Free Ruby Bridges Printables for Elementary Students

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Ruby Bridges paved the way for African American children to attend white schools. Your students can learn more about her life with these free Ruby Bridges printables.

Whether you’re studying Ruby Bridges for Black History Month or Women’s History Month, be sure to download at least one of the Ruby Bridges printables below. They will be easy to integrate into your history and/or Civil Rights lessons.

Ruby Bridges Printables

Whether you’re celebrating Black History Month or Women’s History Month, these Ruby Bridges activities and printables will make a great addition to your studies. The printable pack contains biography pages, copywork, notebooking pages, and more. Teaching with Children’s Books

This Ruby Bridges mini biography is perfect for young learners. It features a brief introduction to Ruby Bridges’s life with pictures to color and short text on each page. Teaching with Children’s Books

Improve your students’ reading comprehension with this free Ruby Bridges worksheet pack. It’s designed for students in grades 2-4, and includes a reading passage and comprehension questions. The Measured Mom

Students can read a passage about Ruby Bridges, answer comprehension questions, and complete a word search based on the reading with this Civil Rights & Ruby Bridges worksheet.

This Ruby Bridges freebie includes a “facts about Ruby” page and a journal page for kids to record what they’ve learned. These free pages could be used alongside any Ruby Bridges biography. Teacher Karma

Scroll down to the bottom of this post featuring ideas for Celebrating Black History. At the bottom of the post, you’ll find a link to a pack of worksheets you can use to create wonderful writing center featuring Ruby Bridges and a few other famous African Americans. This set of printables is designed to be used with kindergarten and early elementary students. Mrs. Willis Kindergarten

This Ruby Bridges Flip Up Book is the perfect little activity for your students to be engaged as they learn more about this brave little girl! Amanda Richardson on TPT

Dig deep into who Ruby Bridges really is with this free Ruby Bridges Character Traits activity. Kirsten’s Kaboodle

No matter which one of the Ruby Bridges printables you use with your students, you’re kids will love learning more about this brave young lady.

Books About Ruby Bridges

Below, I’ve featured just a handful of books about Ruby Bridges that will help your preschoolers learn about the life and times of Ruby Bridges.

You should be able to find them at your local library or bookstore. If you can’t find them locally, you can click each image cover to purchase them on Amazon.

Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story – This is the true story of an extraordinary little girl who helped shape our country when she became the first African-American to attend an all-white school in New Orleans. With simple text and historical photographs, this easy reader explores an amazing moment in history and the courage of a young girl who stayed strong in the face of racism.

Through My Eyes – An icon of the civil rights movement, Ruby Bridges chronicles each dramatic step of this pivotal event in history through her own words.

Ruby, Head High: Ruby Bridges First Day of School – Inspired by an iconic Norman Rockwell painting and translated from an original French text, this is a story about the day a little girl held her head high and changed the world.

Enhance Your Ruby Bridges Lessons

Be sure to check out the Ruby Bridges picture books I have featured previously. You should be able to find them at your local library or used bookstore. If not, you can order them on Amazon by clicking on the links in the post.

With a Ruby Bridges peg doll, your kids can act out the events surrounding Ruby Bridges’ first day of school!