In this very short week we read some more Thanksgiving books. Here are two!
BALLOONS OVER BROADWAY BY MELISSA SWEET
Watching the The Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade has been a tradition for many families. But how did this tradition begin? I read Balloons Over Broadway with several of my classes this season, which tells the biography of Tony Sarg, who invented the first character balloons for the floats for the biggest parade around on Thanksgiving. Incredible illustrations by Melissa Sweet make this picture book biography as inviting as a warm Thanksgiving gathering!
I did hear that it might be too windy this year to include the giant characters. After I talked them up to get the students excited about watching the parade, let's hope that the forecast changes!
BALLOONS OVER BROADWAY BY MELISSA SWEET
Watching the The Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade has been a tradition for many families. But how did this tradition begin? I read Balloons Over Broadway with several of my classes this season, which tells the biography of Tony Sarg, who invented the first character balloons for the floats for the biggest parade around on Thanksgiving. Incredible illustrations by Melissa Sweet make this picture book biography as inviting as a warm Thanksgiving gathering!
I did hear that it might be too windy this year to include the giant characters. After I talked them up to get the students excited about watching the parade, let's hope that the forecast changes!
As a fun way to kick off the break, 5th graders made origami turkeys. We based the project from the book More Thanksgiving Origami by Ruth Owen. It was a bit challenging, but they did a great job! Maybe some of these turkeys will adorn the students' holiday tables!
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