Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade Virtual Field Trip Activity Pack

Take a stroll with your 3rd, 4th, 5th, or middle school students in NYC this Thanksgiving with a virtual field trip to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade! Learn the history of the parade with worksheets and activities and the engineering of parade floats with fun activities and ready to go learning links!

Take a Virtual Field Trip:

• Watch parade highlights in 360 VR
• Watch a behind the scenes parade video
• See the balloons and floats in 3D from this year's parade
• Watch a video about the history of the Parade
• Watch a video about designing a parade balloon or float
• Watch a former parade with full parade video!

This is the PDF printable version of this great resource. Ideal for classrooms where students share devices or if teacher plays video and field trip content from a big screen and students can complete activities are their own papers.

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Free Product Code for Teachers A complimentary product code worth $2 from our store.

Teacher Instructions and Differentiation Ideas Comprehensive guidance for educators, including differentiation suggestions.

Student Instructions Clear instructions to assist students in using this resource effectively.

Lesson Essential Questions Poster Essential questions to guide the lessons that can be posted in the classroom that work through the levels of Bloom's Taxonomy.

Virtual Field Trip Go Page Access a variety of links to field trip activities, enhancing the virtual experience.

Trip Overview Summary and Prediction Page A page that provides an overview of the trip and encourages students to make predictions.

Pre-Learning True or False Assessment Activate prior knowledge and assess for prior learning with a quick true or false check.

Video Notes Guiding Questions - Behind the Scenes of the Parade Guiding questions to engage students while watching behind-the-scenes parade videos.

Video Notes Guiding Questions - History of the Parade Thoughtful questions to guide students through the history of the Macy's Parade.

Website Reading Fill in the Blank Task - Balloon Facts and Fun Interactive reading activity with fill-in-the-blank exercises related to balloon facts.

Parade Balloon Match-Up Fact to Balloon Activity Engaging activity that involves matching facts to parade balloons.

Video Questions Page - Parade 101, Balloon Design Questions designed to promote understanding of parade basics and balloon design.

As You Watch the Parade - Balloon Timeline Sequence Task A task involving sequencing events in the parade's balloon timeline.

Creative Writing Task - Write Your Own Postcard from the Parade in NYC Encourage creative writing skills with a postcard-writing activity.

Macy's Parade History Mini-Report Paragraph Writing Writing task that guides students in creating mini-reports about Macy's Parade history.

Compare and Contrast - Parade Now vs. Parade in History A comparative analysis task to explore changes in the parade over time.

First Parade History - Creative Writing Task Newspaper Worksheet A creative writing task that involves composing a newspaper article about the first parade.

STEAM Engineering Worksheet Planning Page - Create Your Own Balloon A worksheet to plan and design a balloon, integrating STEAM concepts.

Parade Review Activity An activity for reviewing and summarizing what students have learned.

Parade Float Snapshots Explore and analyze snapshots of parade floats in an engaging activity.

Extra Task Fun - Parade Float Maze An enjoyable maze activity related to parade floats.

Student Assessment/Learning Check A tool to assess student comprehension and learning.

True or False Quiz Post learning check with true or false questions to determine student learning and record great results.

Grading Rubric A rubric for grading and evaluating students' work.

Answer Key Answers provided for worksheets and questions as well as quizzes and assessments.

Teacher Guide A comprehensive guide to help educators effectively use this resource.

Connect with Me Pages to Learn More and TeachWithBri Ways to connect with the creator for additional resources and support.

Credits and Learn More Pages Acknowledgments and resources for further learning.

Terms of Use and Extra Info Important information about the product's terms of use and additional details.

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This field trip can be used alone or is a great compliment to the other winter Virtual Field Trips:

Plymouth Rock Thanksgiving Virtual Field Trip

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Virtual-Field-Trip-to-Plymouth-Rock-Thanksgiving-History-digital-6201809

Holidays Around the World Virtual Field Trip Bundle

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Virtual-Field-Trip-of-Winter-Holidays-Around-the-World-Bundle-Digital-6147734

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