Description

Celebrate the beginning of the holiday season with this Balloons Over Broadway Book Companion – Set 2!

Make celebrating the holiday season a learning adventure with this Balloons Over Broadway Book Companion 2! Perfect for kindergarten and first grade, this 170+ page resource is packed with engaging literacy and math printables and centers that bring Tony Sarg’s story (and those famous parade balloons!) to life.

Whether you’re teaching in November or tying in a nonfiction unit about inventors, this resource makes it easy to inspire curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking in your classroom.

Looking to create an actual parade in your classroom?  Click here to check out our original Balloons Over Broadway set with crafts, projects, hats, and SO MUCH more! 

What’s Included (Over 170 Pages!):

• Alphabet activities that include writing the letters and sorting consonants and vowels.
• A picture puzzle center with fun scenes from the storyline
• Story wheel, retelling cards, and cut and glue printable to retell the story
• Vocabulary posters and printables
• Working with CVC Words & Blends – writing the words, word searching, and a roll and write.
• A Fun Addition Board Game Center
• A counting center with options to 10 and 20
• Addition & Counting Wheel center that is colorful and great for fine motor
• A CVC Center that is also great for fine motor
• Color pages with and without writing options
• A variety of counting printables with traditional count and write options, cutting and gluing, and a few other options
• Graphing printables where students count and record how many of each given balloon
• Addition printables to 10 and 20
• Subtraction printables from 20 and 10
• Challenge activities like finding missing numbers on a 100s chart
• Initial sound practice tied to the storyline

So many ways to use and learn!

Why Teachers Love It:

✅ Low-Prep & Easy to Use – Just print and teach, saving you time during a busy week.

✅ Engaging for Kindergarten & First Grade – Visual, age-appropriate, and fun.

✅ Flexible & Comprehensive – Use across the first few days or throughout the week.

How to Use in Your Classroom:

Start by reading Balloons Over Broadway, then choose from a variety of literacy and math activities that bring the story to life. Students will practice the skills they are working on like CVC words, blends, addition, sequencing, and so much more through the themed printables and centers. Use these engaging activities to make your Thanksgiving lessons both meaningful and fun for your young learners.

Looking to create an actual parade in your classroom?  Click here to check out our original Balloons Over Broadway set with crafts, projects, hats, and SO MUCH more!

Grab It Now So Your November Planning Done!

Don’t wait until November to plan—download this resource today and make your Balloons Over Broadway week a showstopper your students will talk about all year long!

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Jennifer Kadar – Simply Kinder – Kindergarten – First Grade – Preschool

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