Llamitas Spanish Curriculum

Level 3

$247.00

MSRP:

SKU: LSL3

Level 3 is our upper-intermediate course, offering a comprehensive exploration of Spanish language arts, authentic and captivating folktales, and rich Hispanic cultural studies. This curriculum not only advances language proficiency but also introduces students to the diverse cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The program combines strong academic rigor with meaningful cultural exploration, allowing learners to build language skills while discovering the stories, traditions, and places that shape the Spanish-speaking world.

Placement Quiz

Sample Pages

What's included?

Lifetime Access to the Level 3 Curriculum Course Library
One-time payment, no monthly subscriptions or annual fees. Access the curriculum portal online, anywhere at anytime.
Level 3 Textbook
If you choose our Printed & Shipped format, you will receive a spiral bound textbook for the course, as well as online access to the PDF version.
Libritos: Spanish Readers Set
If you choose our Printed & Shipped format, you will receive a spiral bound mini book for the readers as well as online access to the digital version.
Cuentos y leyendas Anthology of Short Stories
If you choose our Printed & Shipped format, you will receive a saddle stitched anthology with the six “Cuentos y leyendas” (one per unit).
280+ Native Speaker Audio Tracks
14 Spanish Nursery Rhymes

Plus Additional Resources

Spotify Music Playlists
Specially curated and thematic music playlists for on the go learning.
Thematic Book Menus
Recommended book lists that pair directly with the unit themes for additional reading experience.
Printable Flashcards
Beautiful digital flashcards to practice the unit vocabulary. Print-at-home friendly

Audio Videos
Six audio-video versions of the short stories from the Cuentos y Leyendas anthology

And more!
Engaging music videos, additional practice materials, and creative crafts that deepen and enrich the unit’s themes.

Academic Overview

Spanish Language Arts
Your child will continue building on Spanish phonics with syllables, diphthongs (diptongos), locked syllables (sílabas trabadas), CCVC patterns, adjectives, adverbs, plural verbs, synonyms, antonyms, and the conditional tense.

Early Math
Your child will learn to tell the time using the complete clock, word problems with 2 and 3 digit numbers, greater than and less than, units of measurement, pictographs, line graphs, bar charts, 3D shapes, basic fractions, counting in hundreds up to 1000.

Lectoescritura (Reading and Writing Skills)
Your child will read 6 beautifully illustrated folktales and 12 short readers. They will complete event sequencing, copywork, comprehension questions, poetry, punctuation, and developing basic creative writing in Spanish.

Science and Social Studies
Your child will learn about habitats such as the Amazon rainforest, and Atacama desert, volcanic eruption, caring for the environment, the Ancient Maya, famous architecture by Gaudi in Barcelona, and the city of Puebla in Mexico.

Music
Your child will consolidate their vocabulary learning through 14 Spanish songs, learn the names of musical instruments in Spanish, and meet singer songwriter Daria to learn about instruments in Peru.

Unit Studies

6 Thematic and Sequential Unit Studies

Los animales nocturnos (Nocturnal Animals)
Los pájaros (Birds)
El clima (Weather and Climate)
El medio ambiente (The Environment)
El cuerpo humano (The Human Body)
La ciudad (The City)

Prerequisites

Level 3 is perfect for students who have completed Levels 1 and 2, or have at least two years of formal elementary Spanish / dual language immersion. This is our upper intermediate elementary level.

Choose a Printing Format:

Print At Home

$197

Download and Print At Home:

This option is for digital access to the curriculum portal and course book download only. No textbooks are shipped.

Printed and Shipped (Out of stock! Pre-order now for shipping in September)

$247

Items Printed and Shipped to you:

One, Level 3 Spiral Bound Course Book
One, Readers Set Spiral Bound Book
One, Cuentos y Leyendas Anthology of Short Stories

Add More Printed Book Sets +$50

Teaching more than one child at a time? Each child will need their own book set.

Curriculum Overview

What is taught in Level 3?

6 Thematic and Sequential Units:

Each unit includes 12 lessons.

Unit 1: Los animales nocturnos
Learn about nocturnal animals and their adaptations. Plus explore the Amazon Rainforest in South America.
Unit 2: Los pájaros
Learn about some incredible species of birds around the world while discovering the Maya civilization.
Unit 3: El clima
Learn about the weather and natural disasters, including volcanic eruption!
Unit 4: El medio ambiente
Learn about caring for our planet, recycling and renewable vs. non-renewable energy sources.
Unit 5: El cuerpo
Learn about the human body, bones and organs!
Unit 6: La ciudad
Learn about places of interest in a city. Practice following directions and discover famous landmarks like “La Sagrada Familia” in Barcelona.

1. PHONEMIC AWARENESS

Phonics & Spelling

Building on levels 1 and 2, your child will develop more advanced Spanish 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, bar charts, and simple fractions
Learn to identify quadrilaterals and parallelograms: 2D and 3D shapes

3. LECTOESCRITURA: READING AND WRITING IN SPANISH

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
- Spanish grammar in context! Learning punctuation, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, spelling, and more through stories (not drilling!)
- Captivating 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 cucú canta alegre’, and many more
Meet artist Daria from “Daria World Music for Children” and enjoy a series of music-based lessons about her instrumental song “El cóndor pasa”
Art appreciation, building opinions, and answering comprehension questions
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

What do you get in Llamitas Spanish Curriculum Level 3?

Here’s What’s Included

Lifetime Access to the Level 3 Curriculum Online Portal

One-time payment, no monthly subscriptions or annual fees. Access the curriculum portal online, anywhere at anytime.
Level 3 Course Book
Anthology of Folktales: “Antología de cuentos y leyendas”
Readers Set: “Libritos”
Print at Home OR Printed & Shipped

If you choose our Printed & Shipped format, you will receive the spiral bound course book, the anthology, and the spiral bound readers for the course as well as online access to the digital version.

If you choose the Print At Home format, you will receive PDF access to the digital version of the course book, anthology, and readers to download and print yourself.
250+ Native Speaker Audio Tracks
14 Traditional Spanish Songs

Plus Tons of Extras

Spotify Music Playlists

Specially curated and thematic music playlists for on the go learning.
Thematic Book Menus

Recommended book lists that pair directly with the unit themes for additional reading experience.
Printable Flashcards

Beautiful digital flashcards to practice the unit vocabulary. Print-at-home friendly.
Audio-Videos

Watch our anthology stories come to life with beautiful, and gentle audio-videos.
And more!

Engaging music videos, and additional practice materials, that deepen and enrich the unit’s themes.

What content is in Llamitas Spanish Curriculum Level 3?

6 Thematic & Sequential Unit Studies

Unit 1: Los animales nocturnos: Learn about nocturnal animals and their adaptations. Plus, explore the Amazon Rainforest in South America.
Unit 2: Los pájaros: Learn about birds around the world and discover the Maya civilization.
Unit 3: El clima: Learn about the weather and natural disasters, including volcanic eruption!
Unit 4: El medio ambiente: Learn about caring for our planet, recycling and renewable vs. non-renewable energy sources.
Unit 5: El cuerpo: Learn about the human body, bones and organs!
Unit 6: La ciudad: Learn about places in the city. Practice following directions and discover famous landmarks like “La Sagrada Familia” in Barcelona.
Folktale story 1: El tlacuache y el coyote: An amusing tale of a foolish coyote and cunning opossum.
Folktale story 2: La leyenda del colibrí: Discover the mythology behind how the Maya gods created the hummingbird, and the task they assigned to it.
Folktale story 3: La leyenda de los volcanes: A beautiful but tragic love story in Aztec mythology.
Folktale story 4: La Madremonte: A Colombian tale about the fierce protector of the natural world.
Folktale story 5: La Ciguapa: An enchanting and mythological woman of Dominican folklore.
Folktale story 6: El castillo de Cuchurumbé:
A medieval folktale from Spain with knights and an honorable Queen.

Sample the Curriculum

Download sample pages in our Freebie Library!

Sample Pages

How do you Access the Llamitas Spanish Curriculum?

Step 1

Purchase

Choose either the Print At Home version or the Printed and Shipped option and proceed to checkout. Either option you choose, you will gain immediate access to the online curriculum portal with all of the downloadable course work.

Step 2

Set-Up

If you haven’t created a Llamitas Spanish account already, you will be prompted to do so during checkout. You will use the same account information to log in and access your curriculum in Your Library at anytime.

Step 3

Access

Your purchased curriculums are accessible in Your Library under your account. From there you can enter the curriculum portal and get started on your Spanish learning journey with your student!

Your Student After Llamitas Spanish Curriculum…

Building Elementary Skills in Spanish Academics

Higher level of fluency in the Spanish language

Deeper connection to the Hispanic culture

Stronger cognitive skills (memorizing, thinking, listening, questioning)

Is Llamitas Spanish Right for You?

Level 3 Prerequisites

Level 3 is perfect for students who have completed Level 2, or have at least two years of formal Spanish immersion/ dual language immersion. This is our upper intermediate level.

Placement Quiz

Llamitas Spanish is for you if:

You want a completely done-for-you curriculum.
You want to learn Spanish alongside your child. Our curriculum is bilingual so you can follow instructions in English (in purple font).
You are a bilingual or native Spanish speaking family. In this case you should follow the Spanish script (in blue font).
You are willing to facilitate the lessons. We make it easy for you! The textbook provides step-by-step, scripted lessons so you can facilitate with ease.
You want your child to gain a solid foundation in Spanish phonics, early math and literacy.
You love authentic stories rooted in the Hispanic culture and learning grammar in context through stories!
You want a curriculum that mirrors dual language immersion for Spanish. (Your child is not just learning vocabulary in Llamitas Spanish curriculum levels, but also learning Spanish phonics, basic math, literacy, music, art, and humanities. Llamitas Spanish is a wholesome, fully enriched, and cross-curricula Spanish program.)
Your child enjoys working with beautifully illustrated worksheets and completing ‘book work’.

Llamitas Spanish is not for you if:

You don’t like thematic learning. (We teach through sequential unit studies: phonics, vocabulary, math, literacy, art, and humanities subjects are all connected to a theme in each unit.)
You don’t want to facilitate your child’s lessons and want an online Spanish tutor.
You just want to ‘dip your toes’ into Spanish and practice a few phrases for a vacation. (This is a comprehensive Spanish curriculum!)
Your child is a complete Spanish beginner and does not have the foundations in Spanish phonics (letter sounds and syllables in Spanish) or counting to 100. (We recommend starting at Level 1 to avoid gaps.)
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 want separate teacher/ student books. (Everything is open and go in one book)
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.)

Frequently Asked Questions

What Age is intended for Level 3?

For upper intermediates, Level 3 works well for ages 7-12.

For bilingual or native Spanish speakers: ages 7-9.

Level 3 is most correlated with Segundo Grado for CCSS en Español. It provides the foundations in phonics and counting. Our curricula is sequential!

Take our Placement quiz if you are unsure.

How long is the Level 3 Curriculum?

Level 3 is made up of 6 thematic units with 12 lessons per unit.

Each lesson takes approximately 30 minutes to complete.

We Speak Spanish Fluently. Is This Too Easy?

Actually our program is very popular amongst native and heritage Spanish speakers because we provide bilingual scripted lessons (read the blue ink for Spanish). This allows you to use the program as complete immersion.

Your child may already know the thematic vocabulary but will develop foundational skills in Spanish phonics, early math, reading and more.

We go beyond learning vocabulary! This is a comprehensive and academically robust curriculum.

I don’t speak Spanish! Can I teach my kids successfully using this curriculum?

Yes! We have designed Llamitas Spanish to support both native and non native speakers.

We 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.

Everything is setup to support you so your experience is fun and stress free!

How much printing is there?

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 Anthology: 26 pages (13 sheets)

Level 3 Readers: 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). It is manageable! But the printed option is there for you if you want to hit the easy button!

Can I get a hard copy of the textbook?

Yes! You can choose between two payment options: The digital-only course (print at home) OR the digital + physical (printed spiral bound course book + readers + anthology).

Are there separate teacher and student books?

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.

Is this curriculum secular?

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.

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.

Do you take purchase orders?

We do! We love working with Charter Schools and Homeschool Co-ops.

Please visit our Charters page for more information.

Do I need a license for a homeschool co-op or school?

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.

Where do you ship?

We ship to U.S. states and territories. Shipping uses live USPS rates and is based on the weight and distance.

We can ship internationally but the rate is much higher. For an international shipping quote, please complete our contact form

Do you ship to military overseas?

Yes! We ship to APO addresses with USPS. This is configured in our checkout. Please select one of the following for ‘states’ at checkout:

AA Armed Forces Americas (excluding Canada)

AE Armed Forces Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Canada

AP Armed Forces Pacific

We also provide a 15% active military discount. Please email info@llamitasspanish.com for the code.

What is your shipping and returns policy?

Due to the instant access of our curriculum, all sales of digital products 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.

The Llamitas Spanish curriculum quickly became one of those purchases that I can’t imagine life without it. It genuinely increased my daughter’s excitement and confidence in speaking Spanish in a short period of time.

This curriculum is worth it! My kids are excited to learn Spanish and ask every morning when we can do our Spanish lesson. Which was not the case with other Spanish curricula we’ve tried out. It’s so easy to facilitate and the lessons are fun and engaging.

Veo que este currículum está hecho con mucho amor, y se nota en todo el trabajo que tiene, me encanta que para cada tema trae actividades, vocabulario, canciones, matemáticas, arte. Como mamá me hace el trabajo más fácil.

I wanted a complete easy-to-follow curriculum that made learning Spanish fun. I love how easy this curriculum is to follow and add to our homeschooling. Everything is so organized and beautifully done.

My kids absolutely love it! We did the first 2 lessons and they were so engaged and excited! It’s been a struggle to get them to want to learn Spanish so thank you for creating such a fun curriculum!

Llamitas Spanish es una excelente herramienta que considero escencial para cualquier mamá que necesita ayuda en su plan bilingüe.

¡El plan de estudios es fantástico! Nuestra primera lengua en casa es el español y las actividades incluidas en esta guía han sido perfectas para mi niño.

The Llamitas curriculum is so engaging and easy to incorporate. We love the hands-on learning!

Llamitas is the perfect Spanish language curriculum for preschool and early elementary. Each lesson is thoughtfully crafted, it makes learning at home a breeze.

Unsure of where to start?

Take the Placement Quiz

The placement quiz will help you determine exactly where your Spanish learner is at in our program and point you to the correct curriculum level.

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