Teaching Spanish 3 is an exciting turning point for both teachers and learners. At this level, students move beyond basic communication and begin expressing more complex ideas, exploring authentic cultural content, and building true language independence. This page gathers Spanish 3 lessons, unit plans, activities, CI resources, assessments, and ready-to-use classroom materials in one place so you can save time, strengthen proficiency, and create meaningful learning experiences for your intermediate learners.
Whether you’re building a full-year curriculum, refreshing a unit, or looking for engaging ways to increase comprehensible input, you’ll find support across all of the major skill areas: listening, reading, speaking, writing, culture, and grammar in context. These resources are aligned with ACTFL intermediate-low to intermediate-mid targets, and they are designed to help students communicate with confidence while exploring the diversity of the Spanish-speaking world.
Your intermediate learners are capable of much more than they realize. With the right input, routines, and communicative tasks, Spanish 3 becomes a year of authentic expression, deeper cultural connections, and meaningful language growth. This pillar gives you everything needed to teach an engaging, proficiency-oriented Spanish 3 course with confidence.
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Spanish 4 Traditional Curriculum Overview
Overview of Traditional Spanish Curriculum (Levels 1–4) I curated this overview of what is typically taught in Spanish levels 1 through 4 to provide general insight and help set expectations as you build your course. That said, I want to emphasize something important: make your class work for you. Use this framework as a guide—not…
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GCSE-style Food Writing Prompts (English Instructions)
Are you learning a language? Do you teach one? Check out these GCSE-style writing prompts to build fluency to talk about food and learn culture. Describe your favorite meal. What is it? When do you eat it? Why do you like it? Write about a typical day of meals for you. What do you eat…
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5 Days of Language Proficiency Practice Activities
Do you feel like you (or your learners, if you teach) are just on the cusp of that point where you can start creating with language? Maybe you just need to check in and invest a bit of hard work to get there? If so, check out this collection of review activities and tasks to…
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Spanish 3 Traditional Curriculum Overview
Overview of Traditional Spanish Curriculum (Levels 1–4) I curated this overview of what is typically taught in Spanish levels 1 through 4 to provide general insight and help set expectations as you build your course. That said, I want to emphasize something important: make your class work for you. Use this framework as a guide—not…
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Spanish 2 Traditional Curriculum Overview
Overview of Traditional Spanish Curriculum (Levels 1–4) I curated this overview of what is typically taught in Spanish levels 1 through 4 to provide general insight and help set expectations as you build your course. That said, I want to emphasize something important: make your class work for you. Use this framework as a guide—not…
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French New Year
Do you teach French? Check out this selection on New Year’s in French Read. Do the questions. Have students circle or highlight unknown vocabulary. Clarify and have them take notes in the text. The selection talks about New Year’s in various countries. Clarify New Year’s in France. It is similar, of course, to many Western…
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Spanish Language Workout: Talk about Free Time
Learners will have the opportunity to describe their favorite activities, compare indoor and outdoor hobbies, share experiences from trips and cultural interests, and reflect on how factors like technology, work, or community shape their free time. This theme also encourages deeper thinking about emotional well-being, balance between work and leisure, and activities that help us…
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Spanish Language Workout: Talk about Fashion
This vocabulary list equips learners with the language needed to describe outfits, accessories, preferences, shopping habits, and styles. Meanwhile, the discussion questions and journal prompts invite students to share their opinions, reflect on cultural influences, and examine how fashion connects with technology, social media, the environment, and self-expression. By exploring real-life fashion contexts in Spanish,…
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Informal Commands in Spanish Word Puzzle
Commands can be hard to master in Spanish. There are SO many forms to learn. And the rules!! Even though they are hard, they are critical to develop advanced skills. Mastering all the different forms will also help with mastering the very difficult subjunctive. Get those forms down with this puzzle on informal commands. GIRA…
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Spanish Language Workout: Talk about Transportation
Transportation is an essential part of everyday life, influencing how we move, work, travel, and connect with the world around us. In this workout, learners explore the topic of transportation in Spanish through engaging discussion questions, practical vocabulary, and reflective journal prompts. They will examine different modes of transportation—from cars and bicycles to trains, planes,…
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Number Board Game – Spanish
Teaching languages can be HARD. Not just for learners, but for us, too. Making ourselves understood all day while ensuring they are immersed, engaged and acquiring languages is A LOT. Games that keep learners practicing the target language do a lot of the heavy lifting for us. I did an experiment with AI last year…
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Learn Languages: 25 Ways to Learn Every Day
We all have the same 24 hours in a day. Here are some ideas to turn some time every day into language learning time. Select an activity or two that realistically fits into your life, carve out some time each day and track it over the next five weeks. You will be amazed at the…
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Spanish Language Workout: Talk about the Environment
The environment is one of the most important topics of our time, influencing the health of our planet and the future of every living being. This workout invites learners to explore key environmental issues—such as climate change, pollution, biodiversity loss, and sustainability—while building their Spanish vocabulary and communication skills. ¿Cuál es tu opinión sobre el…
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Skit/Scene Project for French Class
Polite Complaints and Everyday Conversations This skit project is a highly engaging way for students to practice everyday vocabulary, real-world communication skills, and the structure of polite complaints in French. By working together to write, memorize, and perform a short scene/skit, students build confidence speaking French while acting out practical situations they may encounter while…
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Binge Watching to Learn Languages
Binge watching is one of my very favorite ways to learn languages. It takes different amounts of time to learn different categories of languages. As English speakers, the languages that take us the least amount of time to become functionally fluent in are the ones most closely related to our language. Think about England’s neighbors,…
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Spanish Language Workout: Talk about Superstitions
In this workout, students explore the world of superstitions while building Spanish vocabulary and strengthening their communication skills. Through thought-provoking questions, a useful vocabulary list, and reflective journal prompts, learners will discuss common superstitions, their origins, and how these beliefs influence daily life. ¿Crees en las supersticiones? ¿Por qué? ¿Cuáles son las supersticiones más comunes…
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Spanish Language Workout: Talk about the Arts
Through questions, a comprehensive vocabulary list, and reflective journal prompts, learners will discuss artistic preferences, cultural influences, creativity, and the impact of art on individuals and communities and build proficiency in Spanish. ¿Cuál es tu arte favorito y por qué? ¿Crees que el arte es importante en la sociedad? ¿Qué influencia tiene el arte en…
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Spanish Language Workout: Talk about Stress
Stress is something that everyone experiences, but we often understand it in different ways and manage it with different strategies. This workout explores the topic of stress through reflective questions, essential vocabulary, and meaningful journal prompts—all in Spanish—to help students discuss an important and relatable aspect of life. By examining what causes stress, how it…
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Spanish Language Workout: Architecture
Using this extensive vocabulary list, comprehension activities, and journal prompts, learners will develop the language needed to describe buildings, compare architectural styles, discuss modern and historical structures, and express opinions about design, innovation, and environmental impact. Through these activities, learners strengthen their Spanish proficiency while gaining deeper insight into how architecture influences daily life and…
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The Fastest Way to Learn a Language… and the Best Way for You
When people ask about the fastest way to learn a language, the answer is simple: dive right in. Start speaking with highly proficient or native speakers of your target language and intentionally use the questions and structures you’re learning. This combination—deliberate practice + real interaction—is incredibly powerful. You learn when you intentionally study questions and…
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Three Simple Ways to Learn a Language Without Leaving Home
Hello. Hola. Bonjour. Konnichiwa. Buongiorno. Annyeonghaseyo. Hello and welcome! If you’ve ever dreamed of speaking another language but felt limited by time, travel, or daily responsibilities, you’re in exactly the right place. In this post, I’m going to share three simple, powerful ways to learn a language from home—no travel required, no big budget, and…
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Spanish Language Reading: Fashion and Identity
La moda y la identidad La moda no es solo ropa; también es una forma de expresión personal. En mi opinión, lo que llevamos refleja cómo somos. Por ejemplo, mi amigo Carlos siempre usa ropa de colores brillantes porque es una persona alegre y extrovertida. Yo prefiero los tonos neutros y los diseños simples porque…
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Spanish Language Workout: Talking about Travel
This workout encourages students to think about the many aspects of travel: transportation, lodging, food, cultural experiences, planning, and even unexpected challenges. By exploring real-life travel situations in Spanish, learners will strengthen their communication skills and expand their cultural awareness. ¿Cuál ha sido tu lugar de viaje favorito hasta ahora? ¿Prefieres viajar solo o con…
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Spanish 1 Traditional Curriculum Overview
Overview of Traditional Spanish Curriculum (Levels 1–4) I curated this overview of what is typically taught in Spanish levels 1 through 4 to provide general insight and help set expectations as you build your course. That said, I want to emphasize something important: make your class work for you. Use this framework as a guide—not…
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How to Use This Interview Resource to Level Up Your Spanish AND French Fluency (With English Equivalents)
This interview-based resource is a powerful tool for building real-world fluency in Spanish, French, and English. The questions included here mirror what speakers at each level (A/B/C) must be able to do according to ACTFL proficiency guidelines. You’ll see: Spanish question French question English equivalent …all aligned under the correct level. This makes the resource…
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Spanish Language Workout: Talk about the Home
How to Use If you are at the Intermediate (ACTFL)/CEFR B-level in Spanish, you can create your own phrases and sentences in Spanish. Use these materials to bring your Spanish to the next level. Understand and answer the questions, practice them with a tutor. Review common vocabulary for the theme. Do the vocabulary worksheet. Get…
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Spanish Language Workout: Technology
Technology plays an essential role in our daily lives, shaping how we communicate, learn, work, and entertain ourselves. This unit explores the topic of technology through Spanish-language activities designed to build vocabulary, deepen cultural understanding, and strengthen communication skills. Learners will learn key technology-related terms, read authentic Spanish articles about current innovations, watch videos that…
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Low-prep World Language Activities: Reading to Learn and Grow
Low prep world language activities can transform how students and independent learners use reading to develop real knowledge, not just vocabulary. Reading to learn means choosing texts that teach content—history, cooking, science, current events—in the target language so learners acquire vocabulary, grammar, and subject knowledge at the same time. Why reading to learn matters Once…
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Tumble Tower Conversation: Talk about health in Spanish
Practice this theme with this tumble block/tower activity. Show 50 entries to show all the questions or print the screenshot below. Building Proficiency for World Language Learners: 100+ High-Interest ActivitiesDiscover over 100 dynamic activities to make world language learning interactive and fun. I wrote this book with some of my favorite activities for educators aiming…
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Brazilian Portuguese for Travel and Beginners
Check out this phrasebook to get started in Brazilian Portuguese: BRazilian portuguese for Travel and Beginners by Abdul Latif
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Assessment for language learning and teaching: Using pleasure reading to grow fluency
Assessment for language learning and teaching often focuses on tests, grades and performance metrics. Yet one of the most powerful, low-stakes forms of assessment is what learners do when they read for pleasure. Pleasure reading reveals comprehension, vocabulary growth, motivation and engagement in ways that formal tests rarely capture. When we recognise reading as both…