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Distance Learning

Read with a Ranger: Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story

Cane River Creole National Historical Park

Grade Level:

Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Subject:

Literacy and Language Arts

Overview

Read a book with a Park Ranger! Join us in reading Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story written by Ruby Bridges. In this book, Ruby Bridges tells her first-hand account of what it was like to be the first Black student to integrate a segregated school in New Orleans in 1961. The book briefly describes segregation and the obstacles she had to overcome to be able to go to school. Ruby Bridges then describes what her adult life has been like and encourages to be accepting and kind to each other.

Book Used in Visit:
Bridges Goes to School: My True Story
Written by: Ruby Bridges.
Publisher: Scholastic Trade

Duration

Virtual ranger presentation will last about 15 minutes.

Required Equipment

Our distance learning programs can be scheduled using various software platforms, often using what teachers are using, such as Microsoft Teams. If Zoom is the preferred method, it would need to be initiated by the teacher through their subscription, and an invitation sent to park staff presenters. If you do not have a microphone, a separate phone line can be used for the audio.

Scheduling and Registration

All Cane River Creole NHP school programs are free and requests are taken in the order in which they are received. You may make your request at any time. Our programs are offered year around, however, summer offerings may be limited.

To book your program contact our education office.

Learn More

Distance learning is one of the many education offerings at Cane River Creole National Historical Park. To learn more about everything we offer for educators and students, visit our Education page.
 

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Additional Activities:

Pre-Visit Activity:
We recommend watching Celebrating Ruby Bridges and Ruby Bridges Remembers by Scholastic before your visit. 

Post Visit Activity:
After your visit, we recommend completing the Letter to a Hero activity in your classroom.
 

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Letter to a Hero
In Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story, Bridges wrote about people who created art, wrote news articles, and letter to her such as a letter from First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. In this activity, students will write a letter (or create art, depending on grade level) to someone they admire and think is brave. This can be someone they know, someone famous, or even Ruby Bridges herself.  

Letter to Ruby Bridges can be emailed to:
[e-mail] 

Materials Needed:
- Paper
- Pencils / witting tools
- Art supplies (optional)

Procedure: 
After learning about Ruby Bridges, have students write a thank you letter to someone they consider to be a hero. They can write to Ruby Bridges, a famous person, or even to someone they know. In their letters, they should tell the person why they consider them to be a hero, and thank them for what they have done. Encourage students to write how the person's actions inspired them.

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