Ruby Bridges
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What You Get
What You Get
This pack contains a fully-prepared lesson which has been written and created by experienced primary teachers.
The lessons contains:
- An easy-to-follow lesson plan (including plenary and assessment questions)
- An engaging slideshow for the teaching input
- A main activity with three-way differentiation for adaptive teaching
- An alternative activity for flexibility and choice
Curriculum Coverage
Curriculum Coverage
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Teacher Benefits
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Everything you need is included – from slides to differentiated activities – saving you valuable planning time. - Engaging, creative lessons your pupils will love
Activities are designed to spark curiosity, encourage discussion and make learning memorable.
Introduce your KS1 class to Ruby Bridges, the courageous six-year-old who changed history by becoming the first black child to attend an all-white school in 1960s America.
Pupils will learn what segregation meant for black and white people at the time, before discovering Ruby’s extraordinary first day at school and the powerful impact of her bravery.
Through the provided activities, children will step into Ruby’s shoes and reflect on how she might have felt in different moments. An alternative group task helps pupils experience the unfairness of segregation for themselves, encouraging empathy and thoughtful discussion.
For further exploration, take a look at our Year 1 English scheme of work, Coming to England, inspired by Floella Benjamin’s moving account of arriving in Britain as part of the Windrush Generation.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Feelings Word Bank
- In Ruby's Shoes Sheet
- Colouring Sheet
- Colour Wristbands
- The Ruby Bridges Story Booklet
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