Somos 1 Unit 10
The Somos Curriculum for Novice learners
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Beginner (Level 1), Novice (Levels 1-2)
- Formats
Looking for an engaging, comprehensible-input Spanish unit that builds proficiency through storytelling, authentic resources, music, culture, reading, listening, speaking, and writing?
This resource includes everything you need to teach a comprehensive 14-day Spanish 1 unit centered on emotions, food, Peru, Inti Raymi, Quechua language and culture, seasons, solstices, and authentic cultural perspectives. Students acquire language naturally through comprehensible input, personalized discussion, storytelling, reading, cultural exploration, and communicative activities.
This unit targets the high-frequency structures:
- está triste y llora
- come
- el lobo tiene hambre
- da
Students will...
- learn new vocabulary in context
- discuss emotions, hunger, food preferences, and personal experiences in Spanish
- participate in Personalized Questions and Answers (PQA) discussions
- engage in Social Emotional Learning (SEL) check-ins
- interact with the authentic song Ríe y llora by Celia Cruz
- read a biography of Celia Cruz
- co-create a class story using TPRS® techniques
- retell familiar stories through a variety of communicative activities
- read and discuss the story ¡No llores!
- learn about the geography of Perú through Map Talk
- view authentic videos about Perú
- explore Peruvian culture through readings and discussions
- learn about hemispheres, seasons, and solstices
- learn about Inti and Inti Raymi through authentic and adapted texts
- explore the Quechua language and indigenous cultures of Perú
- learn about pampamesa and pachamanca
- compare cultural practices and traditions to their own experiences
- complete listening, reading, speaking, and writing activities
- demonstrate proficiency through interpretive and presentational assessments
This unit includes:
- Vocabulary introduction activities
- Vocabulary-in-context practice
- Personalized Questions and Answers (PQA) discussion prompts
- SEL Check-In activities
- Authentic song activities featuring Ríe y llora by Celia Cruz
- Authentic song activities featuring INTI RAYMI by LENIN
- Storyasking materials for co-created class stories
- Activity Instructions for all activities
- Authentic video activities
- Cultural readings about Perú, Inti, Inti Raymi, Quechua, pampamesa, and pachamanca
- Reading comprehension activities
- The Lucky Reading Game
- Rally Robot game
- Graphic organizers and discussion activities
- Interpretive reading assessment with answer key and grading guide
- Presentational speaking assessment
- Summative assessments and answer keys
- Daily warm-ups (Campanadas)
- Lesson slides and teaching materials
- Printable student activity pages
Also included:
- Editable slideshow presentations compatible with Google Slides
- Detailed daily lesson plans with step-by-step teaching guidance
- Unit overview and pacing guide
- Activity instructions and teacher scripts
- Can-Do Statements
- ACTFL World Readiness Standards alignment
- Common Core alignment
- Answer keys and teacher support materials
Perfect for novice Spanish learners, CI classrooms, TPRS® teachers, and educators looking for engaging, low-prep lessons that promote real communication, cultural understanding, and language acquisition.
The product download is a PDF containing a clickable link to a Google Drive folder with all unit materials. Slideshow presentations are editable and compatible with Google Slides.
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The Somos Curriculum® is a Proficiency-oriented curriculum for Novice and Intermediate Spanish learners that is designed for middle and high school courses. Instruction in The Somos Curriculum® focuses on language acquisition or implicit language development rather than explicit teaching and practice of grammar and vocabulary. Lessons are highly communicative and conducted primarily in the target language.
With detailed daily lesson plans, target-language scripts, tutorials for making input comprehensible, student activities, assessments, and suggestions for differentiation, The Somos Curriculum® is the most complete Spanish curriculum on the market, and it is no surprise that it is used in more than 100,000 language classrooms worldwide.
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Awesome unit. I was worried at first because I know the movie and book Like Water for Chocolate would definitely not be appropriate for my middle schoolers, but the connections between food and emotions are something everyone can understand. The scene that is suggested is completely appropriate for students.
Pamela L. -
My students loved this, particularly learning about Celia Cruz. It overlapped with Black History Month and so I was also able to incorporate other afrolatinas and it was such a powerful lesson in language and love!
Samantha S. -
This was a very interesting unit! I was really satisfied with the way that Como agua para chocolate was simplified and explained in a way that was easy for my students to understand. Thanks! :)
Amanda Greene -
As usual, all of her resources are excellent, and this one is as well. It does a really good job taking a somewhat complicated movie/and ideas, and making them accessible to early language learners. Kids loved it!
Jennifer D. -
The comprehensible classroom materials work well with my level 1 and 2 classes. Student proficiency increases for all students, with multiple ways for students to absorb the language.
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