Goal: Understanding Context Clues

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. One of my favorite things to do on Thanksgiving day is to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on television with my family. Being from New York City, I've also been able to attend a Macy's Parade in person. It's fun seeing the incredible balloons floating in the sky while everyone is cheering with excitement.

Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade

is a true story about a man named Tony Sarg. Tony Sarg created the balloons that first appeared in the Macy's Day Parade in 1927.

Please click on the link below to enjoy this great informational book about Tony Sarg:

Link

After listening to the story, please answer the following questions:

1. He discovered that no one
was making marionettes for
kids anymore. So, out of
wood, cloth and string, Tony
began to make puppets.

What is a marionette? What clue words in the sentence helped you to decide your definition of a marionette?

2. Tony too was an
immigrant, so he loved the
idea of creating a parade
based on street carnivals
from all over the world.

What is an immigrant? What clue words in the sentence helped you to decide your definition of an immigrant?

High above the crowds,
they flounced in the
afternoon winds, pulling
the roper handlers this
way and that.

What is flounced? What clue words in the sentence helped you to decide your definition of flounced?