Balloons Over Broadway is one of my favorite Thanksgiving read alouds for first graders. It’s the story of Tony Sarg, the inventor of the giant Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade balloons! Have you read it? Head to my blog to see all the fun Thanksgiving activities we do with this story. Bink in lio. #readaloud #readaloudforthekids #balloonsoverbroadway #thanksgivingactivitiesforkids #firstgradereadalouds
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Balloons Over Broadway is one of my favorite Thanksgiving read alouds for first graders. It’s the story of Tony Sarg, the inventor of the giant Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade balloons! Have you read it? Head to my blog to see all the fun Thanksgiving activities we do with this story. Bink in lio. #readaloud #readaloudforthekids #balloonsoverbroadway #thanksgivingactivitiesforkids #firstgradereadalouds
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🎈✨ First graders are soaring with imagination! This month, they explored the book " Balloons Over Broadway", the story of Tony Sarg, the genius behind the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons. To culminate the experience, they held their very own “Balloons Over Broadway” parade today—giant smiles and creativity all around! 🦖🎉 #daretodreamdaretoexplore | Harrison Township School District
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🎈✨ First graders are soaring with imagination! This month, they explored the book " Balloons Over Broadway", the story of Tony Sarg, the genius behind the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons. To culminate the experience, they held their very own “Balloons Over Broadway” parade today—giant smiles and creativity all around! 🦖🎉 #daretodreamdaretoexplore | Harrison Township School District
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Balloons Over Broadway Activity: Design Your Own Parade Balloon
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🎈Comment "BALLOONS" to bring the magic of the parade to your classroom! 🎉 Make celebrating the holiday season a learning adventure with our Balloons Over Broadway Book Companion 2. This 170 page resource is filled with fun literacy and math centers that bring Tony Sarg’s story (and those famous parade balloons!) to life! 🎈📚 From CVC words to addition games, storytelling wheels to fine motor fun — your students will learn, create, and imagine their way through November in the most exciting wa
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🎈Comment "BALLOONS" to bring the magic of the parade to your classroom! 🎉 Make celebrating the holiday season a learning adventure with our Balloons Over Broadway Book Companion 2. This 170 page resource is filled with fun literacy and math centers that bring Tony Sarg’s story (and those famous parade balloons!) to life! 🎈📚 From CVC words to addition games, storytelling wheels to fine motor fun — your students will learn, create, and imagine their way through November in the most exciting wa
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Please enjoy our kindergarten Panthers' tribute to the book by Melissa Sweet, “Balloons Over Broadway,” a retelling of the true story of Tony Sarg, the puppeteer who created the giant balloons for Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. #PantherPride 🐾 | Schuylkill Valley School District
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Please enjoy our kindergarten Panthers' tribute to the book by Melissa Sweet, “Balloons Over Broadway,” a retelling of the true story of Tony Sarg, the puppeteer who created the giant balloons for Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. #PantherPride 🐾 | Schuylkill Valley School District
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🎈 Balloons Over Broadway Day! 🎈 Our kindergarten classes brought a little New York City magic to the hallways today! The students proudly marched in our Balloons Over YCS parade, showing off the amazing balloons they created after learning about Tony Sarg and the Macy’s parade. Their creativity, smiles, and excitement made the whole school feel festive. ❤️ Such a fun tradition and a sweet way to kick off the season! 🎈✨ | Yellow Creek School Center
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This week, our 5th graders read Balloons Over Broadway to learn how the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade began in 1924. They learned about Tony Sarg, the famous puppeteer who believed that every little movement matters. The parade has happened every year except for two during World War II. And now we bring the magic to M.L. Carter Elementary! Students sketched and created their own balloons using foil and lamination. We’re excited to share their hard work in our very own Balloons Over Broadway Par
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1st grade students read the book “Balloons over Broadway” that explains how balloons became a part of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Then they watched videos on how balloons are designed, from sketch to being built and painted. They sketched their own balloon design and with their parents help, created a balloon for our parade! | Magnolia Heights School Chiefs
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Comment "BALLOONS" now!!! 🎈 Imagine your classroom filled with excitement as students dive into a Thanksgiving Parade! 🥳 🚨Our Balloons Over Broadway activity with over 200 pages is your go-to for creating a hands-on, memorable November activity. Why It’s Perfect for Your Classroom ⬇️ This project is flexible for any setup! Whether you’re doing a big class project or individual creations, it’s all print-and-go, saving you tons of prep time. Plus, it helps students boost their creativity, fine
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Balloons Over Broadway in kindergarten! After reading the book and learning about the history of the Thanksgiving Day parade, we made our own balloons! For more details: https://thekindergartensmorgasboard.com/2024/10/balloons-over-broadway.html | Kindergarten Smorgasboard
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Do you need something to do this week before Thanksgiving? Read Balloons Over Broadway and use the book to work on comprehension skills, learn about the Thanksgiving Parade, and design your own balloons! Don't stress the planning. We got you covered! Our Read It Up! resource has everything you need, even a low prep balloon design activity! Comment BALLOON and we will send you the link! | Kindergarten Smorgasboard
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🎈 Ready to make November easy AND fun?! Our Balloons Over Broadway resource has everything you need—comprehension lessons, graphic organizers, writing, rubrics, AND a simple balloon design STEM project that your kids (and you) will LOVE! It’s all done for you to save you time and stress! Just print, teach, and let those creativity balloons soar! 🎈 Comment BALLOONS and we can send you a DM with the link! | Kindergarten Smorgasboard
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Herkimer Elementary School students worked in their library, art, physical education, and music classes to prepare for their second annual “Balloons Over Broadway” Thanksgiving Parade on Tuesday in their gymnasium. Art teacher Heather Wheeler-Stapf said the students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade have been reading the book “Balloons over Broadway” by Melissa Sweet in their library classes. The book tells the true story of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade puppeteer Tony Sarg, who invented
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Balloons Over Broadway lesson with Dash Drawing Parade Route
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“Balloons over RA” This week, our kindergarteners read the story “Balloons Over Broadway” and learned the history behind the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. They watched videos of how the balloons are created, how they’re inflated and how they’re deflated. They were even able to see portions of last year’s Thanksgiving Day Parade as well! The students became creators themselves and made their very own “balloons over broadway”. They were able to bring their parade all throughout the elementary cl
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Mrs. Knapp’s class at Western learned all about the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and how Tony Sarg brought those iconic balloons to life! 🎈🗽 After exploring the history behind the tradition, students then created their own parade balloons! 🎨 #GoBigLEX | Lexington Schools
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If you read Balloons Over Broadway to your class, you will love this simple idea for students to make their own balloons using aluminum foil and sharpies! Comment Balloons, and we can DM you the link to our Balloons Over Broadway blog post with even more ideas and resources! | Kindergarten Smorgasboard
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Balloons Over Broadway in Kindergarten! Macy’s Parade STEM + Read Aloud Fun!
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Our kindergarten students have been busy reading Balloons Over Broadway, the story behind the famous Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Inspired by the book, our little learners created their very own parade — complete with the balloons they designed themselves! From colorful characters to creative masterpieces, our kindergarteners proudly showed off their amazing balloon creations in a BES-style Thanksgiving parade! We love seeing their imagination soar! | Branford Elementary School: Official SCSB
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Our Elementary School read a book in library called, “Balloons over Broadway,” which help kickstart the Macy’s Day Parade. This year marks the 101 year of that. In honor of Macy’s Day, our grade school put on our own balloon parade! #gettogregory #macysdayparade #balloons #thanksgiving #undertheseatheme | Gregory&Dallas Chamber of Commerce
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🎙️LIVE FROM NEW YORK! 2nd Grade “Balloons Over Broadway” Parade ⸻ We were live on 5th Avenue where something absolutely incredible happened. Move over, Macy’s—because Chance Elementary’s 2nd graders have officially taken over the city with their spectacular Balloons Over Broadway Parade! You can see crowds gathered as our young balloon engineers marched proudly down the street, showcasing the larger-than-life character balloons they designed. We’ve got everything from floating puppies to super-
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CTK 4th graders brought Balloons Over Broadway to life by designing their own creative balloon floats inspired by the story! Our 5th graders joined in the fun by crafting floats that highlighted a U.S. state of their choice, showcasing its unique geography and special features. Today, all their hard work and imagination came together in our festive Thanksgiving parade! 🦃 | Christ the King Catholic School
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Our 2nd graders brought the imagination during the 2nd Grade Balloons Over Broadway Parade! Their balloon characters floated down the hallway to cheers, big smiles, and lots of creativity. A tradition in 2nd Grade is to read the story, "Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade by Melissa Sweet" and create a balloon to be used in their parade. | AISD Hilltop Elementary School
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🎈✨ Balloons Over Broadway at PES! ✨🎈 Our second graders brought the Macy’s magic to life today with their Balloons Over Broadway Parade! Students lined the hallways as our creative second graders proudly showcased the parade balloons they designed and built themselves. 🦃🎉 Great job, students! Video #2 | Piedmont Elementary School
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Students in kindergarten and first grade read the book “Balloons Over Broadway” this week. They learned about the history of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, and then they participated in their own parade! #silaswildcats #thisis205 | Silas Willard Elementary School
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