade. There is an optional STEAM activity where students can CREATE a float. You will need balloons and variety of crafts. Long balloons are found on amazon with the pump.
3rd
Math, Reading, Science
Field Trip Fiasco: 3 Fall STEM Challenges Featuring Tessa the Turkey
Bring the fun of fall to your classroom with this story-driven STEM challenge set! Your students will follow Farmer Maple and her mischievous turkey, Tessa, through three connected challenges that build engineering, teamwork, and problem-solving skills. What’s Included: 3 Complete STEM Challenges Trap the Turkey – Build a creative trap to catch Tessa.Parade Float Frenzy – Design a float that moves and lures her back!Harvest Tower Heist – Engineer a tall tower to rescue the stolen trophy.Also...
2nd - 5th
General Science, Other (Math), Reading
Thanksgiving Parade STEM Challenge | Balloons Over Broadways STEM Activity
Are you looking for a fun Thanksgiving Project Based Learning (PBL) Event to engage your students during November? These STEM activities and Google Slides are connected to the book Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet. STEM Thanksgiving Parade Challenge will engage all your students in critical thinking and problem solving while they plan, design, and create a puppet, float, and a parade! Wow! Learning in a fun way! Students plan, design, and engineer a Thanksgiving Day Float or a puppet.
2nd - 5th
Engineering, Science
CCSS, NGSS
W.3.10
, W.4.10
, W.5.10
+3
Also included in: STEM Challenges Entire Year includes Holiday STEM Activities
May STEAM Activities
I am so excited about incorporating STEAM (STEM) into my Science class this year. Our class, myself included, found our Science curriculum redundant and boring. I created this STEAM pack to get my students excited about Science class each week.
In this May STEAM activities product, there are five activities: Cinco de Mayo Maracas, Mother's Day Breakfast in Bed, Honeybee Honeycombs, Memorial Day Parade Floats and Insect Google Classroom items activity. Find more information about what each ac
PreK - 2nd
Math, Science
Fix-It Familia Choice Board in Google Slides M27
Activities for the book: Fix-It Familia Choice Board in Google Slides that you can simply assign in Google Classroom, make a copy for each student and give them time to read, respond, and connect with the story! Perfect for discussing resilience, family, community, and more! This includes information on the author and publisher, connection prompts, discussion questions, and more. Subjects: bilingual community service creativity Los Angeles resilience Parade float rebuild
K - 3rd
Computer Science - Technology, Instructional Technology, Library Skills
CCSS
RL.3.2
, RL.3.3
, RL.3.7
+1
Thanksgiving STEM
In this engaging STEM + Social Studies activity, students explore the history and engineering behind the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade!Students begin by watching a short, kid-friendly video about the origins of the parade and its iconic giant balloons. They then answer comprehension questions that build background knowledge and deepen their understanding of how the parade has evolved. Next, students apply STEM and design-thinking skills by creating their own parade balloon or float. They sketc
5th - 8th
Other (Science), Science of Reading, U.S. History
Design Your Own Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon Project | 5-Days
Bring the excitement of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade into your classroom with this 5-day cross-curricular project! Students will plan, design, and write about their very own parade balloon while applying creativity, problem-solving, and real-world STEM skills. This engaging project is perfect for the week before Thanksgiving and integrates engineering design, math, and writing standards — all wrapped up in one fun activity! Students will: Watch a short introductory YouTube video to lear
3rd - 6th
Applied Math, Creative Writing, Other (Science)
CCSS
3.MD.D.8
, 4.MD.A.3
, W.3.3
+5
Mardi Gras Digital STEM Computer Activities
Mardi Gras Digital STEM/Computer Activities include must-know computer skills and digital STEM activities for students in grades 1-3. Includes 9 interactive pages for students to practice using cut, copy, paste, duplicate, the fill color, duplicating images, rotating images. Includes links to optional videos to introduce Mardi Gras to young students. 9 Interactive Pages:Students will create shapes, use fill color, duplicate needed shapes to crate the following:Design Mardi Gras Bead NecklacesDes
1st - 3rd
Computer Science - Technology, Instructional Technology
STEAM/STEM Activities for the Year!
*Click the links for more of a description of each activity*
FREE Introducing STEAM Mini Book
January STEAM Activities
-New Year's Eve Ball Drop Construction
-Martin Luther King Jr.'s new podium
-Marshmallow igloos
-Snowflake Sun Catchers
-Google Classroom Winter Lego Building
February STEAM Activities
-Groundhog Burrows and Shadows
-Love Bug Creations
-White House Construction
-Tooth Fairy Flight
-Google Classroom Valentine's Day Lego Building
March STEAM Activities
-Truffula Tree Fun
-Wond
PreK - 2nd
Math, Science
STEM Activities 1st Grade Made by Maxine Engineering Design Process Project
Get hands-on with a STEM read aloud! These engaging STEM activities align with the read aloud Made by Maxine by Ruth Spiro. These activities can be used in the classroom or at home. CONTENTSA minimum of 3 STEM activities to go with the read aloud story, using materials you have on hand, such as recyclables, office supplies, math manipulatives, or building blocks. If you teach multiple grades, you can use the same read aloud but complete different tasks with each class, or allow students to cho
K - 3rd
Engineering, Other (ELA), Science
NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
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