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Fully resourced lesson on Rosa Parks and her impact on the civil rights movement | Ideal for 30–60 minute lessons

This resource includes everything needed to teach a meaningful and engaging KS2 lesson about Rosa Parks. Children will learn about her life, her role in the civil rights movement, and why she is remembered today. The lesson combines reading, discussion, and a creative task to support learning and understanding. All resources are differentiated where needed and easy to follow.

What’s included:
✓ Detailed lesson plan
✓ PowerPoint presentation
✓ x2 differentiated information sheets
✓ Information poster template
✓ Example information poster
✓ Images of Rosa Parks

Why this lesson stands out:

• Supports historical understanding with a clear narrative and key facts
• Encourages discussion and personal response to the topic
• Differentiated resources to support all learners
• Creative task allows children to apply what they’ve learnt in a structured and purposeful way
• Multiple-choice questions for retrieval practice

Ideal for:
KS2 classrooms (Years 3–6)
Black History Month (October)
Whole-class teaching, cover lessons, or individual research tasks
Cross-curricular links to PSHE, English, and art

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