LA Youth » Immigrant dreams I always knew my parents had come here from Mexico illegally but I didn’t know any of the details. I was busy hanging out with my family and friends, going to school or longing to go to a show for the rockabilly band the Horrorpops. I would cry when I saw the news reports about people drowning in the Rio Grande or dying in the desert while trying to cross the border, but then I would go back to my life. I never gave my parents’ stories much thought until the recent immigration debate. As I heard about the protests and the school walkouts over HR 4437, the bill that would make it a felony to be undocumented, I became curious about how and why my parents had come here. When I was a child, my dad and grandma told me stories about Mexico so I would appreciate my home. But I hardly knew anything about my dad’s childhood. One afternoon, as I relaxed on the bench on our front porch, my dad sat next to me. Growing up in Puebla, Mexico, my dad had a childhood like any other kid.
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Watch Free Documentaries Online | Documentary Heaven Spanish Authentic Resources - home MU Webmail 17 Fun Games to Play in Spanish Class! 1. ARROZ CON PAN: Game of elimination played in a circle where the students chant “Arroz con pan (3x) y sal” then a number is called out and counted around the circle. 2. CIERTO - FALSO: A person (often the teacher) stands between the stands of the trees and calls out phrases related to the class's latest vocabulary. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. For example: Mano a mano –they put together their hands. Make it more fun by calling different body parts Codo a rodilla-they put together their elbow and knee. Variation: You can also use flash cards for this game. 10. A student uncovers two cards. 11. “Pesca, pesca, pescador, Pesca un pez, ¿De qué color?” The student who is fishing must say the color. Variation: Write questions on the fish, and instead of saying the color, the student will have to answer the question. 12. 13. class chants: “¡Pasa la bola, pasa la bola, pasa la bola, para!.” Variation: Have the students quietly listen to traditional music from Latin America or Spain while passing a ball around.