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Students will explore the history and science of the Thanksgiving Day Parade and connect reading and video observations to written responses.
Grades: 2–5 | Format: Google Slides + Seesaw
Build background knowledge about Thanksgiving Day Parade while students practice reading and writing. Videos, images, and response tasks support the lesson.
Printable activities included! Extend learning with:
Pick and choose the printable activities that fit your students and lesson. There’s no need to complete them all! Teacher directions are included.
Students will explore the history and science of the Thanksgiving Day Parade and connect reading and video observations to written responses.
Whole-class exploration, small groups, centers, or cross-curricular enrichment. Model with grades 2–3; on-level grades 4–5 can work independently.
Preview the content and links, check device and internet access, and assign your preferred version. YouTube access is required for linked videos. Video-embedding instructions are included.
Reading comprehension, written responses, and interpreting multimedia sources.
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Brittany W. –
This resource was great to use with my kiddos! I appreciate the time you put into creating this!
Heather K. –
I have been covering the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade for the last 7 years in my-4th grade class. This resource is a perfect supplement.
Stephanie B. –
The students enjoyed these activities. The resource was great!
jennifer A. –
This was a fun and engaging activity for my students!
kailey C. –
Super fun for kids and teachers! Love all the connections and how easy it was to implement!
Ashlee S. –
Love to teach my students traditions to go with the Holidays!
All Star 2nd Grade –
My students loved learning about the parade in this virtual field trip.
Jennifer B. –
This was a great activity to do with the students. They enjoyed it a lot.
Freckled Fun Learning –
My students responded well to this activity after reading the book of the same name.
Stephanie F. –
This was such a fun, engaging way to keep kids entertained before the holiday break! They loved it!
Cassandra Irwin –
I teach STEAM, and it is often hard to find good resources that fit my class criteria. This one is great and also fiun for the students!
Brittany A. –
This was so fun for the students to do before Thanksgiving Break! They really enjoyed learning about the Thanksgiving Day parade and it’s history!
Kristen B. –
Great resource. This is very helpful and my students loved it!
Karen R. –
This Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade virtual field trip is fantastic! The blend of reading, writing, social studies, and STEAM keeps my students engaged throughout. The MagiCore Webscape format is incredible—the voice narration, animations, and interactive activities make learning feel like an adventure. My students loved designing their own parade floats. Highly recommend!
Alyssa C. –
This virtual field trip was such a fun and engaging activity! Students enjoyed learning, creating, and exploring the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Jaime K. –
Thank you so much for a great resource. Very helpful.
Mary Williams –
great thanksgiving themed time filler activity before break
Ms P in Elementary –
This was a great resource to pull out before Thanksgiving! So fun to fill time on a half day before the break.
Andrea M. –
This was so much fun! I can’t wait to use it again next year!
Rachel C. –
This was a great activity right before Thanksgiving Break!
Kaylee M. –
A very fun art project! My students really loved it.
Katie B. –
My students loved taking the virtual field trip of the parade!
Christine M. –
It was very well designed just a bit difficult when downloading onto the students schoology website to use during center time. The parts that I could use the help keep the students engaged
candace H. –
My kids loved this activity! They were thoroughly engaged.
Lanie’s Little Learners –
My students enjoyed the virtual field trip and activities about the balloons over Broadway.
melissa W. –
This is a great resource to use to teach about the Thanksgiving day parade. It worked well with the balloons over broadway book. My kids loved it.
Danielle S. –
Students loved this virtual field trip and seeing all of the floats!
Oceans of Ideas Teaching with Jen –
This is a fun and interactive resource that your students will love!
TPT618 –
a fan of this. I never did this before this year and want to do it each year going forward
Creative Kinders Corner –
Easy to use, thanks!
Kaitlyn Morgan –
I am a huge fan of virtual field trips and this one did not disappoint!
Purple Owls Rock –
This teacher resource has been a wonderful addition to my classroom. It is engaging, easy to implement, and thoughtfully designed to support student learning. My students stay interested and motivated during lessons. It has saved me valuable planning time while still allowing me to deliver high-quality, effective instruction every day.
Kristina M. –
My students loved learning about the parade. They were really engaged. Thank you
Victoria L. –
I love using this before Thanksgiving break to keep my students engaged and to teach them about the parade!
Traica D. –
MY students loved this activity and it was a great way to do something for Thanksgiving without it being about “Thanksgiving”.
TheSocialStudiesQueen –
I loved all the information included in this. My students enjoyed it as well.
Velcro and Visuals –
This is exactly what I wanted and so easy to use! It was perfect for our week before Thanksgiving Break!
Karen M. –
Was a bit disappointed and was not quite what I expected – didn’t even end up using it with students.
HappilyEverBluhm –
This resource was so fun to do the day before Thanksgiving break! Students loved learning about the balloons. So much is included in the resource that we and trouble fitting it all into one day.
Cameron H. –
My kids loved this activity, and it tied in really well with our curriculum! I will definitely be using it in the future!
From Chopsticks to Mason Jars –
My students really enjoyed this virtual field trip (and I did too)! Thanks so much for this great resource.
Jenny S. –
This is a wonderful resource. My students were engaged the whole lesson.
Stephanie Blackton –
This was a fun way to learn about the Macy’s Thanksgiving parade and all the different balloons/floats. The kids enjoyed picking their favorite for this year!
Mary Beth B. –
This was a fun way to introduce students to the Macy’s Day parade and the history of it! The kids loved exploring the information!
Beth H. –
so so cute and the kids loved it. Will def use again next year
kimberly B. –
My kids LOVE when they hear they have a virtual field trip or webquest from Magicore! It is so easy to assign in an instant. The kids enjoy the videos. The read aloud option id great for my kids who have accommodations. They cover SO MANY different topics.
Irma H. –
Thank you for this resource! My students enjoyed this!
Megan H. –
This was so easy and interactive for my 5th graders to use!
Melissa Griffith –
This was so cool! A perfect activity to do before Thanksgiving break! The kids were engaged and interested in this whole activity. I love that it was self driven, colorful, and fun!
Scarlett W. –
Such a great addition to my Kindergarten Classroom!!!