Ruby Bridges
Ruby Bridges
Ruby Bridges
Ruby Bridges
Ruby Bridges
Ruby Bridges
Ruby Bridges
Biography (nonfiction), 321 words, Level I (Grade 1), Lexile 500L
Ruby Bridges shares information about the first Black child to attend an all-white elementary school in New Orleans, Louisiana. Despite protests and threats, Ruby continued going to school. Her courage opened the way for other Black children to attend schools previously closed to them. Use this inspiring book to also teach emergent readers about author's purpose and possessive nouns.
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Lesson Resources
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Retell to understand text
Comprehension
Author's Purpose : Identify author’s purpose
Phonological Awareness
Initial Blends : Discriminate initial consonant br-blend
Phonics
Consonant Blends : Identify initial consonant br-blend
Grammar and Mechanics
Possessive Nouns : Recognize and use possessive nouns
Word Work
High-Frequency Words : Memorize and use the high-frequency words her and she
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Assessment Resources
ELL Leveled Reader Pack for Ruby Bridges
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Language Proficiency Levels
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Day 1
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Wh- Questions in the Simple Past Tense
