Rosa Parks Session Guide
Bus to Freedom
Speech & Language Session Guide
Teacher Resource
Learning Goals
Vocabulary
Fair Refuse Courage
Narrative Skills
Identify Character, Setting, Problem, and Solution in the Rosa Parks story.
Group Profile
Elementary SDC (Mild-Moderate Support Needs)
Session Prep
Read Aloud
"I am Rosa Parks" or a simple visual bio.
Digital Aids
Open the "Bus to Freedom" Slide Deck.
Handouts
1x Story Bus Worksheet per student.
Supplies
Crayons, glue, and pre-cut story icons (mod).
Lesson Roadmap
VISUAL
VERBAL
MOTOR
1
Hook & Connect
5 MIN
Introduce Rosa Parks as a hero. Use the title slide to discuss what a bus looks like.
"Today we meet Rosa Parks. Look at the bus! Where do you think she is going?"
2
Word Power
10 MIN
Introduce Fair, Refuse, Courage. Use physical gestures for each word.
Fair
Refuse
Courage
3
Guided Reading
15 MIN
Read the story. Pause at the "Bus Scene" to discuss feelings and rules.
"Is the driver being fair? How does Rosa look?"
4
Story Mapping
10 MIN
Complete the "Story Bus" worksheet. Assist with writing or icon placement.
Graphic Organizer
Support Strategies
Mild Support Needs
Focus on expressive language. Require full sentences using target vocabulary. Ask "What would you do?"
Moderate Support Needs
Focus on receptive language and identification. Provide 2-3 visual choices for each story element.
Bus to Freedom Slides
Bus to Freedom
The Story of Rosa Parks
Speech Therapy Session
New Word: Fair
Everyone is treated the same.
Sharing is fair.
Taking is unfair.
New Word: Refuse
Refuse = Just say NO.
Rosa had to refuse to move her seat.
Stop
No Way
New Word: Courage
Being brave when things are hard.
"Rosa showed courage when she stood up for what was right."
The Story Bus
Who
Rosa Parks
Where
On the Bus
Problem
Unfair Seat Rule
Ending
Rosa stays brave!
Your Turn!
When have you shown courage?
Story Bus Worksheet
The Story Bus
Rosa Parks Speech Therapy
Name
Who
Where
Problem
Result
Montgomery Alabama
My New Words
Fair means everyone is the same.
Refuse means to say NO.
Courage means being brave.
Story Choice Cards
Story Choice Cards
Cut and Paste Activity for Story Bus
Teacher Resource • SDC Support
Use these cards for students who need moderate support. Cut them out and have students glue them into the matching boxes on the Story Bus Worksheet.
Who (Characters)
Rosa Parks
Bus Driver
Where (Settings)
The Bus
Her House
The Problem
The Unfair
Seat Rule
The Result
Rosa stays
Brave
Vocabulary Support Icons
Fair
Refuse
Courage
