Balloons over Broadway

Balloons Over Broadway 

We read the book Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet. We talked about the Macy's Day parade.  Then we made a plan of what balloons we went to make for our parade with the primary grades. Pre K loves the story of the Rainbow Fish. So we made Rainbow Fish, and the Octopus from the story. 

First we blew up the balloon and then used the paper Mache technique to create the body of the fish. Then painted it blue and then added the sparkles.  We added the coral around the fish. Then made some shells and starfish(Sally) our favorite Starfish from the Monster Counting book., to add to the balloons.

After we finished the parade we talked about what balloons we saw. We saw tiger, sloth, unicorn, and dinosaur, and Santa Claus. 

We had a lot of fun leading the parade around the school or the classes to see. They cheered and clapped when we came around.