Curriculum Materials

Standards - Ruby Bridges Goes to School, Let’s Teaching Methods

For my ELA components, I will use
the Reader’s and Writer’s
Workshop standards used in the
classroom.
I will rely on the Framework from
the National Academy of Science for
the scientific thinking integrated
into my lessons.
For Social Studies, I will follow the
4th grade’s Essential Questions for
the Civil Rights Unit.
Read About Ruby Bridges, The Story
of Ruby Bridges (texts for modeling)
- Freedom’s Children (research
projects)
- A Time for Justice, Mighty Times
(videos/images)
- The Youngest Marcher, White
Socks Only, Rosa, Seeds of
Freedom, The Lions of Little Rock, If
A Bus Could Talk, Freedom on the
Menu (read alouds)
- Apply scientific thinking and
Quaker Values to understanding
and research of the CRM.
- “See, Think, Wonder” to start off
the unit
- Expose the students to different
forms of media to help them
construct their biographies
- Readers and Writers Workshop to
explore literature and biography
writing related to CRM

Young People of
WHAT? the Civil Rights HOW?
Movement

WHY?

Who? Educational Philosophy and Beliefs

- 17 fourth grade students
- Racially and ethnically diverse
class
- One ELL student, on grade level
- Almost all students are on or
above grade level
- Private Quaker School in Center
City – Quaker values and
testimonies play a key role in
classroom and school community
The core of my education
philosophy is to promote social-
Theories of Learning and Teaching
emotional development and
- Responsive Classroom in
academic growth, and broaden
classroom management, language,
understanding about the world that
and community building
surrounds my students. I believe
- Bruner’s idea of scaffolding
that students should learn to
understand others’ perspectives
and empathy, while thinking about
the role of their privilege