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Burro’s Tortillas: Introducing Burro’s Tortillas
In this video, the teacher introduces the Burro’s Tortillas lesson plan, explains its connection to “The Little Red Hen,” and discusses why her students love the story. This is an example of culturally responsive instruction that makes text-to-text connections.
This resource provides a basic description of culturally responsive teaching. Would like deeper discussion on principles for ensuring Common Core-aligned instruction is culturally-responsive.