Ruby Bridges...

We are wrapping up our unit on "The Long Road to Freedom" this week.  I really wish we had more time to focus on some different important people...Ruby Bridges. I really think the kids would be able to relate to her so much better if we had some additional time. I know I learned about her as a child, but now I look back at it as a teacher of 7 and 8 years old...a mom of a 6 year old...a grown up...It is just beyond me how such a little girl was able to survive such persucution. We started our study with this video .  Wow! The first time I watched it I had tears in my eyes. After we watched that we did a quick write on "How we would feel if we were Ruby Bridges." It was interesting to see how different students reacted to the question. After we shared our thougts we watched the "real" Ruby Bridges talk about her experiences.

Several different opinions on what they would do if they were Ruby Bridges.