The Weekly Update #4
November 21st, 2023
The Process!
Teachers introduced students to the book Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet. The book introduces students to Tony Sarg, the puppeteer and inventor behind the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. After reading the book and building students’ background knowledge, teachers challenged them to come up with their own balloon design to put on display at school.
The balloon can be a representation of a character from their favorite movie, TV show, book, or even their own unique design. Once students complete their balloon designs, students have the additional challenge of making their balloon suspend in the air. Students will have to use their critical thinking and engineering skills to design a device that keeps the ballon suspended in the air as if it was inflated with helium just like the balloons in the Thanksgiving parade! Some used the balloon holders, some created their own design.
Interested? Watch a read aloud of the book, and check out the fun, creative and inspiring balloons our Pierce students made below!
