Huellas 1.1 Bajo la mesa

Bajo la mesa is a Spanish 3 CI curriculum unit from the Huellas Spanish Curriculum sequence designed to build proficiency through music, visual literacy, and meaningful, comprehensible input. In this two‑week unit, students explore art, artists, and museums through a clip chat built around the song Bajo la mesa, using the music video’s museum setting to support detailed description and interpretation.

This proficiency-based Spanish 3 curriculum unit provides rich opportunities for students to develop interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational communication skills. Through scaffolded listening, reading, and discussion activities, students learn to describe people, artwork, and settings in detail while engaging with cultural perspectives connected to art and artistic expression. The unit supports literacy growth and communication aligned with comprehensible input and proficiency-based instruction.

Bajo la mesa can be used as a stand-alone Spanish 3 thematic unit or as part of the full Huellas 1 Spanish curriculum sequence.

What’s included

• Full 11-day lesson plan
• 11-day remote learning & sub plans
• Song-based instruction using Bajo la mesa as the anchor text
• Cloze activities (with and without English; with and without word banks)
• Clip chat with script and follow-up activities for sustained comprehensible input
• Listening activities that deepen comprehension and interpretive skills
• Readings focused on art, artists, and the role of museums
• Printable or digital reader featuring biographies of artists represented in the video
• Suggested grammar targets and thematic vocabulary

Grammatical Feature

In Bajo la mesa, students will strengthen their ability to compare and contrast and describe in detail. 

Why teachers love this unit

• CI-driven instruction anchored in music and visual storytelling
• Strong focus on descriptive language and interpretive skills
• Engaging cultural theme that motivates Spanish 3 learners
• Ready-to-use lessons that reduce planning time
• Flexible implementation across instructional settings

This unit is part of the Huellas 1 Spanish 3 CI curriculum, a cohesive, proficiency-based program built on comprehensible input and thematic instruction. Use this unit on its own or pair it with other Huellas units to create a coherent Spanish 3 curriculum sequence.

Pair this unit with other CI units from Somewhere to Share:

• Full Comprehensible Input (CI) Huellas 1 Curriculum
• Full Comprehensible Input (CI) Huellas 2 Curriculum

Spanish 3 Curriculum Unit | CI Comprehensible Input Spanish 3 | Proficiency-Based Unit | Huellas Curriculum | Bajo la mesa

• Follow me on X @senoraCMT
• Follow my blog Somewhere to Share
• Follow Somewhere to Share on Facebook
• Follow Somewhere to Share on Pinterest
• Follow somewhere.to.share on Instagram

If you notice any typos or have any questions about my products, please send me an email! I am happy to do anything I can to make the product better! [email protected]