Teaching Themes
Ruby Bridges: Everything You Need
Introduce your students to Ruby Bridges, a brave six-year-old girl who was the first African American student to go to an all white school in New Orleans in 1960.
Blog Posts
Ruby's Courage
Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8
Share the true story of Ruby Bridges, a living hero of the Civil Rights movement, whose story of courage is especially meaningful to children.
Unit Plans, Writing Activities, Book Resources, Books
Connecting with Ruby Bridges
Grades: 3–5
Strategic reading with the use of a double-entry journal to express thoughts and become more involved with material.
Ruby Bridges Books
Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12
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Book Resources, Books The Story of Ruby BridgesGrades: 3–5 For months, six-year-old Ruby Bridges must confront the hostility of white parents when she becomes the first African-American girl to integrate... |
Book Resources, Books Let's Read About... Ruby BridgesGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Ruby Bridges made history when she became the first black child to attend a white school. Learn how this child's courage changed life in the... |
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Book Resources, Books Ruby Bridges Goes to SchoolGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 In 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges walked through an angry crowd and into a school where she changed history. This is the true story of an... |
 Discussion Guides, Book Resources, Lesson Plans and Unit Plans Through My Eyes Discussion GuideGrades: 3–5 The discussion guide for Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges includes information about teaching with autobiographies and questions for... |
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Book Lists Building Bridges for Our Future BooklistGrades: 6–8 Books that cover segregation in the 1960's, as well as African American history. |
 Ruby Bridges RemembersGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Fifty years ago, on November 14, 1960, then-6-year-old Ruby Bridges became the first African-American student to attend William Franz Elementary... |
 Lesson Plans, Unit Plans, Discussion Guides, Teaching Guides, Writing Activities Ruby Bridges: Connecting LivesGrades: 6–8 This unit, designed to promote the study of racial integration, begins with learning about the true story of Ruby Bridges. |
 Thank You, Ruby BridgesGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Ruby Bridges, along with Scholastic Book Clubs, recognizes 25 students who described racism through their eyes in letters to her. |
 Ruby Bridges & School IntegrationGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 These books delve into the life of Ruby and others during the 1960s effort to integrate schools. |
