Huellas 1.5 Sirena

Sirena is a Spanish 3 CI curriculum unit from the Huellas 1 curriculum sequence designed to build proficiency through music, visual interpretation, and meaningful discussion. In this one‑to‑two‑week unit, students engage with the song Sirena to explore the concept of language and communication, asking essential questions such as what counts as a language and whether language must be spoken.

This proficiency-based Spanish 3 curriculum unit provides rich opportunities for interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational communication as students listen, read, discuss, and defend their opinions. Through scaffolded comprehensible input activities, students communicate about music, meaning, and multiple forms of language, including spoken language, sign language, and computer coding. The unit encourages higher‑level thinking while remaining grounded in accessible, CI‑driven instruction.

Sirena can be used as a stand‑alone Spanish 3 thematic unit or as part of the full Huellas 1 curriculum sequence. This unit works well for Spanish 3 and can be extended for Spanish 4 and AP classes by increasing the complexity of questions and output expectations. Note: the official music video contains a brief segment that may not be appropriate for all school settings; alternative options are included so teachers can adapt as needed.

What’s included

• Full 9-day lesson plan
• 11-day remote learning & sub plans
• Song lyrics in Spanish and with English translation
• Cloze activities (Spanish only or Spanish with translation; with and without word bank)
• Three follow‑up communicative activities
• Clip chat using the music video
• Class story: Ataque de la sirena
• Follow‑up reading about sirens
• Follow‑up reading about sign language
• Follow‑up reading and activity exploring coding as a world language

Grammatical Feature

In Sirena, students will explore the future and present perfect tenses. They will also describe in detail their opinions using evidence.

Why teachers love this unit

• CI‑driven instruction anchored in music and authentic themes
• High student engagement through opinion‑based discussion
• Strong support for interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational proficiency
• Thought‑provoking content appropriate for upper‑level students
• 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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