Ruby's Brave Year

What children learn in Level 35

• Many white families took their children out of Ruby's school. So Ruby was the only child in her class!
• Her teacher was Mrs. Barbara Henry, who came from Boston to teach. Mrs. Henry and Ruby worked together every day, and became good friends.
• Every morning, the marshals drove Ruby to school and walked her up the steps. Ruby came every day, all year.
• The next year, more children came back to the school, both Black and white.
• Ruby's brave year helped the civil rights movement. Civil rights are the rights of every person to be treated fairly and equally.
• A famous painter, Norman Rockwell, painted Ruby walking to school with the marshals. Today, Ruby teaches kids to respect people who are different.
• Your turn! Read about Ruby. Ruby walked past a shouting crowd. Ruby went to school every day. Ruby Bridges was very brave. Which sentence is the main idea: the big idea the others tell about?
• Try it with a grown-up! Make a card for a teacher or a friend, thanking them for being kind, like Mrs. Henry.