Rosa Parks Lesson Plan

Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterDecember 1, 2008


History
On this day in 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested in Alabama when she refused to give up her bus seat to a white man. Her act prompted a bus boycott led by Martin Luther King JR. and resulted in the desegregation of the bus system. Learn more about her here: http://gardenofpraise.com/ibdrosa.htm

Reading
Type your name into this fun story about Rosa Parks and you will become part of the story!
http://www.educationalsynthesis.org/books/Parks.html

Make your own Rosa Parks book here: http://www.abcteach.com/free/17293_a.pdf

Language Arts
An adjective describes a noun or a pronoun. Practice finding adjectives here: http://www.schoolexpress.com/fws/get_image.php?id=52536

What adjectives do you think describe Rosa Parks?

Writing Prompt
Do you think Rosa Parks was courageous? Why or why not?

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