The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Students read a nonfiction passage about the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, written at 9 reading levels (kindergarten to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
Student Objectives
- Read a passage about how the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade changed over time.
- Find details that explain why balloons replaced zoo animals and why the parade paused during World War II.
- Explain how the passage is organized in time order.
- Use context clues to work out the meanings of words such as immigrants and helium.