Rosa Parks Lessons and Resources
Explore the life and impact of Rosa Parks
Investigate Rosa Parks’ courage and her part in the Montgomery bus boycott. Pupils explore segregation, the wider civil rights movement and how one person’s actions contributed to change.
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Rosa Parks – assessment task
This assessment task provides 3 images which should prompt pupils to show their knowledge and understanding of Rosa Parks’ significance. It should enable pupils to show not only the nature…
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Rosa Parks end of unit quiz – KS1
This quiz will help you remember all the important things we have learned about Rosa Parks. She was a very brave woman who lived in America a long time ago….
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Rosa Parks knowledge organiser – KS1
Rosa Parks was an important black woman who wasn’t afraid to stand up for herself when she was treated unfairly. Her willingness to be arrested for not giving up her…
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Rosa Parks – KQ1 – Can we work as history detectives to work out what Rosa Parks did that made her famous?
Pupils are pitched straight into the role as history detectives using mainly visual clues to piece together the possible reasons why Rosa Parks might be famous to then have their…
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Rosa Parks – KQ2 -What can we learn about what sort of person Rosa was from stories of her early life?
Based on 3 key episodes from Rosa’s life, drawn from a lively story book, pupils act out 3 key episodes and have to select adjectives that best describe the aspects…
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Rosa Parks – KQ3 – What was life like for black people living in southern USA in the 1950s?
This session looks at what life was like for Black people living in the southern parts of the United States in the 1950s. Back then, people didn’t always have the…
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Rosa Parks – KQ4 – Why do you think Rosa acted as she did on that day that made her famous?
In this session pupils explore what drove Rosa to take her stand in December 1955, going beyond oversimplification of a tired seamstress to examining evidence that she was politically motivated….
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Rosa Parks – KQ5 – How did Rosa’s action lead to life for black people getting better?
How did Rosa Parks’ refusal to give up her seat help bring about change? In this KS1 lesson, pupils become museum curators, sorting muddled pictures and captions to explore what…
Read MoreRosa Parks – KQ6 – How should we remember Rosa Parks today?
How should we remember someone who helped change people’s lives? In this final enquiry, KS1 pupils draw on their learning about Rosa Parks to suggest and compare ways of celebrating…
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All content on Keystage history is written and quality assured by Neil Thompson, a former history teacher, county history adviser and Ofsted inspector with more than 30 years’ experience in history education.