This Thanksgiving Day Parade-themed project-based learning activity is the best seasonal activity for November! Use with the Balloons Over Broadway + our included text. In this fun project-based learning (PBL) activity for Kindergarten-1st grades, your students will use key standards in a real-life scenario! These standards include reading comprehension, collaboration, revision, and design. Differentiation and student choice is included!
Driving Question: How can I make a balloon for our classroom’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?
Students are challenged with creating a Thanksgiving Day Parade balloon so the project is open to accommodate all student beliefs and interests.
An informational read-aloud, The Balloons of the Thanksgiving Day Parade, is included in this unit. I recommend also getting a copy of Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet to use as a paired text with this unit. Reading comprehension questions are provided for both texts.
Standards Covered:
- Comparing Multiple Texts
- Research
- Main Idea & Key Details
- Explanatory Writing: How-to Flip Book
- Reading Comprehension
Banish worksheets and get your students excited about real life learning! This 7-Day project covers the following skills:
- Research
- Reading Comprehension
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Explanatory Planning & Writing
- Design & Creativity
- Critical Thinking
Rubric & Sample Answers Included.
