Llamitas Spanish Level 3 Curriculum
Are you committed to raising a bilingual and biliterate child but need a solid academic program to support you?
Prerequisite: Level 1 and 2, or minimum of 2 years dual language/ formal Spanish education.
Introducing Level 3
An Open-and-Go Spanish Curriculum
With Bilingual Scripts
Simply open the lesson, read the teacher scripts and complete the activities on page!
You can facilitate the lessons in the language you feel most comfortable in and switch later if you need to: Spanish is in blue font, English is in purple.
The content
What's Included in the Lessons?
1. Phonemic awareness
Phonics & Spelling
Building on levels 1 and 2, your child will develop more advanced phonics through beautiful texts, stories and unit vocabulary. Native speaker audio is included to support pronunciation.
- Syllables, diphthongs (diptongos), locked syllables (sílabas trabadas), CCVC patterns and more
- Sentence structure and copywork
- Poetry and recitations. Featured poet: Alejandro J. Díaz Valero from Venezuela
- Multiple Native Speaker Voice Actors from different Spanish speaking countries allow the child to tune into a variety of accents. (Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, Peru, Spain and Venezuela)
2. building on levelS 1 and 2
Math in Spanish
In Level 3, they will review concepts taught in Levels 1 and 2 like counting, 2D shapes, and master a few new concepts including:
- Telling the time
- Classifying and comparing numbers up to 1000
- Adding and subtracting two and three digit numbers
- Understanding units of measurement
- Counting money
- Analyze pictographs and bar charts, simple fractions
- Learn to identify quadrilaterals and parallelograms: 2D and 3D shapes
3. Lectoescritura: Reading and Writing
Bilingual Folktales Anthology
Your child will develop their biliteracy and grammar skills with our beautifully illustrated Level 3 bilingual anthology! This collection of 6 short stories (one per unit) has corresponding activities in the textbook.
- Developing language acquisition with a series of 6 authentic and beautifully illustrated Latin American and Spanish Folktales
- Literacy comprehension, sequencing, copywork, narration and guided creative writing
- Grammar in context! Learning punctuation, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, spelling and more through stories (not drilling!)
- Audio-video stories included for each story with gentle animations from the book
4. The Arts
Music and Movement and Art Studies
Your child will study beautiful paintings, complete crafts and learn catchy songs rooted in Hispanic culture.
- 14 traditional Spanish songs recorded by Latin Grammy award-winning Voice Producer, Andrea Aguilar. Songs include 'Luna lunera', 'La cucaracha', 'La tía Monica', 'En la ciudad de Pamplona', 'El cuco canta alegre' and many more!
- Art appreciation, building opinions and answering comprehension questions
- Meet artist Daria from "Daria World Music for Children" and enjoy a series of music based lessons about her instrumental song "El cóndor pasa"
- Yoga lesson
- Crafts and Recipes
5. cultural Appreciation
Geography, History and Culture
Your child will develop an appreciation for the diversity and beauty of the Hispanic culture.
- Study the work of the famous architect Antoni Gaudí in Barcelona
- Discover the ancient Maya civilization, their traditions and hieroglyphic writing system
- Learn about authentic instruments from Latin America
- Explore the city of Puebla in Mexico
- Volcanic eruption, life in the Atacama desert, layers of the Amazon rainforest and more
6 thematic Units and 6 Authentic folktales
- 1: Los animales nocturnos: Learn about nocturnal animals and their adaptations. Plus explore the Amazon Rainforest in South America!
- 2: Los pájaros: Learn about some incredible species of birds around the world. Plus discover the Maya civilization!
- 3: El clima: Learn about the weather and natural disasters. Plus explore volcanic eruption!
- 4: El medio ambiente: Learn about caring for our planet, recycling and renewable vs non-renewable energy sources!
- 5: El cuerpo: Learn about the human body, bones and organs! Discover the digestive and respiratory systems. Plus practice yoga in Spanish!
- 6: La ciudad: Learn about buildings and things to do in the city. Practice following directions and using a map. Plus discover famous landmarks like "La Sagrada Familia" in Barcelona!
- 1: El tlacuache y el coyote (The Opossum and Coyote) Discover the tale of a foolish coyote and cunning opossum!
- 2: La leyenda del colibrí (The Legend of the Hummingbird) Discover how the Maya gods created the Hummingbird, and the task they assigned to it.
- 3: La leyenda de los volcanes (The Legend of the Volcanoes) Often known as the Latin American Romeo and Juliet story! A beautiful but tragic love story in Aztec mythology.
- 4: La Madremonte (Mother Mountain) A Colombian tale about the fierce protector of the natural world. How will she respond to a greedy lumberjack's irresponsible behavior?
- 5: La Ciguapa (The Mystical Dominican Woman) Discover an enchanting and mythological woman of Dominican folklore!
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6: El castillo de Cuchurumbé (Cuchurumbé Castle)
Explore a beautiful castle with noble steeds and an honorable Queen in this medieval type folktale from Spain.
Plus, You'll also get
Additional Resources in our Course Platform
music & audio playlists
Thematic Music Playlists and 250+ Audio tracks!
Book Menus
Recommended Thematic Book Lists
Flashcards
Digital PDF flashcards for the unit vocabulary
Choose from TWO options:
One-time payment of
$197
- Full access to the Level 3 curriculum portal: Download and print the 6 unit PDFs at home
- Bilingual Anthology in PDF
- Audio-Videos of the folktales
- 250+ Native Speaker Audio Tracks with 8 voice actors from different Spanish speaking countries
- 14 Traditional Spanish Songs
- 12 Bilingual Readers
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- BONUSES: Thematic Book Menus, Music Playlists, and Flashcards! (Not necessary for lessons but fun extras!)
- Lifetime Access (One time payment: no monthly or annual fees!)
- Does NOT Include the Printed Books
One-time payment of
$247
- Everything included in the Level 3 curriculum portal ($197 value)
- Curriculum Books Shipped to you:
- Level 3 Spiral Bound Course Book
- Bilingual Anthology "Cuentos y leyendas"
- 12 Bilingual Readers
Here's what our families are saying...
Your child after this curriculum:
- Higher level of fluency in the Spanish language
- Deeper connection to the Hispanic culture
- Stronger cognitive skills (memorizing, thinking, listening and questioning)
Is Level 3 Right for You?
Our curricula levels are sequential. If you need help finding the perfect curriculum level for your child, please take our placement quiz.
This is perfect for you if:
- You want a program that supports your child in becoming bilingual and biliterate!
- You have time to facilitate the lessons for your child (but we tell you what to say!).
- You love authentic stories rooted in the Hispanic culture and learning grammar in context!
- You are a bilingual or native Spanish speaking family, or have a solid foundation from levels 1 and 2. We provide Spanish or English instructions and scripts.
- You enjoy working with beautifully illustrated worksheets and hands-on activities.
- You want an authentic curriculum rooted in Hispanic literature and music.
This is NOT for you if:
- Your child is a complete Spanish beginner and does not have the foundations in Spanish phonics (letter sounds and syllables in Spanish), reading, or counting to 100. (We recommend starting at Level 1 to avoid gaps.)
- Your child is a non native Spanish speaker and had less than two years of dual language/ formal Spanish instruction
- You want to be hands off and have a tutor teach your child Spanish. (YOU facilitate the lessons but we tell you what to say!)
- You want to learn grammar 'the old school way' with verb drilling and conjugation charts. (We teach grammar in context through beautifully illustrated stories.)
- You don't want 'book work'. (Our curriculum levels are almost entirely screen free, with the exception of optional audio-videos, and are formatted as open-and-go textbooks.)
- You don't like thematic learning. (We teach through themes: phonics, vocabulary, math, literacy, art, and humanities subjects are all connected to a theme in each unit.)
How it works
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FAQs
You've got questions? We have answers!
Level 3 assumes your child has completed Levels 1 and 2, or has at least 2 years of dual language / formal Spanish education.
For non native speakers: ages 6-12.
For native speakers: ages 7-9.
Level 3 is most correlated with ‘segundo grado’ for CCSS en Español.
Take our Placement quiz if you are unsure. Our curricula is sequential!
Level 3 is made up of 6 thematic units with 12 lessons per unit.
Each lesson takes 30-45 minutes to complete.
If you print at home the page count is as follows:
Textbook: 370 pages / 185 sheets
Readers: 26 pages / 13 sheets
Anthology: 34 pages / 17 sheets
Everything is formatted for double sided printing.
We have designed Llamitas Spanish to support both native and non native speakers.
If your child is a complete beginner, we highly recommend you start with Level 1.
We do provide lots of support for parents that are learning alongside their child:
~ The textbook provides scripted lessons in both English and Spanish. English is in purple. You would read the purple only.
~ We also provide native speaker audio tracks, and pronunciation guides.
~ The anthology of folktales is also bilingual.
Everything is setup to support you so your experience is fun and stress free!
If you choose the printed version you do not need a printer. Everything is printed for you.
If you choose digital only (print at home) you will need to print:
- Level 3 Textbook: 360 pages (180 sheets)
- Level 3 Readers: 26 pages (13 sheets)
- Level 3 Anthology: 36 pages (18 sheets)
We recommend printing the textbook unit by unit as you go. Print the readers and anthology all in one go.
Each unit is about 60 pages (30 sheets). The printed option is there for you if you want to hit the easy button!
Yes! You can choose between two payment options: The digital-only course (print at home) OR the digital + physical (printed spiral bound course book + anthology+ readers).
No. Everything is open-and-go.
Instructions are provided on page for parents / teachers to read. The student then completes the activities on page in the same book.
Yes. The Llamitas Spanish Levels do not include any religious teachings or biblical content.
Secular does not mean we are anti-religion. It simply means that we don’t include faith based content. If you have any questions regarding this, please feel free to contact us.
Please also note that in the bilingual anthology there is a story about Maya gods. We keep the ‘g’ lowercase and teach it in the context of cultural beliefs from an ancient civilization.
Our Holiday and Seasonal Bundle includes content that pertains to the Christian cultural celebrations in Spanish speaking countries. This is not part of our curriculum levels.
We do! We love working with Charter Schools and Homeschool Co-ops.
Please visit our Charters page for more information.
This curriculum course is for your own personal, non-transferrable use only as per your agreement to our website’s Terms and Conditions.
You may use the materials within your own home or your own class of up to 10 students only.
You may not share your course login with other parents or teachers. The copying, distribution, publication, and reproduction of it without permission is a theft of the author’s intellectual property.
If you wish to share with a larger Co-op (more than 10 students), or school, please review our Extended Licenses.
We ship to U.S states and territories.
We can ship internationally but the rate is much higher. For an international shipping quote, please contact info@llamitasspanish.com and provide your full mailing address for an accurate quote.
Level 3 is much longer. The textbook / lessons include almost 100 more pages.
Yes! We ship to APO addresses with USPS. Please contact us so we can arrange this for you.
Due to the digital nature of our curricula, all sales of digital products and/or services are final. No refunds will be issued.
Physical Products: We do offer a 30 day return policy for the physical portion of your order provided it is completely unused. The digital portion of your order is still non refundable.
You can read our full shipping and returns policy here.
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