Easy How to Draw Ruby Bridges Tutorial and Ruby Bridges Coloring Page
Below you’ll find an easy step-by-step tutorial for how to draw Ruby Bridges and a Ruby Bridges Coloring Page. She was the first African American child to desegregate William Frantz Elementary School.
Drawing of Ruby Bridges
Now students have some help in learning how to draw Ruby Bridges when they are learning about Black History. She was the first African American child to attend formerly whites-only William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana during the New Orleans school desegregation crisis on November 14, 1960.
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Ruby Bridges Coloring Page
Materials
- Drawing Paper. This is the good stuff you can buy in bulk for a good price.
- Pencils. I like how this brand always makes nice dark lines.
- Black Marker. A permanent marker will give you a dark black color.
- Crayons. The larger packs are nice for more color choices.
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Directions to draw Ruby Bridges
Time needed: 45 minutes
Step by Step directions to draw Ruby Bridges
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Start the head shape.
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Finish it with the nose and mouth.
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Add an eye, ear and the neck.
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Draw the hair around the head.
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Add the top of the dress.
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Draw the bottom of the dress and legs.
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Add her arms and shoes.
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Draw R-U-B-Y in big block letters.
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Trace with a marker and color.
