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Balloons Over Broadway Resource Set
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Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet
Award-winning author Melissa Sweet brings the history of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to life in this informational book about Tony Sarg and his marionettes. Students will thoroughly enjoy working with this creatively told story about puppetry. Reading about Tony Sarg, an incredibly talented man who introduced helium balloons to the Macy’s Parade, will compel children to ask questions, find answers, and summarize the information. Beautiful illustrations and captions throughout the story support readers as they retell the events.
Teach with Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet
This resource set includes everything you need to deliver meaningful reading instruction
- Comprehension Strategy Lesson Plans
- Page by Page Guided Think Sheets
- Text Based Reader’s Notebook Prompts
- Word Work Lesson Plan and Activities for adding -ed to Verbs
- Interactive Vocabulary Games and Activities
- Running Record Assessment
- Extension Activities for Early Finishers
- Answer Keys
- Complete Common Core Alignment
- and More!
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Balloons Over Broadway Resource Set
Asking Questions with Balloons Over Broadway
Generating questions for this story will come naturally to all readers. Many children already know about the Macy’s Parade, but as they read this book, they will realize there is a great deal to wonder about with this extraordinary parade.
Common Core Alignment:
L.3.6 RF.3.3 RF.3.4 RI.3.1 RI.3.10 RI.3.5 SL.3.1c SL.3.1d SL.3.2 SL.3.3 W.3.8
Determining Importance with Balloons Over Broadway
With all of the information author Melissa Sweet sifted through to discover the most important details for this fascinating story, how did she determine what was important? Why did she craft noteworthy illustrations to share the intriguing facts? Children will determine what is important to remember by considering this beautifully told story of Tony Sarg and the Macy’s Parade.
Common Core Alignment:
L.3.6 RF.3.3 RF.3.4 RI.3.10 RI.3.2 RI.3.4 RI.3.5 RI.3.6 RI.3.7 SL.3.1d SL.3.2 SL.3.3 W.3.8
Identifying the Author's Purpose with Balloons Over Broadway
Intriguing illustrations and creative captions guide children to understanding the author’s purpose for including these amazing features in a brilliant way. Children will want to spend time soaking in every aspect of Melissa Sweet’s talent; realizing her craft is quite entertaining and informative.
Common Core Alignment:
L.3.6 RF.3.3 RF.3.4 RI.3.5 RI.3.6 RL.3.10 RL.3.2 SL.3.1d SL.3.2 SL.3.3 W.3.8
Making Inferences with Balloons Over Broadway
Balloons Over Broadway offers readers a chance to make an inference about some of the events that happened in the story. With background knowledge and information from the book, children will feel comfortable inferring what is not directly stated in the text.
Common Core Alignment:
L.3.6 RF.3.3 RF.3.4 RI.3.10 RI.3.2 RI.3.4 RI.3.5 RI.3.6 RI.3.7 SL.3.1d SL.3.2 SL.3.3 W.3.8
Retelling and Summarizing with Balloons Over Broadway
After reading this engaging story, children will most certainly share the story with someone at home. Get them ready to give a book talk by working with the retelling and summarizing lessons in this guide.
Common Core Alignment:
L.3.6 RF.3.3 RF.3.4 RI.3.10 RI.3.2 RI.3.4 RI.3.7 SL.3.1d SL.3.2 SL.3.3 W.3.8
Balloons Over Broadway Extension Activity
The BookPagez extension activities are a great way to push student engagement beyond the pages of the text. Try using this activity with early finishers, with students who show a deeper connection with the text, or as a center activity.
Balloons Over Broadway Running Record
Use this "done for you" Running Record to assess oral reading fluency of Balloons Over Broadway. Track meaning, structure, and visual accuracy using the first 100 words of the text to determine whether or not this book is a good fit for the readers in your classroom.
Student Resources in Spanish
This set of Spanish student facing resources includes Book Club Management Resources for use with BalloonsOverBroadway by Melissa Sweet. These resources are intended to be used with the lesson plans included in the Resource Set for this book.
Balloons Over Broadway Word Work - Adding -ed to Verbs
Balloons Over Broadway is not only an excellent anchor text for teaching comprehension strategies, it also pairs well with a phonics lesson about adding -ed to verbs. Either download the Balloons Over Broadway Super Pack or this individual Word Work package to access lesson plans, interactive games and fun worksheets that directly tie word study to your classroom reading.
Common Core Alignment:
RF.3.3 RF.3.4
Balloons Over Broadway Vocabulary Connections
Before your students can fully comprehend and enjoy Balloons Over Broadway, it’s helpful to introduce words that might be new to readers. Either download the Balloons Over Broadway Super Pack or this individual Vocabulary Builder for resources and activities that support Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary growth through fun and productive interactions with new words.
Common Core Alignment:
L.3.4a L.3.5b L.3.6
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