Ruby Bridges Mini-Lesson and Activities

Looking for a Ruby Bridges lesson and social studies worksheets for Black History Month? Need exit tickets and activities that are standards-aligned and easy to implement in your upper elementary classroom? This minimal-prep Ruby Bridges mini-lesson resource is perfect for engaging your 3rd-5th grade students while reinforcing key social studies concepts!

Students will learn about the importance and significance of Ruby Bridges and important characteristics of good citizenship she has displayed during the Civil Rights Movement and over the course of her life.

Looking for more citizenship resources to teach? Explore the FULL 3-week Good Citizenship Unit!

What’s Included in this Resource?

• 1 Teacher Lesson Plan
• 1 Ruby Bridges Slideshow Presentation
• 1 set of Ruby Bridges Guided Notes (2 versions for each set)
• 1 Ruby Bridges Practice Activity
• 1 Ruby Bridges Exit Ticket
• Answer Keys for all student activities

What makes this Guided Social Studies Curriculum Smart and Simple?

✅ The social studies daily lessons and activities are bite-sized and can easily be implemented in 30-45 minutes.

✅ The social studies curriculum is TEKS-aligned (for Texas) but is still flexible enough to use in any order and in conjunction with any state curriculum.

✅ Each social studies unit has everything you need to simply teach social studies – easy-to-follow lesson plans, guided notes, practice activities, exit tickets, and more!

It’s everything you need to implement engaging social studies lessons that students love and teachers enjoy (because it’s comprehensive and easy to prep)!