In honor of social justice icon Dolores Huerta, this week the second graders deepened their understanding of her life and work. In the classroom, we watched an interview Huerta gave to ABC News in 2021, where we learned that she was a schoolteacher who witnessed the plight of farmworkers firsthand, that she coined the phrase “¡Sí, se puede!,” that she identifies as Chicana, and that even in her 90s she is still fighting for justice.
In the kitchen we made huevos rancheros, a traditional breakfast from rural Mexican farm culture. Students made a simple salsa fresca with tomatoes, onion, garlic, cilantro, and lime. We learned how to fry eggs and toast tortillas and assembled our meal with refried beans (the recipe for which comes from a fifth grade Edible Social Studies lesson on the food system and climate change!). Fresh avocado, some cilantro for garnish, and a final squeeze of fresh lime juice really made the flavors pop.
