Huellas 2.4 El agua es vida

El agua es vida is a Spanish 4 CI curriculum unit from the Huellas 2 curriculum sequence designed to build proficiency through timely global issues, critical thinking, and meaningful comprehensible input. In this 12‑day unit, students explore the global water crisis, examining communities around the world that are approaching “day zero” and the social, environmental, and political factors that impact access to clean water.

This proficiency‑based Spanish 4 curriculum unit supports interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational communication as students engage with videos, readings, experiments, and discussion tasks using 90%+ target language. Students develop the language needed to explain problems, analyze solutions, and advocate for change while engaging with cross‑curricular connections to science, engineering, and history. The unit is appropriate for Spanish 4 and adaptable for Spanish 3 or advanced Spanish 2 classrooms.

El agua es vida can be used as a stand‑alone Spanish 4 thematic unit or as part of the full Huellas 2 curriculum sequence.

What’s included

• Full 12‑day lesson plan
• 12‑day remote learning & sub plans
• Unit hooks including Water Walk and Environmental Explorers
• Activity to activate prior knowledge
• Printable posters
• Thematic vocabulary
• Clip chat activities
• Reading comprehension activities
• Optional water testing experiments
• Cross‑curricular engineering study: UTEC water panel
• Cross‑curricular reading on leaded gasoline
• Centers activities
• Film study: Even the Rain
• Final assessment: Public Service Announcement project

Grammatical Feature

In Agua es vida, students will explore the present perfect tense and subjunctive mood to discuss water contamination. 

Why teachers love this unit

• CI‑driven instruction centered on a highly relevant global issue
• Strong cross‑curricular connections to science, engineering, and social studies
• Meaningful opportunities for critical thinking and student voice
• High engagement through hands‑on activities and media
• Ready‑to‑use lessons that save planning time

This unit is part of the Huellas 2 Spanish 4 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 2 units to create a coherent Spanish 4 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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