Through My Eyes: Criss Cross

After reading Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges, use this printable and interactive Criss Cross puzzle. All clues relate to the content of the story.

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Check Puzzle

Across

  • 3. At _____, Ruby ate alone in the classroom by herself.
  • 5. Ruby’s father was _____ from his job because he sent Ruby to a white school.
  • 6. Ruby’s family received _____ of support from people all over the United States.
  • 9. The women that came to shout and yell at Ruby each morning were called the _____.
  • 10. Abbreviation for National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
  • 12. There was a _____ of protesters shouting and holding signs outside of Ruby’s new school.
  • 13. During her first year at William Franz Elementary, Ruby had _____ that would wake her up in the night.

Down

  • 1. Dr. _____ was a psychiatrist who worked with Ruby to help her through her first year at William Franz Elementary.
  • 2. "Two, four, six, eight, we don’t want to _____,” chanted the protesters outside William Franz Elementary School.
  • 4. Federal _____ escorted Ruby to and from school each day.
  • 7. Police set up _____ to keep protesters away from Ruby at school.
  • 8. Ruby’s first white teacher was Mrs. _____.
  • 11. Ruby spent her first day at William Franz Elementary School in the _____’s office.

Word Bank

integrate
naacp
marshals
barricades
principal
crowd
henry
cheerleaders
fired
nightmares
lunchtime
cole
letters