Huellas 1.10 La Bella y La Bestia

La Bella y la Bestia is a Spanish 3 CI curriculum unit from the Huellas 1 curriculum sequence designed to build proficiency through storytelling, interpretation, and comprehensible input. In this one‑week unit, students strengthen their ability to narrate a story from beginning to end while working in the past and present tenses and extending into higher‑level structures to discuss what characters will or would do.

This proficiency-based Spanish 3 curriculum unit supports interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational communication as students explore the story of Beauty and the Beast through multiple lenses. Students compare and contrast characters, themes, and versions of the story while engaging with the AP theme of Beauty and Aesthetics. Through reading, music, and guided discussion, learners develop more complex language and deeper narrative control in a meaningful, accessible way.

La Bella y la Bestia can be used as a stand-alone Spanish 3 thematic unit or as part of the full Huellas 1 curriculum sequence.

What’s included

• Full 5-day lesson plan
• 7-day remote learning & sub plans
• Google Slides presentation of the original La Bella y la Bestia fairytale
• Song of the Week with three follow‑up activities
• Reading: Types of Beauty
• Reading: La Bella y la Bestia moderna
• Assessment with rubric

Grammatical Feature

In La Bella y la Bestia, students will enhance their ability to describe in detail to retell a narrative. They will also hone their ability to compare and contrast different stories. 

Why teachers love this unit

• CI‑driven instruction grounded in storytelling
• Strong focus on narration, comparison, and higher‑level language
• Clear alignment with the AP theme of Beauty and Aesthetics
• Engaging, familiar content that supports deeper analysis
• Ready‑to‑use lessons that save planning time

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

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