Rosa Parks

• History
• Primary Education

ROSA PARKS 

Focus: To know about the life and legacy of inspirational people. 

Spin the wheel and ask children to stand up if they fit the criteria chosen. 

Tell each group of children that stand up that they now to loose something - eg the right to write in pen, 5 minutes of their play time, their left shoe. 

After a few rounds ask the children how it felt to be told they had to loose something based on how they look. 

Was it fair? Did they feel angry for themselves and others? 

(Re-assure children they have not really lost these things.)

What do you think these words mean?
Activist
Segregation
Racism
Equality

Talk with your partner and jot down your ideas. 

Who was Rosa Parks?

- A civil rights activist.

- Lived in Montgomerry, Alabama, USA. 

- She was born in 1913 and died in 2005. 

- She fought to end racial segregation. 

Why do you think Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus?

www.biography.com

Research

Use the biography and re-watch the video to find out as much as you can about Rosa Park's life. 

In what year did Rosa Parks refuse to give up her seat on the bus?

1. 1905
2. 1949
3. 1955
4. 1965

Who do you think has been inspired by Rosa Park's actions?